 In 1964 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Goethe University Frankfurt, some banks, in particular private bankers and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, set up a fund for establishing a research institute.1967 the institute was founded under the name Institut für Kapitalmarktforschung (IFK).The institute is, still today, financed by the Gesellschaft für Kapitalmarktforschung e.V.