Axel A Weber: Developing a long-term investment perspective favouring financial stability and growth Introductory remarks by Professor Axel A Weber, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Eurofi Financial Forum plenary session 16 on “Defining a common regulatory and supervisory basis to achieve resilience, growth and competitiveness”, Brussels, 29 September 2010.
*  *  *  Ladies and gentlemen The financial crisis has painfully demonstrated vulnerabilities of our financial system. Strengthening the resilience of the financial system, that is of financial markets and their players, is therefore the top priority when it comes to learning the lessons of the crisis.