THEMES A-Z

Air Transport Levy
Austrian Forms
Budget 2013
Cash Register Directive 2012
Current Economic Data
Entry from EU Countries
Export Promotion & Financing
Federal Academy of Finance
Forms of Treaty Partners
International Hiring
International Forms
Measures for Stabilizing the Financial System
Relief from Austrian Withholding Taxes under Double Tax Treaties
Regulation of Games of Chance
Stability Programme
Structure of the Austrian Financial Sector
Tax and Duty-Free Import of Relocation Goods
Tax Treaty Network

Measures for Improving Investor Confidence

The financial crisis has shaken investor confidence in financial markets which led to more risk adverse behaviour. Investors’ and depositors’ awareness of the systems protecting their investments or deposits has also grown since the crisis. One of the reasons was the temporary unlimited deposit guarantee which was part of the Austrian package for financial market stabilization.

The developments over the last years also show that investors perceive sound governance and transparency to be prerequisites for market activity. As a consequence, good corporate governance has become essential for capital markets.