The Center for Financial Studies (CFS; German: Gesellschaft für Kapitalmarktforschung) is an independent research institute located in the House of Finance on the campus of Goethe University Frankfurt. CFS conducts independent and internationally oriented research in the field of finance of relevance to the European financial sector. It serves as a forum for dialogue between academia, policy makers and the financial industry.
Axel A. Weber, former President of Deutsche Bundesbank and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS Group AG, is the President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Otmar Issing is Honorary President. Andreas Hackethal and Rainer Klump are scientific directors. The managing director is Volker Brühl. The institute's sponsoring association is chaired by Jürgen Fitschen, former co-head of Deutsche Bank.