BSW Awards for Business Journalism 2025
Business journalists from BSW, Deutsche Börse, Börse Stuttgart and Gettex have now been honored in nine categories in Stuttgart.
9 May 2025 STUTTGART (Börse Frankfurt). For the 18th time, the German Structured Securities Association (BSW) has honored outstanding journalistic achievements with the BSW Award for Business Journalism. In a total of nine categories, contributions were honored for their in-depth research, clear communication and high relevance for private investors. The awards ceremony traditionally took place on the eve of the Invest investor trade fair in Stuttgart's Wagenhallen - in cooperation with the Börse Stuttgart Group, Börse Frankfurt and gettex.
“Investors and citizens need excellent business journalism and as much financial reporting and in-depth analysis as possible,” emphasized Christian Vollmuth, Managing Director of BSW, at the award ceremony. “We are grateful for the diversity of media and formats and are delighted to give the challenging field of business more visibility with our awards.”
The BSW Prize is awarded annually in nine categories - from investment and sustainable finance to female finance - and was expanded this year to include the special category of Editor of the Year.
The 2025 award winners at a glance:
General economic and financial policy
Jan Schmidbauer for “Zahlen, bitte”, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 16 April, 2024
- Read more on: sueddeutsche.de
Investment & wealth accumulation
Philipp Frohn for “Ich baue den nächsten Bitcoin”, WirtschaftsWoche, issue 50/2024
Structured securities
Jürgen Röder for “Mit geringem Risiko investieren – ohne auf Rendite zu verzichten”, Handelsblatt online, 13 August, 2024
Sustainable finance
- Read more on: handelsblatt.de
Christian Schütte for “Wie Sie mit grünen Anlagen doch noch Geld verdienen”, manager magazin, issue 7/2024
Female Finance
Daniela Meyer for the series “Ich und mein Geld”, published in financial magazine, 2024
Special prize for financial education
Philipp Frohn and Felix Petruschke for “Die Schulbank-Drücker”, WirtschaftsWoche, issue 36/2024
Finfluencer of the year
Margarethe Honisch alias Fortunalista, honored for her broad commitment to the financial education of women - on social media, in books, on stage and in direct exchange.
Editor of the year
ARD financial editorial team, for their continuous, cross-format reporting - far beyond “Wirtschaft vor acht”.
Journalist of the Year
Christian Kirchner, honored for his exclusive, in-depth and pointed articles in the newsletter Finanz-Szene - a must-read medium for the financial sector according to the jury.
9. May 2025, © Deutsche Börse AG
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