Edgar Löw is Professor of Accounting and Programme Director at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (Frankfurt am Main), with expertise in financial instruments accounting, bank accounting, M&A accounting, and the interaction between regulatory requirements and accounting.
He began his career at Deutsche Bank, later joining Arthur Andersen, then KPMG and Ernst & Young as Partner and Head of Professional Practice in banking and financial services, leading several projects converting local standards to IFRS. Alongside his professional experience, he has lectured at multiple universities and holds an honorary professorship at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Vallendar).
He is a member of numerous professional organisations and working groups, including Accountancy Europe, the European Banking Institute, the European Accounting Association, the European Banking Authority’s Banking Stakeholder Group, and the Financial Instruments Working Group of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).
