A well functioning economy requires a stable banking system. Banking supervision is therefore responsible for monitoring credit institutions’ business activity and maintaining investor confidence. In Germany, the task of banking supervision is shared by the Bundesbank and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). In particular, the Bundesbank is in charge of monitoring the credit institutions.

The Bundesbank is holding this year's Bundesbank symposium "Banking supervision in dialogue", on current banking supervision topics on 28 May 2013 at the Marriott Hotel in Frankfurt am Main.