February 12, 2012, 04:12 CET
Banking Supervision
Information for financial services institutions
Excerpts from the Monthly Reports
Contact adresses in the field of banking supervision
This section provides an overview of the motives and aims of state supervision of credit and financial services institutions as well as institutions within the meaning of the Payment Services Oversight Act (Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz or ZAG) and of the Bundesbank´s specific tasks in this area.
A special focus is placed on the banking supervisory regulations on equity capital and liquidity and on the lending business of institutions. For financial services institutions and institutions within the meaning of the Payment Services Oversight Act we provide a separate information section tailored to this group of institutions.
The Bundesbank provides a separate information section tailored to the needs of financial services institutions.
Institutions subject to reporting requirements will find all the relevant forms and regulations in the Reporting section. There you will also find information on the Bundesbank-ExtraNet.
Under Documentation, a compilation of banking supervision-related documents (laws and regulations) is available for download.
Click here for all discussion papers on banking supervision published to date.
Here, you will find information on the national implementation of Basel II as well as details on the comprehensive quantitative impact study 2010 and on the new capital and liquidity requirements, which are referred to as „Basel III“.
EBA Banking Survey
On 8 December 2011, the Bundesbank and BaFin published the results for Germany of an EU-wide survey on bank recapitalisation.
Bundesbank symposium
The Deutsche Bundesbank hosts the Bundesbank symposium "Banking supervision in dialogue" annually, with the aim of promoting the exchange of information on current topics relating to banking supervision within the banking industry. The next symposium will take place on 12 June 2012 in Frankfurt am Main, Marriott Hotel.
Current issues
Regulation Governing the Capital Adequacy of Institutions, Groups of Institutions and Financial Holding Groups (Solvency Regulation (Solvabilitätsverordnung))
of 14 December 2006, as last amended by Article 1 of the Second Regulation to Further Implement the Amended Banking Directive and the Amended Capital Adequacy Directive (Zweite Verordnung zur weiteren Umsetzung der geänderten Bankenrichtlinie und der geänderten Kapitaladäquanzrichtlinie) of 26 October 2011 (Federal Law Gazette I, page 2103) in the read-only version applicable as of 31 December 2011 – unofficial text – (only available in German)
Tables and formulas for the Solvency Regulation: Annexes 1 and 2 in the read-only version applicable as of 31 December 2011 – unofficial text – (only available in German)
Article from the Monthly Report September 2011:
International cooperation in banking regulation: past and present
Solvency Regulation report templates pursuant to the CRD III requirements (from the reporting date of December 2011) including FAQ list
Please visit the website FMSA's for more information on the bank levy.
Information Guide for Basel III (German only)
15.04.2011 - Press release:
Statistic concerning bank offices 2010 (German only)
Consultation 6/2011 - Consultation on the redesign of the prudential reporting system (German only)
Geman
Banking Act (Gesetz über
das Kreditwesen)
Revised read-only version - Unofficial text
Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems (english version)
Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring (english version)
Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer (english version)
Guidelines for assessing compliance with disclosure requirements (As at October 2010)