Banking statistics

Securities deposits statistics (new) from December 2005

Contents of the report

These statistics concern securities deposits which are operated for domestic and foreign depositors ("B safe custody business") by the institutions required to report. In addition, domestic banks also have to report their own securities portfolios ("A safe custody business") irrespective of where the securities are being kept in safe custody. The statistics are collected at the end of the quarter based on a security-by-security reporting system. The reports comprise negotiable bonds and debt securities, negotiable money market paper, shares, participating certificates and investment fund certificates - broken down by economic sector and the customers’ country of origin. Furthermore, the number of customer safe custody accounts are recorded, broken down by economic sector.

Institutions required to report

Domestic banks (monetary financial institutions (MFIs) with the exception of money market funds), domestic investment companies, “other” domestic credit institutions which conduct safe custody business pursuant to section 1 (1), sentence 2, No 5 of the German Banking Act.

In what format are the forms to be submitted?

• XMW XML data format
• Nil report (available only in German)

How are reports submitted?

• via Bundesbank ExtraNet

Deadline for submitting reports and reporting dates

Reports are to be submitted to the Bundesbank by close of business on the 15th working day following the end of each quarter.

Documents

Disclosure requirements/information on the collection system

• Securities deposits statistics. Guidelines and explanatory notes on the institutions' reports - Status July 2006
• Reporting scheme for securities deposits statistics (up to September 2009)- Status April 2006
• Reporting scheme for securities deposits statistics (from December 2009) - Status September 2009
• List of “other” domestic credit institutions which conduct safe custody business pursuant to section 1 (1), sentence 2, No 5 of the Banking Act - Status March 2010
• List of foreign CSDs
• Quality and plausibility checks - Status September 2005
• FAQ - Status April 2006 (available only in German)
• Case examples for showing repo/securities lending in securities deposits statistics (new) (available only in German)

Circulars

• No. 18/2009 of 10 June 2009 Customer classification Subject: New economic sector codes for money market funds and financial vehicle corporations; reclassification of financial leasing corporations (available only in German)
• No. 11/2006 of 29 Mar 2006 Securities deposits statistics (new) Subject: Changes and clarifications concering the current statistics (available only in German)
• No. 35/2005 of 11 Aug 2005 Securities deposits statistics (new) Subject: Registering to participate in data transfer via the Bundesbank ExtraNet; test submissions in XML format; testing the new "ConTact" query tool (available only in German)
• No. 23/2005 of 13 June 2005 Securities deposits statistics (new) Subject: Simplification of showing repo/securities lending in securities deposits statistics (new) (available only in German)
• No. 58/2004 of 22 Dec 2004 Securities deposits statistics (new) Subject: Plausibility checks, update of guidelines, FAQ ("frequently asked questions") (available only in German)
• No. 39/2004 of 29 Sep 2004 Securities deposits statistics (new) Subject: Information about XML file format (available only in German)
• Letter of 27 July 2004 Change of collection procedure for securities deposits statistics

Legal texts

• Regulation (available only in German)
• ECB/2004/15 of 16. Jul 2004 Guideline of the ECB on the statistical reporting requirements of the ECB in the field of balance and payments and international investment position statistics, and the international reserves template
• ECB/2007/3 of 31. May 2007 Guideline of the ECB on the statistical reporting requirements of the ECB in the field of balance and payments and international investment position statistics, and the international reserves template (amending Guideline ECB/2004/15)
• ECB/2002/7 of 21 Nov 2002 Guideline of the ECB on the statistical reporting requirements of the ECB in the field of quarterly financial accounts
• ECB/2005/13 of 17 Nov 2005 Guideline of the ECB on the statistical reporting requirements of the ECB in the field of quarterly financial accounts (amending Guideline ECB/2002/7)
• ECB/2006/6 of 20 Apr 2006 Guideline of the ECB on the statistical reporting requirements of the ECB in the field of quarterly financial accounts (amending Guideline ECB/2002/7)

Contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail us at depotstatistik@bundesbank.de.