Um nach dem 1. Februar 2014 am Lastschriftverfahren teilnehmen zu können, müssen Unternehmen u.a. eine Gläubiger-Identifikationsnummer besitzen. Die Ausgabe der Nummern übernimmt in Deutschland die Bundesbank in Abstimmung mit der Deutschen Kreditwirtschaft (DK). Anträge können nur elektronisch gestellt werden.

The ECB requires credit institutions to hold compulsory deposits on accounts with the national central banks: these are called “minimum” or “required” reserves. The amount of required reserves that each credit institution has to hold is determined by its reserve base multiplied by a minimum reserve ratio.

We are striving to make regulation clearer, more understandable and more efficient – while continuing to safeguard the stability of the banking system, said Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel at the Bundesbank’s 13th regulatory conference in Frankfurt. At the conference, representatives from banks and securities and insurance companies joined policymakers to discuss current opportunities and challenges for the financial industry and supervisors in Germany.

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of €14.8 billion in July 2025, down €2.3 billion on the previous month’s level. The surplus in the goods account increased, but there was a stronger decline in the balance of invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

Am 9. September 2025 verabschiedete der Rat der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) eine Änderung der Verordnung (EU) 2015/534 über die Meldung aufsichtlicher Finanzinformationen (FINREP-Verordnung der EZB) und ihrer Anhänge.

The credit valuation adjustment (CVA) framework is designed for OTC derivatives. These harbour not only market risk, but also credit risk. A deterioration in the credit quality of the derivative counterparty has a negative effect on the value of the derivative.

According to Article 4 (52) of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), “operational risk” means the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems or from external events, and includes legal risk.