The statistics on the banks' profit and loss accounts have been released on an annual basis since 1968. This involves the evaluation of the profits and losses calculated from the annual accounts which the banks must submit to the Bundesbank pursuant to section 26 of the Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz).

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute ihren jüngsten Bericht über die Integration der Finanzmärkte und die Struktur des Finanzsektors im Euroraum veröffentlicht. Demnach hat sich die Finanzmarktintegration im Euroraum seit Ende 2022 spürbar verbessert. Grund hierfür sind die robuste Funktionsfähigkeit der Märkte sowie Fortschritte an den Anleihe-, Aktien- und Bankenmärkten.

Non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs), such as investmentfunds, insurers, and pension funds, now manage around 40 percent of the financial assets in the German financial system. Recent periods of market stress have shown that they can pose significant systemic risks. The Eurosystem and the Bundesbank therefore propose strengthening the macroprudential framework for NBFIs—including improved data sharing and access, enhanced NBFI data, a macroprudential tool to limit liquidity risks, closer cooperation among macroprudential authorities, system-wide stress tests, and the swift implementation of FSB recommendations.

In response to financial crises since the 1990s, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has developed standards to promote data transparency and support the credibility of statistical systems.

Otmar Issing began his career at the Deutsche Bundesbank in 1990, later becoming the European Central Bank’s first chief economist. Speaking at a colloquium marking Issing’s 90th birthday, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel highlighted his decisive role in shaping Europe’s monetary policy framework. 

Since 1998 financial services institutions have been supervised according to the same rules as credit institutions and also require authorisation.