Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States together form the G7, an informal gathering of the most important industrial economies. The heads of state or government as well as the finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7 nations meet regularly to exchange views and opinions and to coordinate joint policy positions.

Until the end of 2015, Germany has assumed the presidency of the gatherings of the G7, the seven most advanced industrial countries in the world. During this time, the sessions of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors will be chaired by Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble.

In einem Gastbeitrag macht Bundesbank-Vorstand Andreas Dombret auf die wachsende Bedeutung sogenannter CoCo-Bonds aufmerksam. Angesichts des steigenden Kapitalbedarfs der Banken könnten diese auch in Deutschland für Anleger und Banken interessanter werden. "Es darf aber nicht übersehen werden, dass es sich dabei um sehr komplexe Kapitalinstrumente handelt".

The Bundesbank received its final payment from the insolvency proceedings concerning Lehman Brothers Bankhaus AG (LBB) in January 2015. This means that the original claim of around €8.5 billion plus accrued costs and interest receivable of roughly €0.8 billion from the years following the insolvency have been settled in full.