Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says that sovereign debt in banks' balance sheets needs to be backed by capital, just like private debt. In a speech at Sciences Po in Paris, he added that it is perhaps even more important "to put a lid on banks' exposures to a single sovereign". The large exposure regime "needs to apply to bank lending to sovereigns as well," Mr Weidmann said.

Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann spoke about the PHF study in his welcome marks (item 4).

Dr hc Rudolf Böhmler, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Welcome address at the Education Congress as part of The Euro Finance Week

The Bundesbank invites interested researchers to submit proposals for questions to be included in a pilot study of a Bundesbank internet-based survey on consumers’ expectations.

Representatives from the banking sector and regulatory authorities attended a Deutsche Bundesbank symposium to discuss the latest developments in the world of banking supervision. Bundesbank Executive Board Member Andreas Dombret presented the principles of sound regulation and good supervision to industry representatives and supervisors.