Anyone wishing to conduct one or more of the banking activities specified in the Banking Act on a commercial scale in Germany requires authorisation from the competent supervisory authority.

Jakob hatte während seines Studiums die Möglichkeit am internationalen „Financial Leaders of Tomorrow“ Projekt im Rahmen der Summer School 2024. teilzunehmen und gemeinsam mit neun weiteren Studierenden für 14 Tage nach Peking zu reisen um dort Einblicke in das chinesische Finanzsystem und die chinesische Kultur zu erhalten.

Die aggregierten Kapitalquotenbedeutender Institute stiegen im zweiten Quartal 2024 leicht an. In aggregierter Betrachtung beliefen sich die harte Kernkapitalquote (CET1-Quote) auf 15,81 %, die Kernkapitalquote (Tier 1‑Quote) auf 17,21 % und die Gesamtkapitalquote auf 19,90 %.

The German government has decided to mint a €5 collectors’ coin entitled “Marmelade hoverfly”, to be issed at 13 June 2024.

In operational terms, ongoing supervision involves evaluating documentation, reports, annual financial statements and audit as well as inspection reports, requesting of further information and, on the basis of the data collected, assessing the supervised institutions’ current and potential risks. The workload also includes conducting routine and, in consultation with BaFin, ad hoc supervisory meetings with respective institutions.

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Auch in dieser Woche geht es noch einmal um den digitalen Euro. In der letzten Folge hat Moderatorin Sarah erklärt, warum es einen digitalen Euro geben soll und wann er eingeführt werden könnte. Aber für wen ist eigentlich der digitale Euro? In dieser Folge schaut sich Yannick mal genauer an, welche Vorteile der digitale Euro haben würde und was Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher damit alles machen können sollen. Mit dem digitalen Euro könnten die Nutzer*innen zum Beispiel online bezahlen, Freunden Geld schicken und das alles kostenlos und sicher. Das erklärt Yannick kurz und knapp in der Rubrik 20 Sekunden. Die Zahl der Woche ist diesmal die 2028. Kleiner Tipp, damit ist das Jahr gemeint. 

on the topic of Statistics of the banks' profit and loss accounts

The German economy continues to be weak, according to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Output in the industrial sector and in construction got off to a sluggish start in the third quarter of 2024 and consumers are holding back on spending. From today’s perspective, real gross domestic product (GDP) could stagnate or decline again somewhat in the third quarter. However, the authors of the article are currently not expecting a recession in the sense of a significant, broad-based and persistent decline in economic output.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Juli 2024 einen Überschuss von 40 Mrd. € auf (nach
51 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

German credit institutions’ performance improved significantly in 2023, according to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. At €48.7 billion, aggregate profit for the financial year before tax increased considerably, up by nearly 80% on the year. All categories of banks posted higher profits for the 2023 financial year than they had done in 2022. This development was driven in large part by the significant increase in net interest income resulting from the Eurosystem’s key interest rate hikes.

With the theme “Backstage Bundesbank”, the Bundesbank invited the public to its Frankfurt am Main premises for an Open Day last weekend. More than 11,000 visitors came to gain an insight into the tasks of Germany’s central bank.

The Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank did not raise any objections to the nomination of Dr Fritzi Köhler-Geib as a member of the Executive Board. The outcome of the consultation has been communicated to the Bundesrat.

Information on the €5 collectors’ coin series “Climate zones of the earth” and “Wonderful world of insects”. 

To date, European climate policy has not yet led to widespread relocations of energy-intensive production abroad by domestic firms, the Bundesbank concludes in its latest Monthly Report. In this, the economists examine the impact of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the foreign direct investment decisions taken by German manufacturing sector enterprises. The experts conclude that favourable framework conditions that encourage innovation in low-emissions technologies are needed in order to prevent domestic production from being relocated in the future, too.

Macroprudential measures are intended to make the financial system as a whole more resilient to crises, so that the real economy can be supplied with financial services to an appropriate extent at any time. Capital buffer requirements rank among the most important measures available to regulators. Other instruments are also available in Germany to address systemic risk originating in the real estate market.

In its mandate for managing direct debits the SEPA Direct Debit Scheme, which was introduced throughout the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) on 2 November 2009, contains provisions for the compulsory inclusion of a creditor identifier which provides a clear indication of the creditor without making reference to an account.

The Remuneration Regulation for Institutions aims to ensure that remuneration systems are appropriate and transparent and are geared towards the institution’s sustainable development.

 (Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions - InstitutsVergV)

Der EZB-Rat hat heute beschlossen, den Zinssatz für die Einlagefazilität – den Zinssatz, mit dem er den geldpolitischen Kurs steuert – um 25 Basispunkte zu senken. Auf der Grundlage der vom EZB-Rat durchgeführten aktualisierten Beurteilung der Inflationsaussichten, der Dynamik der zugrunde liegenden Inflation und der Stärke der geldpolitischen Transmission, ist es nun angemessen, einen weiteren Schritt bei der Reduzierung des Grades der geldpolitischen Straffung zu gehen.

Vordrucke zur Meldung der statistischen Daten für das Münzrecycling.