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.

TARGET2-Securities (T2S) is the name given to the integrated settlement platform provided by the Eurosystem that enables settlement of securities transactions with immediate finality in central bank money.

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In the context of payment and securities settlement systems, the Bundesbank acts not just as an operator of payment systems and as catalyst for desired changes on the market but is also entrusted with the task of oversight.

House prices in Germany fell significantly in 2023, according to the Bundesbank’s current Monthly Report. Residential properties were no longer affordable for many people owing to high inflation and increased interest rates. Demand for housing declined, increasingly shifting to the rental market, and the already high inflation in rents saw a significant further acceleration, the economists write. Overvaluations in the real estate market came down in 2023, but were not fully eliminated. The authors therefore believe that there is still a certain risk of price corrections.

A recent Bundesbank study looks at how cash will be used in the future. It outlines three different scenarios for cash payments in 2037. “The idea of the future scenarios is to help set the right course so that cash remains generally available and accepted as an attractive means of payment and store of value going forward,” explained Burkhard Balz as he introduced the study.

Last year, the Bundesbank’s annual accounts were shaped by the increase in the key interest rates. For the 2023 financial year, the Bundesbank reports a balanced financial result because it was able to use its financial buffers to cushion burdens in the double-digit billions. 

Verglichen mit Dezember 2023 haben sich folgende Entwicklungen ergeben.

Last year, the Bundesbank’s annual accounts were shaped by the increase in the key interest rates. For the 2023 financial year, the Bundesbank reports a balanced financial result because it was able to use its financial buffers to cushion burdens in the double-digit billions. To this end, the Bundesbank released its risk provisions in full and reduced its reserves. We expect the burdens to be considerable again for the current year. They are likely to exceed the remaining reserves, said Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel at the press conference presenting the Bundesbank’s annual accounts

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

Laut dem geprüften Jahresabschluss der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) für 2023 betrug der Jahresfehlbetrag der EZB 1 266 Mio. € (2022: null). Er wird in der Bilanz der EZB als Verlustvortrag ausgewiesen und mit künftigen Überschüssen verrechnet.

The underlying idea behind a securitisation is to bundle together a pool of assets, repackage them as tradable securities and place them in the capital market. This allows firms to sell their customer exposures, obtain funding from the capital market and invest the proceeds. Banks use securitisation for, amongst other things, refinancing, own funds relief, credit risk mitigation and portfolio management.

The publication of the following indicators is prescribed in the SDDS Plus data category "Central Bank survey".

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Seit einigen Jahren gewinnt das Thema Auslagerung an Cloud-Anbieter im Finanzsektor stetig an Relevanz. Die Cloud-Nutzung bietet viele Chancen, die verantwortungsvoll genutzt werden müssen. Die Bankenaufsicht begleitet diesen Prozess sowohl auf der europäischen Ebene als auch national sowie im Dialog mit den Cloud-Anbietern und den Nutzern im Finanzsektor.

Since 2014, the Single Supervisory Mechanism has been responsible for supervising banks in the euro area. The new banking supervision system consists of the European Central Bank and the national competent authorities of the participating countries.