Banking supervision

Banking Supervision

A well functioning economy requires a stable banking system. Banking supervision is therefore responsible for monitoring credit institutions’ business activity and maintaining investor confidence. In Germany, the task of banking supervision is shared by the Bundesbank and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). In particular, the Bundesbank is in charge of monitoring the credit institutions.

Current aspects

Bundesbank symposium

A person holding a programme of the banking symposium

The Deutsche Bundesbank hosts the Bundesbank symposium annually, with the aim of promoting the exchange of information on current topics relating to banking supervision within the banking industry.

Bank office report 2020

The consolidation process in the German banking sector continued in 2020 but at a slower pace than in the previous year. This was due, first, to a lower number of mergers in the savings bank and cooperative sectors and, second, to an elevated level of closures of British securities trading banks in 2019 on account of Brexit.

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Commission adopted a banking package to help facilitate bank lending

The aim of this package is to ensure that banks can continue to lend money to support the economy and help mitigate the significant economic impact of the Coronavirus.

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G-FSC annual report: German financial system stable so far in the crisis

The German Financial Stability Committee (G-FSC) has presented its eighth report on financial stability in Germany to the German Bundestag. Its report focuses on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the German financial system.

G-FSC annual report: German financial system stable so far in the crisis
Weidmann identifies risks and rewards in central bank digital currency

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann feels that the introduction of central bank digital currency (CBDC) needs careful consideration. The various risks suggest that a prudent design and cautious approach would be essential, he said at the Bundesbank’s virtual autumn conference. CBDC is not necessarily needed to provide the general public with quick, secure and cheap payment methods.

Weidmann identifies risks and rewards in central bank digital currency

Ensuring internal capital adequacy of less significant institutions (LSIs)

Cover: Sicherstellung der Risikotragfähigkeit bei weniger bedeutenden Instituten (LSI)

The Bundesbank has conducted an analysis of how internal capital adequacy is ensured within the German banking market. The results are generally positive, but most of the institutions still show a need for further structural improvement.

Supervisory assessment of bank-internal capital adequacy concepts and their integration into firm-wide performance and risk management processes ("ICAAP") – realignment

Bundesbank and BaFin have jointly redrafted the 2011 ICAAP guideline and published it on 24.05.2018. The realignment of the paper was made necessary by developments at the global and European levels as well as ongoing changes in institutional and regulatory practices.

Speeches

Speaking at various occasions, members of the Bundesbank’s Executive Board regularly comment on issues relating to banking supervision.

Discussion papers

Click here for academically oriented studies prepared by the Research Centre, including work on financial stability, most of which is written in English.