Tag: Banking supervision
Regulators are relaxing capital rules for major European banks
Joachim Wuermeling “With this decision, the Basel Committee is recognizing the progress we have made in recent years in integrating the European financial markets,” says the Bundesbank board member. (Photo:…
Deutsche Bank boss calls for rapid completion of the capital markets union
Deutsche Bank boss Christian Sewing The concept of a unified banking market in Europe still lacks a common deposit insurance. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt Deutsche Bank boss Christian Sewing calls for…
Regulators are relaxing capital rules for major European banks
Joachim Wuermeling “With this decision, the Basel Committee is recognizing the progress we have made in recent years in integrating the European financial markets,” says the Bundesbank board member. (Photo:…
DWS: Raid on Deutsche Bank subsidiary
Deutsche Bank headquarters The headquarters of the largest German financial institution was searched twice within a few weeks. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Deutsche Bank is again in trouble with the law…
Raid on Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS
DWS lettering The Deutsche Bank subsidiary DWS is confronted with the greenwashing allegations. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The headquarters of Deutsche Bank and its fund subsidiary DWS are being searched in…
Savings banks and Volksbanks warn of Germany collapsing in deposit insurance
Helmut Schleweis and Marija Kolak The Savings Bank President and the BVR President fear that the EU deposit insurance could unsettle customers. (Photo: Uta Wagner (2)) Frankfurt Helmut Schleweis, President…
Ex-Bafin boss hires small and medium-sized financiers
Felix Hufeld The former president of the financial supervisory authority Bafin is allowed to take on new tasks again a year after his retirement. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt,…
Federal Ministry of Finance loosens its access to the Bafin
Bafin In the billion-dollar Wirecard balance sheet scandal, the Bafin was accused of extensive failure. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) will give the financial supervisory authority…
Banking Union: Savings platforms promote EU deposit insurance
Frankfurt, Brussels, Berlin Eurogroup boss Paschal Donohoe had to take a lot of criticism last week for his proposal to introduce a European deposit insurance. But now he is getting…
Bafin boss Branson brings another Finma manager to the Board of Directors
Mark Branson The Bafin boss wants to reorganize the financial supervision. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Bafin boss Mark Branson is getting reinforcements from his previous employer for the expanded board of…
Bafin warns of consequences of the Ukraine war
Bafin President Mark Branson The head of the financial supervisory authority expects interest rate increases in the near future. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt The financial regulator Bafin warns…
Germany is up in arms against deposit insurance
Berlin, Frankfurt, Brussels Eurogroup boss Pascal Donohoe wants to tackle one of the most contentious issues in Europe’s financial architecture. According to EU circles, he will present a two-phase model…
Deals by Assad’s clan trigger raids on Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt am Main The money house had problems with money laundering before. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt, the Federal Criminal Police Office and…
Stock falls back – new raid by the authorities
Frankfurt Unpleasant visit for Deutsche Bank: On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt, the Federal Criminal Police Office and the financial supervisory authority Bafin searched the premises of the…
Searches at Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Unpleasant visit for Deutsche Bank: On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt, the Federal Criminal Police Office and the financial supervisory authority Bafin searched the premises of the…
Stress test for Deutsche Bank and Co.
Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt Although the largest domestic money house achieved the highest quarterly profit in nine years, the share slipped significantly into the red on Tuesday at the…
boom without end? German banks rely on construction financing
cranes and T-beams The real estate business is particularly important for banks. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Frankfurt Despite rising interest rates and stricter requirements from the financial supervisory authority…
boom without end? German banks rely on construction financing
cranes and T-beams The real estate business is particularly important for banks. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Frankfurt Despite rising interest rates and stricter requirements from the financial supervisory authority…
The consequences of war hit banks in Eastern Europe in particular
Frankfurt According to the European Banking Authority (EBA), the indirect consequences of the war in Ukraine, such as rising energy prices, are likely to weigh more heavily on European banks…
Bankruptcy of the Netherlands subsidiary of the Russian Alfa Bank hits German savers
Alfa Bank founder Mikhail Fridman Its connection to Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman and Alfa-Bank, which he founded, put Fibr Bank, formerly called ATB, on Western sanctions lists. (Photo: REUTERS) Frankfurt…