Tag: Banking supervision
What will change for bank customers?
card payment Newly issued giro cards will soon no longer have a Maestro function. (Photo: IMAGO/Shotshop) Frankfurt Consumers in Germany are increasingly paying with the Girocard, better known by its…
Federal Ministry of Finance strengthens controversial anti-money laundering unit FIU
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) Lindner wants to do more to combat money laundering in Germany and, among other things, create a Federal Financial Criminal Police Office. (Photo: IMAGO/dts…
Volksbanks and Raiffeisenbanks are changing their security system
People’s Bank The Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken have voted for a reform of their security system. This should not increase the total payments. (Photo: imago images/Michael Gstettenbauer) Frankfurt The German Volks-…
India targets Deutsche Bank for Xiaomi remittances
Deutsche Bank AG The banks had received the notifications because they allegedly had allowed such transfers abroad without a corresponding examination and request for the necessary documents. (Photo: dpa) New…
Consumer center calls for more legal clout for Bafin
BaFin in Bonn Collective consumer protection is now also one of the tasks of financial supervision. (Photo: imago images/Schöning) Frankfurt For around eight years, the financial supervisory authority Bafin has…
Esma considers credit default insurance reform
Deutsche Bank shares Investors parted on Friday in droves of shares in the largest German bank. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The sharp swings in so-called credit default swaps (CDS) by financial…
Esma considers credit default insurance reform
Deutsche Bank shares Investors parted on Friday in droves of shares in the largest German bank. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The sharp swings in so-called credit default swaps (CDS) by financial…
US banks could be condemned to more capital
New York skyline According to a report, US banks are facing stricter capital requirements. (Photo: AP) new York After the recent bank failures in the USA, according to a newspaper…
The savings banks can’t do it without a dispute over state banks
savings bank The savings banks have come through the low-interest phase well. They are solid and a bit boring. When it comes to state banks, however, disputes quickly arise. (Photo:…
Ex-UBS President Weber warns of risks in banking with wealthy customers
Axel Weber The long-standing president of the major bank UBS warns against underestimating the risks involved in doing business with wealthy customers. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich The longtime president of the…
Savings banks and Lower Saxony are getting closer in the dispute over the future of NordLB
NorthLB Many savings banks are critical of the Landesbank’s growth course. (Photo: dpa) Hanover, Frankfurt The owners of NordLB want to settle their dispute about the future orientation of the…
Savings banks and Lower Saxony are getting closer in the dispute over the future of NordLB
NorthLB Many savings banks are critical of the Landesbank’s growth course. (Photo: dpa) Hanover, Frankfurt The owners of NordLB want to settle their dispute about the future orientation of the…
Deposits rise to 535 billion euros
The Frankfurt banking skyline For a long time, time deposits were not attractive for either savers or banks. That changed radically after the turnaround in interest rates. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Why banks and customers are staying longer again
The Frankfurt banking skyline For a long time, time deposits were not attractive for either savers or banks. That changed radically after the turnaround in interest rates. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Why banks and customers are staying longer again
The Frankfurt banking skyline For a long time, time deposits were not attractive for either savers or banks. That changed radically after the turnaround in interest rates. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Deutsche Bank admits to illegal collusion in bond trading
Deutsche Bank headquarters The British competition authority now wants to examine the opinion of the institute. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Deutsche Bank has admitted to illegal collusion in trading in British…
DZ Bank collects 1.1 billion euros with AT1 bond
Headquarters of DZ Bank in Frankfurt’s Westend Tower The leading cooperative institute collects more money than originally planned with an equity-like loan. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt There has been a lot…
DZ Bank collects 1.1 billion euros with AT1 bond
Headquarters of DZ Bank in Frankfurt’s Westend Tower The leading cooperative institute collects more money than originally planned with an equity-like loan. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt There has been a lot…
Employees are probably considering a lawsuit against the Finma supervisory authority
Credit Suisse logo The troubled bank was taken over by UBS in March. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich A number of senior Credit Suisse managers are opposed to the removal of bonus…
ECB monitors banks’ liquidity – Stricter measures are conceivable
Frankfurt banking district Supervisors are likely to divide banks into different groups depending on how vulnerable their business models are to cash outflows. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The European Central Bank…