The Bundesverband deutscher Banken (Association of German Banks), the voice of the
private commercial banks in Germany, was founded in Cologne in 1951.
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The association informs its members about current political and economic developments
affecting the banking sector. In view of the increasing number of European directives,
national laws and amendments to laws, as well as regulations, this task is steadily growing in importance.
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We welcome that, regardless of a threshold calculation, small and non-complex institutions (SNCIs) will be exempt from extended reporting requirements.
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Digitisation has been a key topic for many years now and it is one to which the Association of German Banks is fully committed, having organised numerous related initiatives, projects, events and publications.
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The GBIC has commented on a consultation of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on the regulatory treatment of crypto assets. From the point of view of the DK, a uniform global framework is required for the regulatory handling of …
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From the GBIC's point of view, there is already a high level of transparency on the secondary markets for non-performing loans (NPLs).
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GBIC understands EBA’s wish to implement the strengthening of supervisory convergence in Europe for interest rate risk exposures in the banking book (IRRBB) through its disclosure standards and the new IRRBB requirements, which are still expected.
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GBIC expressly supports the revision of the NPL transaction data templates with the aim of a simpler, more proportionate and more effective design in order to achieve a broader application and increase transparency in the NPL market.
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The German Banking Industry Committee has commented on the EU draft of a "Retail Investment Strategy" and, among other things, has spoken out against a possible ban on inducements.
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The ECB should take active account of climate policy aspects only in the context of a “secondary” objective subordinate to its mandate to maintain price stability. The most suitable instrument for this purpose would be the eligible collateral framework.
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The German Banking Industry Committee participated in the consultation process and expressly welcomes the initiative of the EU Commission.
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We welcome the transitional periods provided for by the European Commission, but see further scope for supporting the efficient implementation of the Taxonomy Regulation.
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The Association of German Banks has warmly welcomed the capital markets union project from the outset. This paper sets out our comments on most of the measures announced in the action plan.
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Payment and financial services are currently undergoing an extensive process of digital transformation. We have identified six principles which will help to realise these economic and societal benefits.
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At the End of January 2021 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published draft Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II appropriateness and execution-only requirements and opened a consultation process.
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According to the German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC), the calculation procedure for the ex-ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund still lacks transparency.
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The digital sovereignty of Europe is a basic prerequisite for the European economy to maintain its innovativeness and therefore its competitiveness in the medium to long term.
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The European Union faces the once-in-a-century task of asserting itself – as a community – politically, economically and socially in a world of global competition.
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