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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The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) are a success story, for they unite the relevant accounting rules worldwide under one roof.
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After already tightening the screws with the last round of sanctions, the EU’s new measures are aimed above all at further restricting access to European capital markets.
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For complaints submitted from 1 January 2015, the amount up to which the decisions of our ombudsmen will be binding will be raised to 10,000 euros.
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Michael Kemmer, General Manager of the Association of German Banks, stressed the importance of good communication with reference to the details unveiled today of the Comprehensive Assessment.
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The stress test scenarios released today by the EBA make clear that banks face a tough test. This is particularly because, among other things, all sovereign bonds are included in significant stress scenarios.
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The reporting requirement for derivative contracts taking effect tomorrow will implement one of the key lessons learned from the financial crisis and make the derivative markets significantly more transparent – and will do so worldwide.
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The German economy needs and wants universal banks. The Commission proposal now harbours the danger that banks will no longer be able to offer their customers the usual services on the same scale as before.
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Now that Europe’s finance ministers have reached an agreement, Europe is on the home straight towards the second phase of banking union.
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The version of the Volcker Rule passed yesterday drops some originally planned restrictions that would have had a particularly harmful effect on the financial markets and banks outside the US.
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The Association of German Banks’ President, Jürgen Fitschen, stressed today how important solid public finances and sound welfare systems were.
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Michael Kemmer, General Manager of the Association of German Banks, on the widely discussed idea to restrict the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) to big European banks.
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The banking union decided by the EU will strengthen the eurozone and at the same time make the European financial market more stable for the foreseeable future.
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Today in Brussels the member umbrella organisations of the German Banking Industry Committee called for a clear separation between the EU Commission's proposals for bank resolution financing
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Latvia is a country joining the euro that was badly shaken by the financial crisis not so long ago but is now back on solid ground again.
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Germany has had a tried and tested universal banking system for many years and decades. It enables risks to be spread widely, thus contributing to the stability of the financial sector.
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Jürgen Fitschen, Co-Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank AG, will take over the presidency of the Association of German Banks.
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