Deutsche Bundesbank
Bundesbank research finds 'room for improvement' in Basel approach to tail risk
Deutsche Bundesbank discussion paper finds Basel model dealing with tail risk in the banking sector could be improved
Bundesbank president cautions against central bank shift into politics
Deutsche Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann confirms central bank’s policy advocating tighter eurozone rules while acknowledging long-term growth is needed to help peripheral countries out of debt
ECB allows eurozone central banks to veto collateral
ECB says central banks in member countries can refuse bank bonds guaranteed by governments of countries involved in EU/IMF bailout programmes as collateral
Weidmann airs unresolved questions of financial crisis
Bundesbank president details areas where research is needed to better understand the causes of the financial crisis; wants to better understand risks of securitisation practices
Weidman explains plummeting Bundesbank profit
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank explains why profit dropped drastically in 2011; increased risks led central bank to boost buffers
Buba discussion paper uncovers secrets of board risk-taking
Researchers find board changes that result in more female executives at banks can lead to increased risk-taking; executives with PhD qualifications reduce risk
Buba’s Weidmann defends German role in eurozone rescues
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank says criticising German authorities for their action, or lack of it, in helping struggling eurozone counterparts is “quite inappropriate”
'Little headway' made towards deepening integration in Europe, says Buba’s Dombret
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says member states should lose fiscal policy sovereignty if they breach predefined deficit and debt limits under new fiscal compact
Germany highly exposed to US and European contagion effects, says Buba paper
Bundesbank study finds strong contagious effects from the US and Europe, but no effects from the Asia-Pacific region and emerging markets on the German financial system
Bundesbank’s Dombret calls for rigorous monitoring of Basel III implementation
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says financial market's attempts to create global level playing field for regulation should face scrutiny
Bundesbank paper captures dampening impact of bank lending
Bundesbank study shows one-third negative loan development during fallout of the financial crisis was due to purely bank-related factors
German banks face new set of risks as contagion spreads across Europe
Bundesbank 2011 Financial Stability Review says Germany’s banking system will face new burdens as sovereign debt crisis in Europe intensifies
Bundesbank accelerates Weber’s UBS start
Bundesbank permits Axel Weber to take on role as an “adviser” to UBS three months early; investment bank needs him to help fill top management void after scandal
Liquidity concerns explain high level of cash transactions: Bundesbank paper
Bundesbank study says high percentage of cash transactions due to consumers' willingness to monitor liquidity
Bundesbank’s Dombret backs temporary higher capital buffers for European banks
Bundesbank’s executive board member Andreas Dombret says 9% core tier 1 capital for systemically important banks is feasible
Buba’s Dombret opposes EU Tobin tax
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret warns financial transaction tax could overburden financial institutions
Weber attacks international financial safety net concept
Former Bundesbank president Axel Weber raises objections to IMF as permanent liquidity swap provider; says measures are "undesirable" and "unrealistic"
Germany names Asmussen as Stark’s successor
Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, nominates his deputy Jörg Asmussen to replace Jürgen Stark on the European Central Bank’s executive board
Buba’s Dombret emphasises importance of market-economy principles
Bundesbank executive board member Andreas Dombret says recent reforms should focus more not less on market-economy principles
Buba paper on circulation of German euro banknotes
Bundesbank study estimates two-thirds of Germany-issued euro banknotes are in circulation outside Germany
Buba’s Weidmann welcomes new president of Hanover branch
Stephan Freiherr von Stenglin is new president of regional branch; takes over from Werner Ehlers who retires
Capital preservation measures create moral hazard: Bundesbank research
Bundesbank dicussion paper finds that capital preservation measures create moral hazard in banks
EU no-bailout rule must be strengthened, says Buba
German Bundesbank says eurozone bailout reduces incentive to commit to sound fiscal policy; calls for strengthening of no-bailout rule in EU treaty
Exchange rates are influenced by macroeconomic performance: Buba paper
Bundesbank study finds link between macroeconomic fundamentals and exchange rate movements through expectation of monetary policy