The German Financial Stability Committee (FSC) agrees with the risk assessment and the conclusions of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) in its warning on vulnerabilities in the European financial system. The ESRB’s warning is also addressed at national authorities with responsibility for financial stability. The Committee supports the ESRB’s call to preserve or further build up micro and …

The ESRB issued a warning about risks to EU financial stability (ESRB/2022/7). It calls for resilience in the financial system to be preserved or enhanced in order to support the economy if these risks materialise.

The third Financial Stability Committee report concerned itself with more than just domestic developments. Corrections on the Chinese markets and political uncertainty triggered by the refugee crisis and Brexit are also having an impact on the German financial system.

BaFin reduced the countercyclical capital buffer for German banks in light of the uncertain impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Financial Stability Committee endorses the lowering of the countercyclical capital buffer in March 2020.

The Financial Stability Committee (FSC) presents the German Bundestag its tenth report, covering the reporting period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The FSC dealt with developments in the risk situation and resilience of the German financial system as well as the adequacy of the package of macroprudential measures. Amongst other things, the FSC looked at risks that financial stability might …

In its sixth report of 20 May 2019, the Financial Stability Committee focused on cyber risks and Brexit. It also addressed the countercyclical capital buffer for banks.

The Financial Stability Committee presented its seventh report to the German Bundestag today. The report indicates that during the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, the Financial Stability Committee was primarily concerned with the risk of underestimating credit risks, the low interest rate environment and property markets.

The ECB’s expansionary monetary policies are not the only factor contributing to uncertainty concerning the financial stability situation and trends in Germany. Developments in Greece and the Russia-Ukraine conflict also play a significant role. This is explored in more depth in the Financial Stability Committee’s second report, issued on 30 June 2015.

The German Financial Stability Committee (FSC) has presented its ninth report to the German Bundestag. In the reporting period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, the main topics explored by the FSC were the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the risks emanating from the real estate market and the activation of macroprudential measures to counteract the increased vulnerabilities in the German …

The Federal Ministry of Finance has issued a new statutory instrument on the collection of financial stability data (FinStabDEV), which entered into force on 3 February 2021. It gives the Deutsche Bundesbank the power to collect relevant data on residential real estate lending on a regular basis. The additional data will strengthen macroprudential supervision and make it possible to deploy …