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The European Commission today presented its draft legislation for a retail investment strategy. As a key element of capital markets union, its aim is to strengthen trust in the capital markets and thereby promote investment by retail investors.

“The EU Commission’s decision not to propose a full 

Retail Investment Strategy: Draft legislation does not meet EU Commission’s objectives

Today, the European Commission published its proposal for reforms to amend legislation governing the handling of banks in financial distress. The reform package seeks to implement far-reaching changes to the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, the Single Resolution Mechanism Regulation, and the 

GBIC: Improving crisis management at banks is a good idea, but the approach proposed by the European Commission is flawed

German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) has published a comprehensive working paper on the evolution of commercial bank money. It describes the design principles for a Commercial Bank Money Token (Tokenized Commercial Bank Money, CBMT) as well as the mechanisms for its issuance and multi-currency c

Digitization of bank deposits: German Banking Industry Committee publishes new version of working paper on commercial bank money token

Heiner Herkenhoff is the new Chief Executive of the Association of German Banks. The association’s Board of Directors named 60-year-old Herkenhoff as successor to Christian Ossig, who had to resign from the position for personal reasons. Heiner Herkenhoff has been Head of Public Affairs at Commerzba

Association of German Banks appoints Heiner Herkenhoff as new Chief Executive


	
	Europe must become more attractive for digital business models that strengthen Europe's competitiveness
	
	
	A simple set of rules and better digital skills are needed to foster innovation
	
	
	The European Commission and the Association of German Banks launch a joint initiative on token

Tokenise Europe 2025: New initiative shows benefits of tokenisation

The Council of the European Union agreed today on a position regarding the EU banking package. The package represents a profound overhaul of banking supervision requirements, the focus of which is the final implementation of Basel III; it will place a significant burden on the European banking indus

Banking package: EU Council of Ministers provides constructive stimulus for challenging legislative process

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“It is right that the ECB stays the course in stamping out stubborn inflation. Today’s interest rate hike of 25 basis points represents a fine-tuning of its monetary policy. The key interest rates are well above the three percent mark and the gradual increases need time to take effect,” said Heiner 

Herkenhoff: ECB remains determined to stamp out inflation

“Getting inflation down continues to be the ECB’s top priority, that is important. Even after today’s interest rate hike, it is too soon to sound the all-clear for inflation in the euro area,“ said Henriette Peucker, Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of German Banks, about today’s ECB meetin

Peucker: Inflation remains stubborn

Tobias Tenner, Head of Digitalisation, emphasizes the necessary balance between all involved parties.

Open Finance Framework: focus on financial data creates imbalance

The European Commission launched its consultation on the digital euro. In a statement about the consultation, Tobias Tenner, Head of Digitalisation, emphasises the importance of a commercial bank money token.

Digital euro must strengthen Europe’s sovereignty

Christian Sewing, President of the Association of German Banks, on the decision of the IFRS Foundation to base the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Sewing: ISSB in Frankfurt a major success

The European Commission’s proposals for implementing the Basel rules are a step in the right direction. But they do not yet go far enough. Europe is different. It is good that the Commission has decided to take into account European specificities.

Christian Ossig on the implementation of Basel IV

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