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“Europe is a continent of opportunities, and always has been. We aim to do our utmost to support this Europe,” said Heiner Herkenhoff, CEO of the Associat

Herkenhoff: Europe is a continent of opportunities 

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have today published the results of their latest periodic stress test. The previous stress test had been conducted in 2021. From the end of January 2023, credit institutions simulated a baseline scenario and a pes-simistic thre

2023 EU-wide stress test: capitalization of German institutions proves robust in a tough stress scenario

The EU Commission presented a legislative proposal for the introduction of a digital euro today. According to the proposal, the digital euro is intended to be a response to the declining use of cash and to ensure access to central bank money for the population even in the digital age. At the same ti

German banking industry calls for political guard rails for a digital euro

On 23 &amp; 24 May 2023 the Berlin Group held its Open Finance Conference 2023. At the event Berlin Group announced full standards support and coverage of Payment Scheme and (Corporate) Bank Customers’ requirements on Use Cases and Services. What started in PSD2 Open Banking was already extended to 

Berlin Group API Framework is offering support to all prevailing API-based Payment Schemes

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

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The Association of German Banks comments on the report by the Federal Ministry of Finance’s focus group on private pension provision

“Funded old age provision is vital for relieving the burden on the statutory pension scheme,” said Miye Kohlhase, Head of Clients and Markets, in reference to the r

Kohlhase: Maintaining living standards in old age – not possible without investment saving

Association of German Banks with new position paper on the CMDI framework review.

Legislative Proposal Misses Mark on Key Issues

“The European Central Bank has made the right decision not to end interest rate hikes prematurely. By doing so, it is staying the course on its monetary policy,” said Heiner Herkenhoff, Managing Director of the Association of German Banks, on today’s ECB Governing Council meeting. 

‘ECB have made the right decision’ says Herkenhoff

“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

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