German Financial Services

BaFin grants authorisation to SVB Germany

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German economic output likely to decline slightly in first quarter

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BaFin orders moratorium on Silicon Valley Bank Germany Branch

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Eurex Clearing supports sustainable transformation with new innovative ESG Clearing Compass

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Listed derivatives move to adapt as megatrends accelerate

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Reallocation of responsibilities within the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank

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Deutsche Bank celebrates 150 years in the UK

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Empowering women social entrepreneurs in Asia Pacific

Through Deutsche Bank’s partnership with the Singapore International Foundation and its Youth Venture Fund in India, it is supporting women social entrepreneurs across Asia.

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Rheinmetall to be included in DAX

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Bundesbank taps its risk provisions for 2022

The monetary policy turnaround shaped the Bundesbank's balance sheet last year. The profit and l

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Risk management: clear expectations for insurers

Insurance supervisors and industry representatives discussed new developments in the area of risk management at BaFin's Annual Insurance Supervision Conference. Joerg Krause, a Director-General in Insurance Supervision at BaFin, summarises the most important aspects in this article.

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Deutsche Bank Criticized by ECB Over Derivatives Probe

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Replacements for Linde in DAX and STOXX indices announced

Qontigo's global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced extraordinary component changes in the

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German balance of payments in December 2022

Rise in current account surplus

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Rising inflation: for the time being, it's here to stay

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January 2023 figures at Eurex

- Interest rate derivatives continued their positive trend (up 21 percent) in January - Traded volume in GC Pooling increasing nearly fivefold to EUR 35.8 billion y-o-y - Notional outstanding in OTC interest rate swaps up 15 percent

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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the third quarter of 2022

Decline in households' financial assets continues.

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Fine-tuning climate scenarios: analytical methods are (almost) ready for use

As institutional investors, insurers are expected to play a key role to decarbonise the real economy – but they, too, are affected by sustainability risks. According to BaFin's findings as at the end of 2021, only 25% of insurers were using climate stress testing and scenario analyses to measure these risks. Insights into how these analyses are conducted have now been obtained thanks to discussions with industry pioneers.

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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the third quarter of 2022

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German balance of payments in November 2022

Steep rise in current account surplus

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Investment funds: liquidity management tools in practice

Liquidity management tools (LMTs), which were made available to German asset managers for liquidity management in the spring of 2020, are now being used by some of the asset managers. This is one of the findings of a survey conducted by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

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Germany’s BaFin Says Online Broker MainTrade Not Authorized

BaFin said it reached the decision based on information on the broker's website.The German regulator issued warnings against a number of firms in 2022.

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Reopening of the 0.10 % inflation-linked bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2021 (2033)

The result of the auction of 10 January 2023 for the 0.10 % inflation-linked bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2021 (2033).

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Full year and December 2022 figures at Eurex Release date: 04 Jan 2023 | Eurex Full year and December 2022 figures at Eurex

- Eurex total volumes up 15 percent for the full year 2022; - OTC clearing volumes at Eurex continued their overall upward trend ; - Volumes in Eurex Repo’s GC Pooling market grew 153 percent in December y-o-y .

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Germany's BaFin tells Eurex Clearing, Clearstream to clean up organisational deficiencies

Germany's financial supervisory authority (BaFin) said on Thursday it has ordered clearing house Eurex Clearing and digital securities processor Clearstream Holding to remedy organisational deficiencies.

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Deutsche Börse to publish cash market annual statistics 2022

- Trading volume of €1.8 trillion on the venues Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange (January-July 2022) - Most traded stock in 2022 was SAP SE

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Announcement of the basic rate of interest as of 1 January 2023: adjustment to 1.62%

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest pursuant to Section 247(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) pursuant to Section 247(2) of the German Civil Code.

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Suspected identity theft targeting TFI Markets Ltd, Cyprus

BaFin investigates purported sale of shares in “Porsche AG”

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Deutsche Börse reaches new milestone with 2,000 ETFs

As of today, 2,000 ETFs are tradable on Xetra for the first time. Deutsche Börse’s ETF segment has thus reached a new milestone.

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Bundesbank chief wants ECB to start reducing debt pile in Q1

The European Central Bank should start reducing its large holdings of government debt in the first quarter of next year as part of its fight against high inflation.

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BaFin Helps German FinTechs Navigate Regulatory Landscape With New Innovation Hub

“Innovation is key to any market's survival.”

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Eurex launches new futures referencing €STR

- The new contract is planned to start trading on 23 January 2023 - Important milestone in establishing the Euro Short Term Rate (€STR) as the new benchmark risk-free rate

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The German balance of payments in September 2022

Current account again with a clear surplus

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German regulator BaFin pulls up Deutsche Bank again over lapses

German financial regulator BaFin has ordered Deutsche Bank to address issues regarding money laundering and terrorist financing.

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Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation and Goethe-Institut Paris show works by students

As part of the exhibition series “La jeune photographie allemande”, this year, students of the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne are showing photographic-installative works under the title “The End/ Not the End?” that deal with the global dimension and complexity of the ecological crisis. The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation organises the exhibition series annually in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Paris.

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First double-digit German inflation rate in 70 years – economy probably on brink of recession

According to the Bundesbank's Monthly Report, the German economy is probably on the brink of a recession.

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German Financial Stability Committee on risks and resilience in the German financial sector

A statement issued on Thursday, 13 October 2022 by the German Financial Stability Committee (FSC) declared that while German financial institutions were well capitalised overall, they should prepare for a significantly altered risk situation. In its statement, the FSC set out its views on the weakening of the economic environment, heightened risks and safeguarding the resilience of the German financial sector.

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Germany's international investment position at the end of 2021

At the end of December 2021, Germany's net external assets stood at €2,545 billion, thus amounting to around 71% of nominal gross domestic product (GDP).

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The Deutsche Bundesbank and the European Commission launch EU-funded follow-up programme to further support central banks and banking supervisory agencies in EU candidate countries and potential candidates from the Western Balkans

The Deutsche Bundesbank, together with 19 national central banks of the European System of Central Banks and the European Central Bank, have today launched an EU-funded programme.

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DEUTSCHE BÖRSE ADDS ESG DATA FROM THE CHINESE MARKET

“The new service will enable international investors to better evaluate the ESG activities of Chinese companies and to make more informed investment decisions. At the same time, it strengthens Deutsche Börse’s position as a key player in ESG reporting.”

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SV Financial Service Inc.: Unauthorised offer to subscribe for YouTube shares prior to their public offer

SV Financial Service Inc. is contacting consumers by telephone on an unsolicited basis and offering them what they claim to be preferential YouTube shares prior to their offer to the public. The company’s website is available under svfinancialservice.com. When contacting consumers, the company also uses the name S / V / F / S Financial Services, and often also adds Silicon Valley Finance to their name. The business address stated on the company’s website is located in Vienna, Austria, whereas the business address stated in the business documents is located in Zurich, Switzerland. No commercial register entry could be found at either of these locations.

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Deutsche Bank wins Best Emerging Market Trading Platform for second year running

Deutsche Bank’s leading market making capabilities and unique emerging market (EM) offerings were recognised for the second consecutive year at the FX Markets Asia Awards, with the bank winning Best EM Trading Platform.

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Deutsche Bank India announces 200 engineering scholarships for women

Deutsche Bank announced a partnership with Smile Foundation to provide engineering scholarships to 200 young women from low-income backgrounds in India. The students, from Bengaluru, Jaipur, Mumbai, and Pune, will receive funding for a four-year engineering course at select colleges across the cities.

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Salvataracrowd Ltd: evidence indicates no prospectus published

BaFin has evidence indicating that Salvataracrowd Ltd, San Gwann, Malta, is offering capital investments in the form of investment opportunities in Rookie Plan, Rookie Plan UNLIMITED, Beginner Plan, Expert Plan and MASTER Plan cannabis plants to the public in Germany.

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Deutsche Börse AG (OTCMKTS:DBOEY) Short Interest Update

Deutsche Börse AG was the target of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,900 shares, a growth of 36.1% from the July 31st total of 3,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 165,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

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European banks: Still standing strong

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BaFin's first event on IT security at insurers and pension funds prompts lively discussions about digital issues

On 21 June 2022, BaFin held its first digital conference on the supervision of IT at insurance undertakings and pension funds, with over 660 participants and many questions in the chat room. The event offered information on current developments regarding information security in the insurance sector and the area of regulation. It also addressed the amendments to BaFin’s Supervisory Requirements for IT in Insurance Undertakings, findings from BaFin’s IT inspections, DORA, and the new reporting requirement for outsourcing.

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July 2022 figures at Eurex

Total traded derivatives contracts at Eurex grew by 16 percent in July, from 110.4 million to 128.3

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German balance of payments in June 2022

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of €16.2 billion in June 2022, meaning that the result was clearly positive again following the slight deficit of €0.4 billion in the previous month.

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IORPs: BaFin issues guidance on own-risk assessments

Institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) must carry out an own-risk assessment and provide BaFin with a report on this risk assessment. BaFin has evaluated these reports and identified points requiring further clarification, in addition to room for improvement. In order to provide assistance for the institutions, BaFin has formulated general guidance on own-risk assessments.

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