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Dr Frank Grund
Dr Frank Grund has been Chief Executive Director of Insurance and Pension Funds Supervision at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) since 2015. Before moving to BaFin, his previous positions included serving as member of the Gerling Group’s managing board, CEO and general representative of Basler Insurance (Germany) and Supervisory Board Member of IDEAL Insurance Group.
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Mark Branson
Mark Branson has been President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) since August 2021. Prior to that, he was CEO at the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Mr Branson is member of the Financial Stability Board´s (FSB) Steering Committee.
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European Systemic Risk Board
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) is responsible for macroprudential supervision within the European Union. At the end of 2011, the ESRB recommended that macroprudential authorities or bodies be established at the national level. Germany implemented this recommendation by creating the Financial Stability Committee.
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Prof. Dr Claudia Buch
Dr Claudia Buch has been Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank since 2014. Her remit there covers banking and financial supervision, financial stability, audit and administration. She also serves as the Bundesbank’s deputy at G20 and G7 meetings. Her previous positions include serving as President of the Halle Institute for Economic Research, Professor of Economics at the University of …
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Heiko Thoms
Heiko Thoms was appointed as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance in April 2023. He is responsible for financial market policy, European policy and international financial policy. From 2020 to 2023, he was German Ambassador to Brazil.
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Data
Indicators from a variety of data sources are regularly used and evaluated to assess financial stability. The data pool for some of these indicators, as well as overviews of the use of macroprudential instruments in various countries, can be found here.
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Prof. Dr Joachim Wuermeling
Prof. Dr Joachim Wuermeling has been a member of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s Executive Board since November 2016. His remit covers data and statistik, risk control, information technology and controlling, accounting and organisation. His previous positions include serving as Member of the European Parliament, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology, member of …
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FAQs
What does macroprudential supervision mean? What is the significance of a Financial Stability Committee recommendation? What is the Bundesbank’s role in the Financial Stability Committee? What are warnings and recommendations?
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FSC-Recommendations
The Financial Stability Committee can issue warnings and recommendations to counter systemic risks and strengthen the resilience of the financial system. The warnings and recommendations can be addressed to the German government, BaFin or other public bodies in Germany. The Financial Stability Committee uses these tools to shape macroprudential policy in a forward-looking, preventive manner and …
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FSC-Warnings
The Financial Stability Committee can issue warnings and recommendations to counter systemic risks and strengthen the resilience of the financial system. The warnings and recommendations can be addressed to the German government, BaFin or other public bodies in Germany. The Financial Stability Committee uses these tools to shape macroprudential policy in a forward-looking, preventive manner and …