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undatedInterpretation Guide to the Remuneration Ordinance for Institutions
2026-05-19Supervisory Statement 3/2026 (WA): Level I-compliant interpretation of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 for securities prospectuses
2026-04-29Circular 11/2025 on Management and Supervisory Body Members under the German Banking Act
2026-01-14BaFin Circular 09/2025 on Minimum Governance Requirements for Solvency II Insurance Undertakings
2025-10-22Circular on the Members of the Management Body and of Administrative and Supervisory Bodies in accordance with the German Banking Act
2025-10-15BaFin General Administrative Act on Turbo Certificates for German Retail Clients
2025-09-02Insurance claims: BaFin generally expects processing to be completed within one month
2025-06-26Circular 04/2025 on Solvency Requirements for Small Insurance Undertakings and Pension Institutions
2025-06-10Circular 3/2025 (VA) – Annex 1: Forms
2025-06-05BaFin PPP Circular 05/2025 on the Prudent Person Principle for Insurance Undertakings under Solvency II
2025-06-04Annex 3 to Circular 3/2025 (VA): Submission guidelines
2025-06-04Circular 3/2025 (VA) – Guidance on Information for Minimum Contribution Reimbursement Calculations
2025-06-04Annex 2: Comments on Form F.612.01
2025-05-07BaFin Reduces Systemic Risk Buffer for Residential Real Estate Financing to 1 Percent Effective May 2025
2025-02-10Circular 02/2025 (A) – Minimum requirements for implementing transfers during a resolution (MaStructural resolution tools)
2024-09-06Guidance Notice External Bail-in Execution (Amendments)
2024-09-06Guidance Notice External Bail-in Execution
2024-07-25Guidance Notice for Marketing According to § 320 KAGB
2024-07-25Guidance Notice on Marketing Under Section 329 of the German Investment Code (KAGB)
2024-06-26Guidance on Genuine Group Insurance Contracts
2024-06-25Guidance Notice on the Prohibition on Passing On Special Allowances under Section 48b of the German Insurance Supervision Act (VAG)
2024-06-06Circular 11/2023 (VA) on Fit and Proper Requirements for Key Functions
2024-05-29Circular 06/2024 (BaFin) – Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk) – To All Credit Institutions and Financial Services Enterprises in Germany
2024-03-07Guidance Notice on trade suspension on non-exchanges in the context of bank resolution
2024-02-16Circular 01/2024 (A) – Minimum Requirements for Resolvability in Resolution Planning
2024-01-16Circular 05/2023 (BA) - Annotated Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk)
2023-12-01VAG Circular 10/2023 (VA) — Professional qualifications and good repute of members of administrative or supervisory bodies
2023-12-01VAG Circular on Members of Senior Management (Circular 9/2023 (VA))
2023-06-14Guidance Notice 01/2023 on Conduct of Business Supervision for Savings Products
2023-05-16Statutory Definition of Multilateral Trading Facility Operations Under the German Banking Act (KWG)
2023-04-19Guidance on Investing Guarantee Assets of Small Primary Insurance Undertakings, Pensionskassen and Pensionsfonds
2022-11-24Guidance Notice 03/2022 (VA): Costs and Expenses for Solvency II Technical Provisions in Life and Accident Insurance
2022-10-14BaFin Circular 10/2018 (VA) – Supervisory Requirements for IT in Insurance Undertakings
2022-09-30BaFin General Administrative Act on Product Intervention Regarding Futures
2022-09-30BaFin General Administrative Act on Futures Product Intervention for German Retail Clients
2022-08-15Circular 07/2022 (BaFin) – Additional Liquidity Outflows Related to Other Products and Services under Article 23 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/61
2022-08-01Circular 06/2022 (BA) – on the Stable Refinancing of Off-Balance Sheet Items under Articles 428p(10) and 428aq(10) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as Amended by Delegated Regulation 2019/876
2022-05-04Annotated Text of the Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk) – Version of 16 August 2021
2022-03-30General Administrative Act Ordering a Two Percent Capital Buffer for Systemic Risks in Residential Real Estate Financing Under Section 10e of the KWG
2022-02-17Consultation on a Planned General Administrative Act Regarding Futures with Additional Payment Obligations
2022-02-16General Administrative Act on the Domestic Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rate Under Section 10d of the KWG
2021-08-23Minimum Requirements under Supervisory Law on the System of Governance of Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision
2021-08-18Guidance on Authorising German Insurance Joint-Stock Companies for Life Insurance Business
2021-08-17Scrutiny of Securities Prospectuses for Comprehensibility
2021-06-11Circular 04/2018 (VA) – Reporting Financial Conglomerate Solvency
2021-01-28Circular 06/2019 (BA) – Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book
2021-01-27Anti-money laundering guidelines for institutions conducting crypto custody business
2021-01-13General Administrative Act Regulating UK and Gibraltar Insurance Cross-Border Activities
2020-12-30Circular 09/2020 (VA) on Minimum Requirements for Own Risk Assessment of IORPs
2020-11-24Guidance Notice on the treatment of certain liabilities of CRR institutions under insolvency law
2020-10-14Establishment, Keeping and Custody of the Register of Guarantee Assets
2020-09-29Guidelines on the General Administrative Act of 23 July 2019 regarding Contracts for Difference (CFD)
2020-09-01Guidelines on the General Administrative Act of 23 July 2019 regarding Contracts for Difference (CFD)
2020-03-31General Administrative Act Reducing the Domestic Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rate to 0%
2020-03-19Guidance on Interpreting Section 64y of the KWG
2020-03-02Guidelines on the Statutory Definition of Crypto Custody Business under Section 1(1a) Sentence 2 No. 6 of the German Banking Act KWG
2020-01-15Guidance Notice on Dealing with Sustainability Risks
2019-09-19Supervisory Treatment of Individual Features of Corporate Bonds Under the PRIIPs Regulation
2019-09-18US Reinsurers Carrying Out Reinsurance Business in Germany Without a Branch
2019-09-04General Administrative Act on the Domestic Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rate
2019-08-23General Good Rules for Insurance Distribution in Germany (Art. 11 IDD)
2019-08-23General Good Requirements in Germany
2019-06-12Circular 3/2016 (VA) - Trustee for Monitoring of the Guarantee Assets
2019-03-21Circular 5/2018 on Minimum Requirements for the Compliance Function and Rules of Conduct under Sections 63ff. of the Securities Trading Act
2018-12-21Contractual recognition of temporary suspension of termination rights
2018-11-29Circular 11/2018 (VA) – Insurance Distribution
2018-04-16Report and Guidelines on Liquidity Stress Testing in German Asset Management Companies
2018-02-05Circular 10/2017 (BA): Supervisory Requirements for IT in Financial Institutions
2018-01-16Guidance Notice on Marketing Pursuant to Section 329 of the Investment Code (KAGB)
2017-10-27Annotated text of the Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk) in the version of 27 October 2017
2017-07-20Checklist: Authorisation as a credit institution
2017-04-27Circular 4/2017: Guidance Notes on Changes to the Internal Model by Insurance Undertakings under BaFin Supervision
2017-04-10Circular 3/2017 (GW) – Requirements for Video Identification Procedures
2017-03-10Guidelines for Authorising Insurance Joint-Stock Companies for Health Insurance Business in Germany
2017-03-01Guidelines for the authorisation of insurance joint-stock companies for the sole pursuit of reinsurance business within the Federal Republic of Germany
2016-12-15Guidelines for Authorising Insurance Joint-Stock Companies Pursuing Property and Casualty Insurance Business
2016-12-14Interpretative Guidance on the German Bank Separation Act
2016-11-18Notice on the Granting of Authorisation to Provide Financial Services under Section 32(1) of the German Banking Act
2016-11-07Classification of certain liabilities of CRR institutions under insolvency law
2016-08-31Interpretative Decision on Conduct of Reinsurance Business in Germany by Third-Country Undertakings
2016-08-25Guidance Notice on Management Board Members under KWG, ZAG, and KAGB
2016-01-04Guidance Notice on Members of Administrative and Supervisory Bodies pursuant to KWG and KAGB
2015-12-02Circular 09/2015 (GW) – Updated FATF Public Statement and Information Report on Iran, North Korea, Myanmar and Other Countries
2015-11-20Guidance Notice on Holder Control Regulation
2015-04-24Circular 10/2014 (VA) – Guidelines on Cooperation with Insurance Intermediaries and Risk Management in Product Distribution
2015-04-20MONEYVAL Public Statement on Bosnia and Herzegovina AML/CFT Deficiencies
2015-03-26BaFin Circular 03/2015 (GW) – FATF Public Statement and Information Report on Iran, North Korea, and Other Countries
2014-11-21BaFin Circular 08/2014 (GW) – FATF Public Statement and Information Report on Iran, North Korea, and Other Countries
2014-10-20Notes on External Ratings and Own Credit Risk Assessments
2014-09-26BaFin Circular 7/2014 (GW): Scanning Identity Verification Documents Fulfills Record-Keeping Obligations
2014-08-15Circular 10/2012: Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (MaRisk)
2014-08-12Guidance Notice on Marketing Foreign AIF Units or Shares to Professional and Semi-Professional Investors in Germany under Section 330 KAGB
2014-07-31Guidance notice concerning supervisory back-testing of internal market risk models
2014-07-16Guidance Notice on Reporting Obligations of AIF Management Companies under Section 35 of the KAGB
2014-07-14BaFin Circular 06/2014 (GW) – FATF Public Statement and Information Report on Iran, North Korea, and Other Countries
2014-07-10Circular 5/2014 (BA) on the Application of Statements on Principle I, SolvV and GroMiKV to CRD IV and CRR
2014-04-01Circular 02/2014 (GW) - FATF Public Statement and Information Report Regarding Iran, North Korea, and Other Countries
2014-02-10Guidance Notice on Cooperation Agreements between BaFin and Third Country Authorities under the AIFM Directive
2013-11-20Circular 05/2013 (GW) – FATF Public Statement and Information Report
2013-09-20Circular 3/2013 (VA) – Minimum Requirements for Complaints-Handling by Insurance Undertakings
2013-07-23Guidance Notice on the Marketing of AIFs Pursuant to Section 331 of the Investment Code (KAGB)
2013-07-23Guidance Notice on Marketing EU AIFs and Domestic Special AIFs to Professional Investors under Section 323 KAGB
2013-07-22Guidance Notice on Marketing of EU UCITS in Germany
2013-07-16BaFin Circular 02/2013 (GW) Regarding FATF Public Statement on Iran, North Korea and Other Jurisdictions
2013-06-24Interpretation of "Offer of Securities to the Public" Under Section 2 No. 4 of the Securities Prospectus Act for Secondary Market Trading
2013-06-10BaFin Guidance Notes on Investments in Corporate Loans (Circular 4/2011, Part B.4.3 d)
2013-03-26Circular 01/2013 (GW) – FATF Public Statement and Grace Period Extension
2013-02-20Guidance Notice for Assessing Professional Qualifications and Reliability of Managers in Accordance with VAG, KWG, ZAG and InvG
2012-12-13Circular 9/2012 (GW) – Extension of Grace Period for GwOptG Provisions
2012-12-03Guidance Notice on Vetting Members of Administrative and Supervisory Bodies in accordance with the Banking Act and the Insurance Supervision Act
2012-11-16BaFin Circular 6/2012 (GW) on Updated FATF Public Statement
2012-08-31BaFin Guidance Notice on Notification of Market Making and Primary Market Operations under Article 17 of the EU Short Selling Regulation
2012-07-06BaFin Circular 3/2012 on FATF Updates for Iran, North Korea and High-Risk Jurisdictions
2012-03-21BaFin Circular 2/2012 on Updated FATF Standards and Money Laundering Prevention
2011-12-09BaFin Circular 12/2011 (GW) on FATF's Updated AML/CFT Statement and Report for Iran, North Korea and Other Jurisdictions
2011-06-28BaFin Circular 10/2011 (GW) on FATF Updated Public Statement and Information Report
2011-04-20BaFin Circular 03/2011 (GW) – FATF Updates on Iran, North Korea and AML/CFT Compliance
2011-04-15Guidance Notes on the Investment of Restricted Assets of Insurance Undertakings
2011-01-25Circular 01/2011 (GW) – Enhanced Due Diligence for Iranian Transactions and Evasive Payment Routes
2008-12-19Guidance Notice on Changes to IRBA Systems and Borrower-Related Internal Risk Measurement Systems
2008-12-17Amendment to BaFin Stress Test Parameters under Circular 1/2004
2008-12-03OpR Expert Group Recommendation on Business Environment and Internal Control System Factors
2008-11-05OpR Expert Group Recommendation on Recognizing Insurance in Advanced Measurement Approaches
2008-11-03OpR Expert Group Recommendation on the Definition of Operational Risk
2007-12-21BaFin Letter on the Interpretation of Financial Analysis Terms under Sections 31 and 34b of the Securities Trading Act
2007-10-15Guidelines on the Application and Approval Process for Internal Liquidity Risk Measurement Systems
2006-06-13Guidance Notice for Applications to Use an Advanced Measurement Approach for Operational Risk
2006-06-13Guidance Notice for Reporting Standardised Approach Use and Approving Alternative Indicators for Operational Risk
2005-09-01BaFin Interpretation of Terms in Section 34b WpHG and FinAnV
2005-04-05Notes on Licensing for Cross-Border Banking Business and Financial Services in Germany
2000-07-20Principle I concerning the Capital of Institutions