German Banking Act Kreditwesengesetz (KWG)
Initiative
Official name
Gesetz über das Kreditwesen (Kreditwesengesetz - KWG)
Type
Law
Initiator
State (DE)
Submitted
10.07.1961
Doc. code
BGBl. I Nr. 62 /1998
Summary
Status
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Law
Next step
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Associated initiatives
Level 1
Adaptions due to Prospectus-Regulation (Regulatory inventory)
KWG - General Provisions and Activities of BaFin (Art. 1-9) (Regulatory inventory)
KWG - Requirements for institutions - own funds and liquidity (Art. 10-12) (Regulatory inventory)
KWG - Regulations for institutions - Credit business (Art. 13-22) (Regulatory inventory)
KWG - Requirements for institutions - Other (Art. 22-31) (Regulatory inventory)
KWG - Supervision of institutions (Art. 32-50) (Regulatory inventory)
KWG - Miscellaneous (Penalty fine, Transition/closure) (Art. 51-64 [EX 53E-53Q] (Regulatory inventory)
KWG - Rules applicable to central counterparties and central securities depositories (Art. 53e-53q) (Regulatory inventory)
Combat tax offences (Regulatory inventory)
Ring Fencing Act (RiskAbschG) (Regulatory inventory)
High frequency trading (Regulatory inventory)
Advertising Ordinance - AnzV (Regulatory inventory)
Reducing risks and strengthening proportionality in the banking sector (Regulatory inventory)
Regulatory treatment of electronic securities and crypto tokens (eWpG) (Regulatory inventory)
Financial Market Integrity Reinforcement Act (FISG) (Regulatory inventory)
Transparency Financial Information Act Money Laundering - TraFinG Gw (Regulatory inventory)
IFD implementing law with investment firm law (WpIG) (Regulatory inventory)
Level 2
Ownership Control Ordinance (Regulatory inventory)
Amendment of audit report regulation (PrüfbV) (Regulatory inventory)
Remuneration Regulation (Regulatory inventory)
Supplementary regulation to the WpIG (Regulatory inventory)
Level 3 / Other
Deduction obligation in accordance with §10 KWG (Regulatory inventory)
Treatment of credit derivatives pursuant to the KWG and the Large Loan and Million Loan Provisions (Regulatory inventory)
Consolidation of mixed groups according to §§ 10a and 13b KWG (Regulatory inventory)
Minimum payment commitments: Own funds backing and treatment in accordance with GroMiKV (Regulatory inventory)
Transitional provisions on initial capital for financial services institutions and securities trading banks (Regulatory inventory)
Retention periods for market price data of trading book positions and commodities positions in the banking book (Regulatory inventory)
Disclosures on the modified balance sheet equity ratio (Regulatory inventory)
Replacement of national provisions by CRD IV and CRR (Regulatory inventory)
Exemption of subordinated companies in the summarised monthly statement in accordance with the German Banking Act (KWG) (Regulatory inventory)
Other criminal offences (§ 25c KWG) (Regulatory inventory)
Implementation of the CEBS Large Exposure Guideline (Regulatory inventory)
Obergrenzen für Risikopositionen gegenüber Schattenbanken (Regulatory inventory)
Ceilings and derogations in respect of large exposures (Regulatory inventory)
Berücksichtigung von Zinsänderungsrisiken aus Aktien-, Devisen- und Rohwarenderivaten (Regulatory inventory)
Abzug von Anteilen an reinen Industrie- und Versicherungsholdings (Regulatory inventory)
Group-wide implementation of prevention measures against money laundering (Regulatory inventory)
Facilitation of the imputation process for mortgage loans (Regulatory inventory)
Permission to provide financial services (Regulatory inventory)
Licensing requirements for cross-border transactions (Regulatory inventory)
Licensing requirements for family offices in accordance with KWG and KAGB (Regulatory inventory)
Licensing requirements for credit intermediation platforms (Regulatory inventory)
Licensing requirements for transactions in connection with electricity trading activities (Regulatory inventory)
Investmentclubs (Regulatory inventory)
Formation of credit units (Regulatory inventory)
Allocation of the institutions' holdings and transactions to the trading book and the banking book (Regulatory inventory)
Circular Letter on Implementation of risk management systems (Regulatory inventory)
Insolvency treatment of certain liabilities of CRR institutions (Regulatory inventory)
Update of the interpretation for the Risk Shield Law (Regulatory inventory)
Regulatory requirements to the IT (BAIT) (Regulatory inventory)
Information on the obligation to obtain a permit pursuant to Section 32 (1) of the German Banking Act (KWG) (Regulatory inventory)
Manual on financial instruments (Not directly effective)
Alternative investment funds (AIF) under KAGB (Regulatory inventory)
Application questions regarding the Investment Tax Act - Extension of the deadline for the publication of the tax bases (Regulatory inventory)
Information on the exceptions to sideline activities of credit institutions (Regulatory inventory)
Registration as a credit institution (Regulatory inventory)
Supervision Guideline (Regulatory inventory)
Introduction of countercyclical capital buffer (Regulatory inventory)
Exemption of the not bound to an account GeldKarte der Deutschen Kreditwirtschaft (Regulatory inventory)
MaComp - 4. revised version (Regulatory inventory)
Revision BT 1.3.4 of MaComp (Regulatory inventory)
Guideline for the supervisory assessment of risk-bearing capacities (Regulatory inventory)
Classification by insolvency law of liabilities (Regulatory inventory)
MaRisk amendment (Regulatory inventory)
Adequate risk management in terms of KWG (Regulatory inventory)
Interpretation to the Risk shield law (Not directly effective)
Interest rate risk in the banking book for LSI (Regulatory inventory)
Hinweise zum Tatbestand des Kryptoverwahrgeschäfts (Regulatory inventory)
Notes on the nature of the guarantee transactions (Regulatory inventory)
Storage obligation of virtual IBAN (Regulatory inventory)
Leaflet on managers according to KWG, ZAG and KAGB (2020) (Regulatory inventory)
Leaflet on members of management and supervisory body according to KWG und KAGB (2020) (Regulatory inventory)