DE-2021-02 · Germany · 2021
BaFin extends the special monitor appointed over Deutsche Bank's anti-money-laundering controls
The German supervisor appointed a special representative to monitor the bank's implementation of anti-money-laundering measures and later extended that mandate, setting additional requirements for controls in correspondent banking and customer onboarding.

- Institution
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Authority
- BaFin
- Status
- Special monitor extended
- Theme
- AML controls · correspondent banking
- Raised by
- Supervisory order
- Jurisdiction
- Germany
- Matter arose
- 21 September 2018
- Last recorded
- 24 March 2022
What the sources record
BaFin appointed the special monitor in September 2018 following orders on the bank's due-diligence framework.
The mandate was extended and widened in 2021 and again in 2022 to cover further control areas.
The supervisor published each order; the entry records only those published statements.
Timeline
2018-09-21
BaFin appoints a special representative.
2022-03-24
Mandate extended to further control areas.
Primary sources
Questions and answers on this entry
- What does register entry DE-2021-02 record?
- BaFin extends the special monitor appointed over Deutsche Bank's anti-money-laundering controls. The German supervisor appointed a special representative to monitor the bank's implementation of anti-money-laundering measures and later extended that mandate, setting additional requirements for controls in correspondent banking and customer onboarding.
- Which authority is recorded against Deutsche Bank AG?
- The entry is recorded against BaFin, in the Germany jurisdiction, under the theme AML controls · correspondent banking.
- What is the current status of this entry?
- Status: Special monitor extended. Last recorded change: 24 March 2022. The matter arose or was first recorded on 21 September 2018.
- How was this matter brought to light?
- Supervisory order. Each statement in the entry reflects material already published by a named source; nothing beyond those sources is asserted or inferred.
- Where can the primary sources for DE-2021-02 be checked?
- The entry links to BaFin — special monitor for Deutsche Bank AG.
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