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UpcomingInvestment firms: prudential reporting (EU, EBA)Last checked 11 November 2026

Investment firm threshold monitoring, IFR Article 55 (IF_TM)

A regulatory return listed by the Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany.

Reporting under Article 55 IFR, which the Bundesbank's IFR page says is expected from 2026 onwards. The accepted entry points list the module 'Investment Firms Threshold Monitoring' (IF_TM) with its start date 'tbd'. The EBA defines its content. Source

The facts

Who files
Not stated on the Bundesbank's pages. Source
How often
Not stated on the Bundesbank's pages. Source
Deadline
Not stated on the Bundesbank's pages. Source
Format
xBRL-CSV, XBRL-XML. Filed to the Bundesbank's PRISMA reporting line: the XBRL report is zipped (one report per archive) and uploaded with ExtraNet file transfer to the mailbox 'PRISMA - Einreichung von bank- und finanzaufsichtlichen Meldungen (ITS / RTF / BGR / KONTAKT)', with work area ITS in the file name and the module code (IF_TM) in its service field. The list of accepted entry points shows the module for EBA taxonomy 4.2 in xBRL-CSV; XBRL-XML is listed only for earlier taxonomy versions. PRISMA sends feedback files in PDF and JSON and, for warnings and requests for information, a CSV form for explanations. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the Bundesbank: PRISMA (Bundesbank reporting line for supervisory reports); ExtraNet; NExt. See how firms file with the Bundesbank.
Status
Upcoming'From 2026 onwards, reporting pursuant to Article 55 of the IFR is also expected'; the accepted entry points give the start date as 'tbd'. Source
Legal basis
Group
Investment firms: prudential reporting (EU, EBA)

Templates (0)

The library lists no templates for this return.

EU return: the templates and instructions are defined by the EBA. See the library's EBA entry eba/if-tm (docs/eba/if-tm.md). German institutions use the EBA's templates and taxonomy. Source

Validation rules

The Bundesbank publishes the checks it runs on this return. They could not be counted from the published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source

How they are written: EBA validation rules in the EBA reporting framework (see the EBA entry).

No national rules for this module were found in the PRISMA rule catalogue (version 1.5).

How they were counted

Not counted here: the EBA's validation rules apply (see eba/if-tm).

Counts are in the Bundesbank's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No data from this return published by the Bundesbank was found on the pages checked. Source

Official documents (2)

The Bundesbank's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

  • Reporting by investment firms on the basis of Article 54 IFR

    Guidance · HTML

    Small and medium-sized investment firms: report content, frequency and deadlines; guides in German.

  • PRISMA - Akzeptierte EntryPoints

    List of returns · XLSX · 112.1 KB · 20 October 2026

    Accepted entry points per reporting area: ITS xBRL-CSV (as at 24 July 2026), ITS xBRL-XML, RTF and NAT (as at 30 June 2025), with module codes, file naming service field and validity dates.

    SHA-256 bdb0c074c4bashow in fullbdb0c074c4ba079e2929158f5a166bd130c2541be5d7f273ac3fd715e7afb629

Sources

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Last checked 11 November 2026.