We will be paying particular attention to this group. Resources of indirect supervision To conclude the topic of dimensioning, I’d now like to say a few more words on the resources for indirect supervision in the SSM. On the basis of uniform requirements, operational supervision for the 3,500 less significant banks has quite consciously been left to the national supervisory authorities.
The distribution of staff in the new European supervisory body also  BIS central bankers’ speeches  3  takes account of this basic idea: while around 400 supervisors will take care of the 120 significant banking groups at the ECB, operational national supervision of the 3,500 less significant institutions will be accompanied by approximately 80 members of staff at the ECB.