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Category: Insurance investment productsBet­ter net than gross?

A survey by BaFin has revealed clear shortcomings in the sale of net insurance-based investment products. There was often room for improvement in the provision of insurance advice and the assessment of value for money.

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Category: EU Omnibus packageTime to sim­pli­fy – and har­monise – sus­tain­abil­i­ty rules

According to BaFin Chief Executive Director Rupert Schaefer, the Omnibus package includes good approaches to simplify reporting and due diligence obligations surrounding sustainability. However, he sees a need for further clarification and greater consistency.

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Category: Supervisory statement on trading interruptions“Clients must to be able to trust their bro­kers”

Following the technical disruptions affecting investment service providers in April 2025, BaFin has recently published a supervisory statement clarifying what it expects from brokers. In an interview, Chief Executive Director Thorsten Pötzsch provides background information.

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Category: Nikolas Speer: 100 days at BaFin“Bank­ing su­per­vi­sion is risk man­age­ment. On­ly it’s not for one in­sti­tu­tion, but for the en­tire sys­tem.”

Nikolas Speer, Chief Executive Director of Banking Supervision, reflects in an interview on his first 100 days at BaFin, his priorities and why risk management continues to fascinate him to this day.

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News & Tasks

Erscheinung:16.09.2025 | Topic Measures Varen­gold Bank AG: BaFin or­ders com­pre­hen­sive re­me­di­a­tion of short­com­ings and im­pos­es ad­min­is­tra­tive fine

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has identified serious shortcomings at Varengold Bank AG in the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. BaFin has therefore ordered the institution to take appropriate and suitable measures to remedy these shortcomings. In addition, BaFin has imposed on Varengold Bank AG an administrative fine of EUR 3.3 million and a coercive fine of EUR 500,000.

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Erscheinung:05.09.2025 | Topic Measures DEUTZ Ak­tienge­sellschaft: BaFin im­pos­es ad­min­is­tra­tive fine

On 27 August 2025, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) imposed an administrative fine amounting to 148,000 euros on DEUTZ Aktiengesellschaft on grounds that the company had violated the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) by failing to disclose inside information.

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Warnings and notes for consumers

Erscheinung:26.09.2025 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection BaFin warns con­sumers about iden­ti­ty theft in con­nec­tion with of­fers made in What­sApp groups and the app ADT-IATOP

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about offers made in WhatsApp groups such as “Aktienmarkt Gold Investment Exchange Group”, “Chatroom für Anlagestrategien”, “Kapitalwachstums-Austauschgruppe” or “Börsen-Navigator”. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of these groups of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

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Erscheinung:26.09.2025 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection Iden­ti­ty theft: BaFin warns con­sumers about the web­site sys­tem-cap­i­tal.org

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website system-capital.org. BaFin suspects the operator of this website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation. The website is not affiliated with Capital Systematics Ltd. a British authorised company.

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