Category: Physical risksCon­sid­er­able room for im­prove­ment

A recent study by BaFin has found that although many companies in the financial sector are addressing the physical risks posed by climate change, there is still considerable room for improvement. One of the clearest findings was that these risks are still far from being fully integrated into risk management systems.

By Nadja Auert-Bohlander, Wiebke Buck and Stephanie Wienstroer, BaFin Centre for Sustainable Finance

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Category: Interview“BaFin’s da­ta stays with BaFin”

Silke Deppmeyer, Chief Executive Director of Internal Administration, talks about RAGulator, the AI assistant developed by BaFin in house, and how it is being used to increase efficiency while also securely storing sensitive data at BaFin’s own data centres.

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Category: DORA documentation requirementsBaFin overview cre­ates “added val­ue for all the par­ties in­volved”

What do companies in the financial sector have to document under the DORA Regulation? A structured overview prepared by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) provides orientation. Melanie Land and Sandra Leitterstorf from BaFin’s IT Supervision unit highlight the key points.

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Category: Julia Wiens heads up DFSCEIOPA ap­points Wiens as Chair of the Dig­i­tal Fi­nance Steer­ing Com­mit­tee

Julia Wiens took over the position of head of the Digital Finance Steering Committee of the European supervisory authority EIOPA on 28 July 2025. The BaFin Chief Executive Director is the successor to Petra Hielkema, who had led the Committee since it was founded in 2024.

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