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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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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