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Category: InterviewDO­RA: “Let­ting go of fa­mil­iar ways”

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is assisting financial entities on their path to DORA compliance. A supervisory statement sets out the differences between the DORA requirements and the current rules. Ira Kosche-Steinbrecher from BaFin’s IT Supervision provides the background.

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Category: Artificial intelligenceAI at banks and in­sur­ers: au­to­mat­i­cal­ly fair?

The automation of the financial industry is advancing at a rapid pace. Artificial intelligence and machine learning promise great economic opportunities. But their use also raises some critical questions. By Lydia Albers, Dr Matthias Fahrenwaldt, Ulrike Kuhn-Stojic, Dr Martina Schneider, BaFin Banking Supervision and Insurance Supervision

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Category: Sustainability regulationTime to make things sim­pler and more ef­fec­tive

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation creates transparency regarding sustainability, but it often fails to make investment decisions easier for investors in practice. The upcoming review is a good opportunity to change that.

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Category: DORATrans­paren­cy en­sured by re­port­ing re­quire­ments

Starting in January 2025, major ICT incidents will have to be reported to BaFin. What exactly is at stake here? What will happen with the reports? And what role will BaFin play?

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Erscheinung:19.09.2024 | Topic Digitalisierung “Let­ting go of fa­mil­iar ways”

(BaFinJournal) The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is assisting financial entities on their path to DORA compliance. A supervisory statement sets out the differences between the DORA requirements and the current rules. Ira Kosche-Steinbrecher from BaFin’s IT Supervision provides the background.

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Erscheinung:19.09.2024 | Topic Digitalisierung BaFin pub­lish­es guid­ance notes on the im­ple­men­ta­tion of DO­RA

In future, most supervised financial entities will be obliged to comply with DORA. What does this mean for banks and insurers? A supervisory statement from BaFin on IT risk management and IT third-party risk management provides detailed information.

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Erscheinung:20.09.2024 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection Al­pha­S­tock­ing: BaFin warns con­sumers about web­site al­pha­s­tock­ing.com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website alphastocing.com. According to information available to BaFin, the operator AlphaStocking is providing financial and investment services on this website without the required authorisation.

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Erscheinung:20.09.2024 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection Vinc­fund/DX fund: BaFin warns con­sumers about the web­site dx-fund.com

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about Vincfund/DX fund and the services they are offering. BaFin suspects the operators of the website dx-fund.com, who are using the names Vincfund and DX fund, of offering consumers financial and investment services in Germany without the required authorisation. BaFin already issued a warning on 16 August 2024 about an identical offer presented on the website vincfund.com.

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