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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:24.09.2024 Mi­FID II/Mi­FIR re­view: in­vest­ment firms can ap­ply for DPE sta­tus

With the MiFID II/MiFIR review, the European legislator has made changes to post-trade transparency for OTC (over-the-counter) securities transactions. Investment firms can now apply for the status of designated publishing entity (DPE).

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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:25.09.2024 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection Nex­o­mus GmbH: BaFin warns against web­site nex­o­mus.com

The financial supervisory authority BaFin warns against offers on the website nexomus.com. It is suspected that the operators of the website are providing banking transactions and financial services without the required authorisation. The company is not supervised by BaFin.

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Erscheinung:24.09.2024 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection In­vest­ment-Group: BaFin warns con­sumers about the web­site trade-mgrp.pro

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Investment-Group and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the operators of the website trade-mgrp.pro of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation. The operators claim to be supervised by the European Financial Supervisory Authority. There is no such authority; BaFin has already issued a warning to this effect. On 1 July 2024, BaFin also published a warning regarding an identical offer on the website investmgrp.com.

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