Governance under the 9th MaRisk Amendment 1
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Governance under the 9th MaRisk Amendment

Mit der 9. MaRisk-Novelle rückt das Thema Governance erneut in den Fokus der Aufsicht. Im Vordergrund steht jedoch keine grundlegende Neuregulierung, sondern eine gezielte Weiterentwicklung des bestehenden Rahmens. Die BaFin reduziert punktuell Detailtiefe und verlagert den Schwerpunkt auf Prinzipienorientierung, tatsächliche Wirksamkeit und institutsspezifische Ausgestaltung.
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Elektronisches Gerichtspostfach für Kreditinstitute Electronic Court Mailbox for All Credit Institutions: The Bundestag Digitises Enforcement – And This Time, It Means Business
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Electronic Court Mailbox for All Credit Institutions: The Bundestag Digitises Enforcement – And This Time, It Means Business

Today, 19 March 2026, the Bundestag is voting on the Act on the Further Digitalisation of Enforcement Proceedings. And this Act contains a short-notice amendment with significant impact – one that was not even remotely envisaged in the original government draft, but was only introduced yesterday via an amendment by the coalition parliamentary groups in committee.
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BRUBEG – Überblick über das neue regulatorische Aufsichtsregime in Deutschland
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BRUBEG – Overview of the New Regulatory Supervisory Regime in Germany

With the Banking Directive Implementation and Bureaucracy Relief Act (BRUBEG), Germany implements CRD VI and introduces significant changes to banking supervision. Key developments include new rules for third-country branches, fit-and-proper requirements, ESG risks and M&A transactions in the banking sector. This article provides a concise overview of the most important changes.
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