Standards and Regulation

Artificial intelligence has long been more than just a technological issue. It is transforming investment flows, productivity, labor markets, global trade, and financial markets—and thus…

In May 2026, BayWa AG, a Munich-based agricultural group, reported a "solid" liquidity position for the first quarter and an adjusted EBITDA above the targets set out in the restructuring plan.…

Frontier AI changes the cyber threat landscape not because it suddenly invents an entirely new catalogue of attack techniques, but because it changes the speed, scale and autonomy with which…

Risk management should not aim to reduce risk, but rather to enable better decisions in the face of uncertainty. This is precisely the central message of the international Coface 2026 study. This…

Since the Great Financial Crisis, Basel III has been the central regulatory response to the question of how banks can be made more resilient to losses and systemic shocks. The reform package did…

Executives are entering 2026 in an environment where "multiple crises" and accelerated transformation are no longer exceptional – they are structural. The text argues that this persistent…

With the publication of ISO 9001:2026 expected in fall 2026, a revision of the world's most important quality management standard is imminent, which at first glance appears unspectacular.…

In the context of the Internal Ratings-Based (IRB) approach used by banks to estimate credit risk, the accurate quantification of the statistical uncertainty of long-run probabilities of default…

The study "Frontier AI systems have surpassed the self-replicating red line" published a few weeks ago reveals alarming developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The authors of…

The European Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (Directive 2024/17602) marks a significant advancement in sustainability legislation within the European Union. It mandates that…

The publication "The 'G' in ESGRC: Sustainable and safe leadership" discusses the concept of ESGRC, which stands for Environmental, Social, Governance, Risk, and Compliance, focusing particularly…

In the interview with Alla Gil, co-founder and CEO of Straterix, the discussion revolves around how banks manage and analyze stress scenarios, emphasizing the traditional three-step process: risk…

How do we manage risks? In a time overshadowed by crises, the question of how to properly manage risks is omnipresent. Energy crisis, danger of a blackout, inflation risks, the great concern for…

Easing the burden on banks in the Corona crisis so that the economy remains liquid is the declared goal that the European Central Bank (ECB), as the central supervisor in the Single Supervisory…

"If the ship is on the wrong course, it is not enough to change the captain – you have to change the course." The scenario described by the Czech writer Pavel Kosorin is a reflection for many…

The financial system now is safer than it was before the financial crisis in 2008 and that is almost entirely a result of better-capitalized banks, argued John Cochrane, Senior Fellow of Hoover…

The regulatory measures following the financial crisis have made credit institutions and the German banking sector, in general, more stable. This is a result of a study by the LOEWE Centre SAFE…

Banks are complaining about the increasing, practically unmanageable complexity of regulatory requirements, and about the huge implementation costs that institutions have to bear. However, there…