Tag: Mark Branson
Public prosecutor’s office targets real estate investor
Glassmaking district from the air A subsidiary of Adler sold 75 percent of the development site to an investor from Berlin – “within a weekend”. (Photo: imago images/Hans Blossey) Dusseldorf,…
Public prosecutor’s office targets real estate investor
Former Gerresheimer Hütte in Düsseldorf A subsidiary of Adler sold 75 percent of the development site to an investor from Berlin – “within a weekend”. (Photo: imago images/Michael Gstettenbauer) Dusseldorf,…
Federal Ministry of Finance loosens its access to the Bafin
Bafin In the billion-dollar Wirecard balance sheet scandal, the Bafin was accused of extensive failure. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) will give the financial supervisory authority…
Bafin boss Branson brings another Finma manager to the Board of Directors
Mark Branson The Bafin boss wants to reorganize the financial supervision. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Bafin boss Mark Branson is getting reinforcements from his previous employer for the expanded board of…
Bafin warns of consequences of the Ukraine war
Bafin President Mark Branson The head of the financial supervisory authority expects interest rate increases in the near future. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt The financial regulator Bafin warns…
Freiwald is apparently defending itself in court
Beatrice Freiwald The lawyer, whose contract runs until the beginning of 2024, has long been considered a shaky candidate in the authority. (Photo: Bernd Roselieb/BaFin) Frankfurt The Bafin Executive Director…
Neobank Solarisbank is growing rapidly – Bafin sends special auditors
Solaris bank The headquarters of the Neobank in Berlin. (Photo: Solarisbank) Frankfort, New York It’s the second hard move against a finance startup in a short amount of time, albeit…
The new boss Mark Branson is turning financial supervision upside down.
Mark Branson The new Bafin President is a qualified mathematician and acts in a sober and fact-driven manner. “Sometimes he reminds you of Angela Merkel,” says a Bafin insider. (Photo:…
Financial supervision takes action because of the overheated real estate market
New home construction The rise in prices on the residential property market worries the Bundesbank and the financial supervisory authority Bafin. You want to prevent excessive lending. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
After the Wirecard scandal: Bafin is examining German payment service providers
Frankfurt The financial supervisory authority Bafin is scrutinizing several large payment service providers after the Wirecard scandal. In addition to a special audit at Unzer, the authorities have also started…
Bafin President Branson makes law and compliance a top priority
Bafin President Mark Branson The Briton will take care of cross-departmental issues of financial supervision himself in the future. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt Usually not even regulatory experts…
Savings banks and Volksbanks ally in a struggle with the Bafin
This emerges from a letter from the Federal Association of Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken (BVR), which is available to the Handelsblatt. “In the meantime, together with the German Savings Banks and…
Bafin’s difficult path to independence
Mark Branson The new Bafin President confirms that there must be “total independence” from the Ministry of Finance in operational supervision. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt It is a…
Financial regulatory reform just the beginning
The new Bafin President Mark Branson Branson announced a tougher approach to overseeing financial corporations and bolder decisions. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Munich The new President of the Financial…
Financial regulatory reform just the beginning
The new Bafin President Mark Branson Branson announced a tougher approach to overseeing financial corporations and bolder decisions. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Munich The new president of the financial…
October 13th Stock Exchange: Eight Points To Consider For Investors Today
Investors are facing a turbulent day of trading. There could be a lot of movement in the market, especially in the afternoon. The focus is on the US inflation numbers.…
Bafin boss Mark Branson warns of bubbles in the markets
Mark Branson In his first interview, the new Bafin boss made it clear where the German financial market regulator must develop. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt The financial supervisory…
How dependent is he on the Treasury?
Frankfurt The new head of the German financial regulator Bafin finds tough capital requirements important for big banks. Mark Branson said in April that thick capital buffers are of great…