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A different kind of poison pill
Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp is taking decisive action on improving the cost-income ratio, in the fight to fend off UniCredit. She has gained employee approval to cut 3,900 jobs.Show moreOpinionJob cuts at Commerzbank

Banks are „very, very restrictive“ on lending
BNP Paribas Real Estate expects rental prices for top quality Frankfurt office space to rise in 2025. But new development projects remain constrained by restrictive bank lending.Show moreFrankfurt commercial property market

Small banks sometimes overinterpret the regulations
BaFin is easing the regulatory burden on small banks by clarifying the rules, as well as providing simplification in some areas, Chief Executive Director Banking Supervision Raimund Röseler explains in an interview with Börsen-Zeitung.Show moreInterview withRaimund Röseler, Chief Executive Director Banking Supervision at BaFin

Stability could be a mirage
Thin net interest margins are evidently burdening China's banks. And problems with bad loans might not be fully showing up in official figures. Show moreOpinionChina's banks

German banks urge politicians to introduce reforms
Germany's commercial banks have called on the government to introduce extensive reforms to get the economy moving again. And they are pressing for a postponement to the introduction of Basel III. Show moreGerman Banking Congress

Banking association calls for reform of securitisation rules
Germany's private banks are calling on regulators to comprehensively revise the requirements for securitisations – including with regard to risk weighting and transparency requirements.Show moreA conversation withMiye Kohlhase

"With existing customers, you end up running after the data"
CSRD reporting poses a massive problem for banks, says Marco Lenhardt, Partner at KPMG. But time is of the essence. The institutes have to deliver by the end of the year.Show moreA conversation withMarco Lenhardt, KPMG

Commerzbank board remains in motion
Commerzbank has to search for a new board member yet again. After less than three years, Jörg Oliveri del Castillo-Schulz, responsible for IT and Operations, is stepping down.Show moreCOO does not seek contract extension

Commerzbank has to prove itself first
Commerzbank seeks to reinvent itself and reduce its dependence on interest margins. But investors remain unconvinced.Show moreOpinionAnnual figures

Hackers report banks to the supervisory authority
Banks are facing more and more professional cyberattacks, says IT expert Thomas Schumacher. The brazenness of the perpetrators is also increasing. In the USA, a hacker group recently reported a bank it had attacked to the SEC for allegedly not reporting the incident.Show moreA conversation withThomas Schumacher, Accenture

Savings banks and the AfD
Savings banks subject to public law are finding it difficult to position themselves with regard to the growing right-wing spectrum.Show moreOpinionPolitical risks

German banks face increasing pressure to merge
While banks in France, Spain, and Italy experienced a significant number of closures years ago, the consolidation trend in Germany started later. Currently, the reduction of banks in Germany is more substantial than in the entire Eurozone.Show more Shrinking number of institutions