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Finance, Risk, Regulatory Reporting & Compliance

A tailor-made solution for every financial and regulatory problem

Regulatory requirements call for consistent, integrated and rapid solutions

Financial institutions are caught between the conflicting demands of meeting regulatory requirements in a timely manner while at the same time implementing business objectives and strategic issues in a cost-efficient manner and with a high degree of planning reliability.

This can only be achieved with a partner who is able to map the entire value chain – from strategy and transformation consulting to product solutions – from a single source and primarily in the cloud.

msg for banking is the only provider that covers the entire spectrum of finance, risk management, reporting and compliance with integration and technical expertise as well as modern standard software solutions.

Our services and topics in the area of finance and capital markets

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Treasury & Asset Management

  • GAP Analysis ILAAP
  • BAIS Solution IFR/IFD Reporting
  • Quick Check Strategic Asset Allocation & Treasury Processes
  • Asset Allocator Software Solution for Strategic Asset Allocation
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Pricing & Controlling

  • Gap analyses & implementation projects, including pricing in accordance with MaRisk / EBA-GL & profit-oriented sales management
  • Target definition and implementation of equity costs in pricing
  • Essay / optimisation of competition and new business analysis
  • Analyses & implementation of cost planning and controlling
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Capital & Financial Management

  • Implementation projects for the introduction and optimisation of ICAAP
  • Impact analysis of CRR III and derivation of overall bank measures
  • Support in processing audit findings
  • Implementation of new standards in the context of IRRBB and CSRBB

 

Our services and topics in the area of risk and regulatory reporting

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Financial Risk & Analytics

  • ICAAP / Risk-bearing capacity
  • Credit portfolio models and credit risk parameters
  • IRBA / RWA optimisation
  • Validation
  • Quantitative aspects of audits (revision / supervision)
  • Many years of experience in risk management and supervisory audits
  • SW/prototype development with Python, R and SAS
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Business reporting

  • Support in developing KPIs
  • Overall functional and technical design of reporting systems, from source data to regulatory reporting
  • Coverage of all reporting topics for financial service providers
  • Functional, regulatory and technical expertise
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Regulatory reporting services

  • From technical consulting to the timely and professional preparation of banking supervisory and banking statistical reports
  • Outsourcing of individual reports to the complete reporting process
  • Employee training on regulatory or software-related issues
  • We support you in all aspects of reporting

Our services and topics in the area of governance and regulatory advisory

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Control Functions & Audit Support

  • Regulatory Update Control Functions
  • Quality Assessment Risk & Resilience
  • Managed Service 2nd Line of Defense
  • Third Party Management
  • IKT-​Control Functions
  • Co-​Sourcing / Outsourcing Internal Audit
  • Special Inspection according to § 44 GBA
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Organisation & Corporate Governance

  • Licensing & Regulatory Setup: Supporting financial institutions and FinTechs in applying for and implementing licences under European and national supervisory regimes – from strategy to approval (EU Financial Services Licence).
  • Internal Control System (ICS): Design, implementation and further development of effective control systems to ensure compliance, governance and operational security.
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Compliance & Risk Services

  • Regulatory compliance – regulatory requirements
  • Money laundering prevention & financial crime compliance
  • Sanctions and embargo management
  • Securities compliance & market integrity
  • Data protection compliance
  • Risk management & compliance governance
  • Training & awareness

Integrated Reporting Framework (IReF)

Are you ready for the paradigm shift in reporting?

IReF heralds a paradigm shift in reporting with far-reaching financial and structural implications for the banking industry and supervisory authorities. Reporting is scheduled to start in 2029. We provide an overview of the latest developments in IReF and the challenges they pose for institutions.

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Current events

The online seminar "Stocks and Funds" offers you a comprehensive introduction, in-depth insights and practice-oriented knowledge of the instruments and structures of the equities asset class. Key topics such as indices, derivatives, funds and corporate actions in equities are covered and basic terms are explained. Practical exercises help you to consolidate the knowledge you have acquired.

Compass for beginners: Our experts explain ICT assets and the information network under DORA. What has changed, what needs to be done, how can you create added value?

Regulatory uncertainties are the biggest obstacle for banks when it comes to implementing artificial intelligence in their organisations. IIn this Coffee Break, you will learn how AI can seamlessly be integrated into your existing requirements management system – and why regulations are not the real challenge when it comes to a successful AI strategy.

The online seminar on foreign currency products offers you in-depth insights and practice-oriented knowledge on the instruments and structures relating to the asset class of currencies. In particular, key topics such as market structures and market mechanisms as well as the functioning of the various products in the global trading environment are highlighted and basic terms are explained. Practical exercises help you to consolidate the knowledge you have acquired.

The 14th Regulatory Law Trend Conference will be held as a hybrid event. Choose the format that suits you best. You will receive concise, first-hand information from representatives of the Bundesbank, BaFin and other experts on current topics and changes in regulatory law, regulatory reporting as well as bank management, which you can immediately apply to the management of your institution and the implementation of appropriate measures and projects.

The seminar focuses on interest rate risk-free margin calculation using structurally congruent refinancing®, on which the entire bank management (both value-oriented and period-oriented) is based and which is also the core of pricing and individual product design in fixed-interest business.

Finance, Risk, Regulatory Reporting & Compliance

Complex industry-specific, business and regulatory requirements are accelerating developments at financial institutions to ensure consistency between reporting, risk management and compliance. These areas will no longer be separated in future. In our series ‘Finance, Risk, Regulatory Reporting & Compliance’, we present the latest developments.

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The EBA/CP/2025/21 consultation paper provides significant impetus for the further development of the banking supervisory framework and defines clear expectations for institutions of all sizes. It aims to achieve greater proportionality, more streamlined procedures and closer integration of key elements of the SREP. At the same time, an effective, cause-orientated assessment is moving more into focus. This requires financial institutions to take action. This article provides an initial orientation on the key content and the regulatory thrust.

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| Part 1 | The year 2025 was also challenging for banks. What can they expect in 2026? We discussed this with our experts Andreas Mach, Rainer Wilken, and Stefan Baumann. This first part of our three-part series “Banking 2026” focuses on the challenges and opportunities for banks in 2026 and the role that artificial intelligence can play in this context.

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Impairment tests (PAAR) were a key focus of BaFin’s audits in 2025 and will continue to shape audit practice in 2026. In this article, we provide a concise overview of the regulatory context, the procedure model for a PAAR audit, and our experiences and observations from supporting institutions before and during the audit.

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The government draft bill for the implementation of the Consumer Credit Directive (EU) 2023/2225 has been available since 3 September 2025. The scope of the previous general consumer loan law is being expanded to include, among other things, the regulation of „buy now, pay later“ schemes.

Your contact

Mach-Andreas

Andreas Mach

Board of Directors

is Executive Board Member of msg for banking ag, overseeing Sales, Marketing and Management & Business Consulting.

Bachert-Christian

Christian Bachert

Executive Partner

is Executive Partner at msg for banking, where he heads up the Finance division and is an expert in risk management.

Gedeon-Emanuel

Dr. Emanuel Gedeon

Division Manager

has many years of experience in compliance, regulatory consulting, and the optimization of control processes for financial institutions, and heads the Governance & Regulatory Advisory division.