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The New Compliance Function: Implementation of CRD VI and the EBA Guidelines on Internal Governance – Part 3 (german only)
Published in "Compliance Berater" (CB), Issue 08/2026. The concluding Part 3 turns operational, tracing the full path from norm to lived practice. It shows how institutions translate the requirements of CRD VI, EBA guidelines and the 9th MaRisk amendment into an audit-proof process: from integration into risk strategy and risk appetite, through "forward looking" regulatory monitoring, to the proportionality matrix for risk-based clustering of legal domains. The contribution by Prof. Dr. Frank Passing, Markus Müller and Finn Brüggemann is rounded out by a compliance synopsis that structures and contrasts the tasks and framework conditions of the Regulatory/MaRisk compliance function, also available on the Fairfield & Archer website.
Read moreThe New Compliance Function: Implementation of CRD VI and the EBA Guidelines on Internal Governance – Part 3 (german only)
Published in "Compliance Berater" (CB), Issue 08/2026. The concluding Part 3 turns operational, tracing the full path from norm to lived practice. It shows how institutions translate the requirements of CRD VI, EBA guidelines and the 9th MaRisk amendment into an audit-proof process: from integration into risk strategy and risk appetite, through "forward looking" regulatory monitoring, to the proportionality matrix for risk-based clustering of legal domains. The contribution by Prof. Dr. Frank Passing, Markus Müller and Finn Brüggemann is rounded out by a compliance synopsis that structures and contrasts the tasks and framework conditions of the Regulatory/MaRisk compliance function, also available on the Fairfield & Archer website.
Setting the Cut: ESG Compliance at Financial Institutions
The first wave of CSRD reports has been filed. EBA/GL/2025/01 has applied to large EU institutions since January 2026. Yet a surprising number of European financial institutions are still in a pre-decision phase on ESG compliance. This report works through how to draw that line.
The New Compliance Function: Implementation of CRD VI and the EBA Guidelines on Internal Governance – Part 2 (german only)
Published in Compliance Berater (CB), Issue 07/2026. Part 2 shifts the focus to the national perspective for Germany and the operative implementation. It examines the 9th MaRisk amendment (Konsultation 02/2026), compares the requirements of the EBA draft with the MaRisk methodology, and shows how the Compliance function will increasingly operate in the tension between national and supranational regulatory demands. The article provides concrete recommendations for a “Regulatory-Compliance-Lifecycle” and the professionalisation of regulatory monitoring. Article is in German only.
The New Compliance Function: Implementation of CRD VI and the EBA Guidelines on Internal Governance – Part 1 (german only)
Published in Compliance Berater (CB), Issue 06/2026. This article analyses the supranational upgrade of the Regulatory Compliance function through CRD VI and the revised EBA Guidelines on Internal Governance. It examines how the new requirements reshape the compliance mandate, governance architecture, and operational scope for financial institutions across the EU — and what this means for teams preparing for the 2026 transposition deadline. Article is in German only.