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The future of banking from a single source

Low interest rates, competition, digitalization and regulation all shape banking and create considerable turbulence in the banking industry. msg group has three key banking experts: msg for banking ag, msg Rethink Compliance and Finnova, all of whom have the expertise and experience required to help banks master the challenges of today, while preparing for those of tomorrow.

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msg for banking rethinks banking and offers our customers smart, innovative and platform-based digitized solutions from a single source. For more than 100 years, we have been supporting our customers in optimizing their business success and helping them to transform their business in line with constantly changing financial markets. As a market leader in bank management and regulatory reporting and a provider of high-quality consulting solutions, we are a reliable partner at our customers' side.

In the areas of Strategy & Business Models, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Capital Markets, Payments, Digital Transformation & IT and Financial Artificial Intelligence, we are ideally equipped to identify and evaluate upcoming challenges and implement them together with our customers. Solutions in the areas of digitalization and cloud are just as much a part of this as a solution for the overall bank management of the future.

ORRP - the Open Risk and Reporting Platform Architecture - is our answer to the consistent and transparent methods and processes in bank management required by European and national supervisory authorities. ORRP combines the technical added value of the solutions THINC (bank management) and BAIS (reporting) on one platform and thus enables the efficient linking of reporting and risk controlling, for example in the normative approach of ICAAP/ILAAP. In this form, ORRP is unique in Germany.

Finnova develops product-based front-to-back office solutions for banks. With their proprietary product, “Finnova Banking Software”, the Swiss company helps banks and BPO providers efficiently process their standard banking functions.

The consulting and technology company msg Rethink Compliance is a specialist in the area of Anti-Financial Crime and helps customers to implement their compliance strategies to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and corruption.

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Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly available in savings banks – but actual use by employees often falls short of expectations. In this compact AI Coffee Break session, we discuss typical challenges, highlight success factors for change management, and provide concrete ideas on how AI can be sustainably integrated into everyday work in a way that is also accepted by employees.

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.

Our series of events for managers provides you with in-depth insights into key aspects of leadership and change in Germany's two largest banking groups - the savings banks and cooperative banks. Use this platform to share knowledge, learn from each other and take a valuable look at the bigger picture. At the 13th Leadership MeetUp, discuss how managers can strengthen mental health in the workplace through their attitude and structural design, and why leadership needs to be rethought as an interplay between leading and following.

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?

How can banks and financial institutions plan and manage the transition to a climate-neutral economy in a targeted manner? This information event shows how climate transition planning can become a strategic tool – with clear frameworks, proven methods and practical examples. The event is part of the multi-session series ‘Shaping the future: transition planning as a lever for sustainable value creation in the financial sector’. Join us for further events on the topics of risk management and financed emissions in the transition plan – practical, regulatory-based and strategically relevant.

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Customer Magazin NEWS 03/2025 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s BCBS 239 standard, ‘Principles for Effective Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting,’ aims to improve banks‘ ability to aggregate risk data in order to enable more effective risk management and better decision-making. BCBS 239 has been in force for years for systemically important institutions and remains relevant in light of increasing regulatory requirements and challenges facing banks. Implementing these principles offers an opportunity to strategically realign data management, thereby laying the foundation for a transformation towards greater data utilisation and inspiration.

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Customer Magazin NEWS 03/2025 The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is an EU directive that standardises and expands corporate sustainability reporting. It requires detailed, reliable information on sustainability issues such as the environment, social issues and corporate governance (ESG). Germany has been behind schedule with the implementation of the CSRD since July 2024. Now, in July 2025, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) has presented a draft bill on corporate sustainability reporting in German law, which was followed by the government draft on 3 September 2025. What does this mean for the implementation of the directive in Germany?

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Customer Magazin NEWS 03/2025 The EU’s Capital Requirements Regulation III (CRR III) makes capital requirements for banks in the EU stricter and more risk-sensitive. The aim is to strengthen the resilience of the banking sector, improve the comparability of capital requirements and increase transparency. A key aspect of CRR III is the revision of the calculation of risk-weighted assets (RWA). This presents opportunities for institutions.