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2 June 2023
AI as a support for operational compliance: expectation vs. reality

Rachid Tahrioui

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are terms used in the financial sector when it comes to measures for process optimisation, cost and time savings. The demand for the latest technological developments has determined the market for some time. Especially in the fight against financial crime, experts plead for the use of these technologies. What challenges does the use of artificial intelligence bring with it? What is BaFin's position on this topic and what impact could this have on operational compliance? These are questions that need to be critically examined.
2 May 2023
Cultivating Sustainability: a Call-to-Action on Earth Day and beyond
Arturo Martinez Oest
Earth Day is a day that reminds each one of us of our duty to protect the planet and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come. It is a day that serves as a call to action to rethink our relationship with the environment and take steps towards a more sustainable and fairer world. But it should not be a reminder only every 22 April, but daily.
The motto of this year’s Raisina Dialogue was “Provocation, Uncertainty, Turbulence – A Lighthouse in the Tempest?” Although the organisers wisely added a question mark, one thing is clear: India’s importance in the world will continue to rise, and with it, the significance of a dialogue such as the Raisina Dialogue.
26 April 2023
A changing global landscape: Three observations from the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi
Matthias Catón
18 April 2023
Supporting EU’s engagement with South Africa on peace, security and human rights
Celine Harden
Through the FS International Advisory Services, Frankfurt School is currently supporting the EU to enhance its dialogue with South Africa on peace, security, human rights and governance issues via the initiative: “Gateways for Peace: EU-South Africa partnership for peace and security”. The aim is to promote and deepen a mutual understanding between the EU and South Africa.
When I started counting, I realised that I had been at more than 30 research conferences and workshops in the past 3 years. The sheer number of times that I was out there in front of an audience astonished even me. I was there as a listener, a comment provider, frequently a speaker and sometimes even a session chairperson.
11 April 2023
Life wisdom I learnt from research conferences
Menglu Neupert-Zhuang
17 January 2023
The Zero Trust Concept

Peter Roßbach

Organisations need a framework that allows easy access to all resources without slowing down productivity. In addition, the systems and the access to the systems need to be protected, taking into account the given circumstances. Zero Trust is a modern security model based on the design principle "Never trust, always verify".
31 March 2022
Navigating the biodiversity crisis: notes for the financial sector

Elizabeth Tamayo Tabares

You have probably heard about biodiversity loss as a new and urgent problem we need to address. News about extinct rhinos and endangered bees have made headlines recently, and perhaps they have even hit too close to home for you. However, do you feel personally threatened by these stories? More importantly, do you feel somehow responsible for these issues?
21 March 2023
FS delivers sustainable finance capacity building for Asian central banks
Dr. Alexander Lehmann
Asia accounts for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions and lies at the front line of increasingly frequent and severe climate disasters. While this new FS course could draw on our track record of graduate and executive teaching in the field, our understanding of financial and private sector regulation needed to adapt to the Asia context.
It is evident that climate change, sustainability and ESG criteria (Environmental, Social and Governance) have become trending topics across countries, sectors, industries and even political parties, given that societal perceptions and consumer demands for better accountability have changed.
14 March 2023
A Cautionary Tale: The Case of Greenwashing
María José Valverde
7 February 2023
Biodiversity and finance: managing the double materiality
Carola Menzel-Hausherr
On behalf of Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN), Frankfurt School’s International Advisory Services (IAS), the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) and Climate Company prepared the new report ”Biodiversity and finance: Managing the double materiality”. This report contributes to the understanding and managing of biodiversity-related physical and transition risks.
Strategy and risk management are central to the role of a board of directors. They must take into account the changing nature of risks in order to adjust the adopted strategy. Risks of a political nature are one of several that need to be monitored.
12 December 2022
Geopolitics for Organizations – tools to navigate a challenging world
Elter Nehemias Santos Barbosa
7 December 2021
Can a set of minimum ESG reporting standards solve the ESG reporting dilemma?

Alexandra B. Kinywamaghana

The integrity and verifiability of ESG data, the numerous disclosure frameworks, and the subjective nature of the ESG ratings may spark doubt among stakeholders which could limit integrating sustainability risks and opportunities into investment analyses. Until we have a mandatory and uniform framework with a minimum set of standards, ESG will remain only a buzzword.
9 July 2021
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay

Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner

Numerous cryptocurrencies have emerged in recent years, and hundreds of start-ups and companies around the world have launched corresponding projects. All of this suggests that technologies are emerging here that will change the financial system in particular.
4 November 2022
Rediscovering our relationship with Nature – beyond profit and optimisation
María José Valverde
Climate change has taken a prominent role in daily conversations among friends, colleagues and strangers – and so has climate anxiety. However, on a personal level, having the opportunity to work on these issues every day helps me to keep this anxiety away. It allows me to “put a face” to a sometimes very abstract and complex problem and to witness concrete results.
SMEs are increasingly expected to report their ESG performance. But do banks reward good ESG performance with a lower interest rate? The short answer is “no, not really”. But bad performance might be punished in the future. The question of how sustainability affects the relationship between companies and their bank and their financing costs is currently of high relevance.
28 October 2022
Do banks reward SMEs‘ good ESG performance with lower interest rates?
Paul Glang
AI as a support for operational compliance: expectation vs. reality
2 June 2023
Rachid Tahrioui
Cultivating Sustainability: a Call-to-Action on Earth Day and beyond
2 May 2023
Arturo Martinez Oest
A changing global landscape: Three observations from the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi
26 April 2023
Matthias Catón
The Zero Trust Concept
17 January 2023
Peter Roßbach
Supporting EU’s engagement with South Africa on peace, security and human rights
18 April 2023
Celine Harden
Life wisdom I learnt from research conferences
11 April 2023
Menglu Neupert-Zhuang
Navigating the biodiversity crisis: notes for the financial sector
31 March 2022
Elizabeth Tamayo Tabares
FS delivers sustainable finance capacity building for Asian central banks
21 March 2023
Dr. Alexander Lehmann
A Cautionary Tale: The Case of Greenwashing
14 March 2023
María José Valverde
Can a set of minimum ESG reporting standards solve the ESG reporting dilemma?
7 December 2021
Alexandra B. Kinywamaghana
Biodiversity and finance: managing the double materiality
7 February 2023
Carola Menzel-Hausherr
Geopolitics for Organizations – tools to navigate a challenging world
12 December 2022
Elter Nehemias Santos Barbosa
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay
9 July 2021
Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner
Rediscovering our relationship with Nature – beyond profit and optimisation
4 November 2022
María José Valverde
Do banks reward SMEs‘ good ESG performance with lower interest rates?
28 October 2022
Paul Glang