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. . . die EZB als Europas Bankenaufsicht gerade einen neuartigen Test der Widerstandsfähigkeit in Großbanken durchführen lässt? Dabei steht das Ergebnis quasi im Voraus fest, weshalb er „Reverse-Stresstest“ heißt: Die Kernkapitalquote soll ausgehend von verschärften Vorschriften des Jahres 2028 („fully loaded“) um 300 Basispunkte sinken. Dafür soll jede Bank ein eigenes Szenario entwerfen und berechnen, wie ihre Risiken bei Ermittlung der Kernkapitalquote im Nenner steigen und ihr Eigenkapital im Zähler sinkt. Da jede Bank andere Krisenannahmen trifft, dürften die im Mai zur Veröffentlichung anstehenden Stresstestergebnisse schwer miteinander vergleichbar sein.

. . . Armin von Falkenhayn, Ende 2025 nach zehn Jahren als Deutschlandchef der Bank of America ausgeschieden, seither zwei Aufsichtsratsmandate angenommen hat? Von Falkenhayn kontrolliert die Landesbank Baden-Württemberg und den verstaatlichten Energieversorger Uniper.

. . . the Deutsche Bank will get new supervisory board members during its annual general meeting, which will take place in person for the first time in seven years on May 28th? Carsten Knobel, CEO of Henkel, is only standing for election. He replaces former VW manager Frank Witter.

. . . Alexander Franzwho has been part of the management team of the fintech Lemon Markets, which was purchased by DWP Bank in 2025, for three years, has left this brokerage platform?

. . . the Sparkasse Mainfranken is launching the venture capital fund 14leafs together with the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg and the fund company Stellavent Capital? With a target volume of 50 million euros, the fund is intended to invest in technology-driven start-ups in early phases (pre-seed to Series A), particularly in the areas of health (life sciences and health) and digitalization (deep and digital tech). University innovations are to be retained in the region around Würzburg through early phase financing and close operational support.

. . . Sandra Heinrich was hired by the Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen as head of credit risk management? Heinrich is coming to Helaba on August 1st after a good 31 years at Deutsche Bank, where she rose to the position of managing director in the business customer business and supervisory board member of the Polish subsidiary. Heinrich succeeds Stephan Kloock, who took over the role of Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at the fund subsidiary Helaba Invest on April 1st.

. . . Thilo Schweizerwho previously worked for the Stadtsparkasse Köln and the Institute of International Finance in Washington and then became known as Commerzbank’s political arm, first in Brussels and then from March 2023 in the Berlin office as chief lobbyist and successor to Heiner Herkenhoff, now started working for the Munich drone start-up Quantum Systems as Director of Global Governmental Affairs from Berlin?

. . . Juan de Porras Aguirrewho has worked for Bank Santander in Poland since 2011, was brought in by the Austrian Erste Bank as head of corporate banking?

. . . Georg von Wulffen was promoted by the British investment company Schroders? From July 1st, von Wulffen will, in addition to institutional customers (“wholesale”), additionally handle the enterprise with rich personal prospects in Germany and Austria and thus take over the general enterprise with Schroders’ gross sales companions.