The impact of regulatory requirements on German financial institutions’ outsourcing arrangements

Riffat Hasan and Oliver Kruse

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 2023, vol. 32, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyse and investigate how intensified regulatory requirements related to outsourcing have influenced and changed the outsourcing activities of German financial institutions. Design/methodology/approach - The study involved interviewing 11 outsourcing experts in the German financial sector, including four of the five largest banks in Germany. In coding and analysing the collected data, this study adopted the approach of a qualitative content analysis framework. Findings - The study found that the revised legal requirements have had a significant and potentially negative impact on the efficiency of outsourcing, leading to a necessity for German financial institutions to internally realign their outsourcing managements. The study further revealed practical realigned methods German financial institutions executed to meet the legal requirements. Originality/value - The impact, meaning and relevance of legal requirements in the outsourcing environment of German financial institutions has been relatively under-researched from a qualitative perspective and focused on other primary fields of investigation like outsourcing decisions and outcomes. This study has, by adopting a qualitative approach, addressed the identified gap by providing first-hand insights and new knowledge.

Keywords: Outsourcing in financial institutions; Outsourcing regulations; EBA guidelines on outsourcing arrangements; Minimum requirements on risk management (MaRisk); Outsourcing decisions; outsourcing management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/JFRC-03-2023-0033

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