Capital Requirements of German Banksand the European CommunityProposais on Banking Supervision
The German banking industry has seconded the proposal for a SingleEuropean banking market and the establishment of a 'fair level playing field'.In banking Services, this implies the harmonization of rules on capitaladequacy. The Cooke committee at the Bank for International Settlementsand the European Commission have been working on new capital guidelinesand deposit protection schemes. It is argued in this chapter that capitaladequacy regulations significantly affect the competitive positioning of theGerman banking industry....