Recent Trends in U.S. and German Banking:Convergence or Divergence?

The purpose of this study is to focus on two leading industrialized nations - theU.S. and Germany - analyze the differences in the recent trends in their respectivebanking sectors and see if indeed the banking industries in these two leadingeconomies are gravitating towards a homogeneous global banking structure or,even after the current changes, have entered the 21st century with continuingdifferences. We find a convergent model of universal banking with voluntaryseparation, by subsidiary, of commercial and investment banking.

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Year of publication:	2001-03-01
Authors:	Biswas, Rita ; Löchel, Horst
Institutions:	Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Subject:	Kreditwesen \| Investment Banking \| Investment \| Finanzdienstleistungsmarkt

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Table Index
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Organization of the Industry
3. The Regulatory Framework
4. Pressures on the Banking Systems of the Two Countries and Their Respective Responses
4.1. The U.S. System
4.2. The German System
5. After the Responses to Pressures – Convergence or Divergence?
6. References

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