In this paper, we investigate the claim that German banks are special compared to banks in other industrialised … economies. We show that banks are of particular importance to the German economy?as financial intermediary, as lender to the … corporate sector, and as part of the corporate governance system. Further, German banks are supervised by two supervisory …

The paper investigates the factors crucial in the locational decisions of multinational German banks in selected … characteristics. Results indicate that FDI by non-banks exerted a strong pull effect on banking FDI flows, as did highly developed …

. Furthermore significant differences existed between small and large banks. The business model of small banks was often more …

monetary policy was up (down). Overall, we find that competition among banks and competition from financial markets result in a …

, regulatory intervention is needed even in the presence of the state guarantees on agents’ deposits in the banks (workout …

This paper examines the convergence properties of cost efficiency for Indonesian banks for the period 1992-2007. It …. Using panel data estimation, the paper examines β-convergence and σ-convergence, to test the speed at which Indonesian banks … reform process improved the average level of efficiency and improved the distribution of efficiency across banks …

, and the interaction with banks’ risk management, supervisory tools and statistical requirements. It also examines how the … application of fair value accounting to banks’ trading book has impacted their share price volatility. It is concluded that the …