This paper examines how Basel III capital reforms affected bank lending in Ger- many. We focus on the increase of minimum risk-based capital requirements and the introduction of the leverage ratio. The announcement of stricter risk-based capital regulation significantly affected low capitalized...

Some of the most widely expressed myths about the German financial system are concerned with the close ties and intensive interaction between banks and firms, often described as Hausbank relationships. Links between banks and firms include direct shareholdings, board representation, and proxy...

Die deutsche Kreditwirtschaft hat das Geschäftsfeld 'Corporate Banking' als wichtigen Werttreiber identifiziert. Neben dem Geschäft mit großen, kapitalmarktorientierten Unternehmen konzentrieren die Banken sich wieder verstärkt auf die Beziehungen zu ihrer mittelständischen...

The financial foundation of Germany's manufacturing success, according to the comparative capitalism literature, is an ample supply of long-term capital, provided to firms by a three-pillar banking system and "patient" domestic shareholders. This premise also informs the recent literature on...