Wie in den dreißiger Jahren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts wird als Reaktion auf die von einem instabilen Finanzsystem ausgelöste Wirtschaftskrise die Forderung erhoben, den Finanzsektor stärker zu regulieren und zu beaufsichtigen. Angeblich droht eine Destabilisierung der gesamten Wirtschaft,...

Over the past few decades, changes in market conditions such as globalisation and deregulation of financial markets as well as product innovation and technical advancements have induced financial institutions to expand their business activities beyond their traditional boundaries and to engage...

This paper examines capital adequacy regulation in Germany. After a short overview about financial regulation in Germany in general, the paper focuses on the most important development in the area of capital adequacy regulation from the 1930s up to the financial crisis. Two main trends are...