/ edited by Jan Pieter Krahnen, Reinhard H. Schmidt
Oxford ;New York
: Oxford University Press,
, 2004.
xxi, 527 p.
: ill. ; 24 cm.
e
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The purpose and structure of the book / Jan Pieter Krahnen, Reinhard H. Schmidt -- What constitutes a financial system in general and the German financial system in particular? / Reinhard H. Schmidt, Marcel Tyrell -- German banks and banking structure / Andreas Hackethal -- Institutional investors in Germany : insurance companies and investment funds / Raimond Maurer -- Organized equity markets / Erik Theissen -- Monetary policy transmission and the financial system in Germany / Andreas Worms -- Universal banks and relationships with firms / Ralf Elsas, Jan Pieter Krahnen -- Initial public offerings and venture capital in Germany / Stefanie Franzke, Stefanie Grohs, Christian Laux -- Mergers and acquisitions in Germany : social setting and regulatory framework / Frank A. Schmid, Mark Wahrenburg -- Regulation and competition in German banking : an assessment / Karl-Hermann Fischer, Christian Pfeil -- Corporate governance : legal aspects / Oliver Rieckers, Gerald Spindler -- Corporate governance in Germany : an economic perspective / Reinhard H. Schmidt -- Investor protection and capital market regulation in Germany / Eric Nowak -- The role of accounting in the German financial system / Christian Leuz, Jens W?�stemann -- Taking stock and looking ahead : the German financial system at the crossroads? / Jan Pieter Krahnen, Reinhard H. Schmidt.