PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1. The Purpose and Structure of the Book 2. What Constitutes a Financial System in General and the German Financial System in Particular? PART II: FINANCIAL SECTORS AND CORPORATE FINANCE 3. German Banks and Banking Structure 4. Instititutional Investors in Germany: Insurance Companies and Investment Funds 5. Organized Equity Markets 6. Monetary Policy Transmission and the Financial System in Germany 7. Universal Banks and Relationships with Firms 8. Initial Public Offerings and Venture Capital in Germany 9. Mergers and Acquisitions in Germany: Social Setting and Regulatory Framework PART III: REGULATION AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 10. Regulation and Competition in German Banking 11. Corporate Governance: Legal Aspects 12. Corporate Governance in Germany: An Economic Perspective 13. Investor Protection and Capital Market Regulation in Germany 14. The Role of Accounting in the German Financial System PART IV: PERSPECTIVES 15. Taking Stock and Looking Ahead: The German Financial System at the Crossroads? Index
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