List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Competition Forces and Institutional Structure in the UK and Germany; N.Walker Financial Innovation and Financial Stability: Some Lessons from Germany and the UK; G.Hoggarth, A.Milne & G.E.Wood European Destiny and Macroeconomic Responsibility in the Financial Systems of Germany and the UK: A Balance Sheet Approach; J.Toporowski Discussant; A.Tylecote What Kind of Stability Helps Industry?: Contrasting Experiences with British and German Banking; F.H.Capie & G.E.Wood Discussant; B.Köhler Financial Competition, Risk and Accountability: The Role of Trust Banks; J.A.Kregel The Dynamics of Change and Risk in Corporate and Wholesale Finance; B.Howcroft Discussant; B.Zugenbühler Risk Management and the Ethics of New Financial Instruments; J.Welby Business Ethics in the Banking Industry - Some Remarks; A.Wagner The Savings Ratio Behaviour in Globalised Money and Capital Markets: A Comparison of the UK and German Experience; S.F.Frowen & E.Karakitsos Discussant; E.O.Smith The Role of Central Banks in the Global Competition Environment; N.Kloten Bank Supervision in the Context of Global Competition; J.G.Ellis Economic and Monetary Union: An Ethical Issue?; M.Donnelly Capital and Credit-Based Development: Lessons for Central East Europe; S.Herten & J.Hölscher Discussant; M.Moersch Social Banking and Affordable Housing in Germany; U.Reifner & J.Pfau The Role of Compliance in Germany's Banking Culture; L.Schuster Index