What this shows not least is: German banks cannot afford to stand still. Last but not least, Germany also has a some catching-up to do with regard to the leverage ratio.
Although this non-risk-weighted capital ratio has improved in recent months – 20 of the German banks that participated in the comprehensive assessment are already compliant with the 3% leverage ratio figure, which will be in effect from 2018 onwards – German banks are still performing relatively poorly by international standards. BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  3.