Furthermore, governments may be  2  See Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, Cross-border Bank Resolution Group (2009), Report and Recommendations of the Cross-border Bank Resolution Group (Basel: Basel Committee, September), and Financial Stability Forum (2009), FSF Principles for Cross-Border Cooperation on Crisis Management (Basel: FSF, April 2). (The Financial Stability Forum subsequently was renamed the Financial Stability Board.)
German banks under the new supervisory structure  The comprehensive assessment began just one year ago. This involved subjecting the major German institutions to closer scrutiny and testing their ability to withstand stress in a crisis situation. The objective was to create transparency and to detect any legacy problems and capital shortfalls.