I have said before but it deserves repeating: It would be a  2  BIS Review 34/2010  tragic irony if the outcome of this crisis is a gain in power for the largest firms at the expense of the other 6,800 regional and community banks. If so, it would be a win for Wall Street. BIS Review 34/2010  3
After all, our Financial Stability Review seeks not just to analyse current events but also to find answers to longer-term questions as well. The current situation What is our assessment of financial stability in 2011? Our main diagnosis is that the risks to the German financial system have increased perceptibly this year.