Do you expect there to be further consolidation in the world banking industry?
Mühlemann: The liberalization of the us financial market (eg, the introduction of interstate banking and the relaxation of the Glass-Steagall Act) has increasingly led to consolidation in commercial and investment banking. In Europe, we will see a similar development, although for different reasons. European banks, which have already entered the bancassurance era, are looking for size, whereas us banks want to get ready for the era after Glass-Steagall.
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