Cross Country Comparison of Efficiency in Investment Banking . Nemanja Radić University of Rome ’’Tor Vergata’’‚ Doctorate of Research in Banking and Finance‚ Via Columbia 2‚ Rome‚ Italy‚ e-mail:radic_n@yahoo.com Franco Fiordelisi University of Rome ’’Federico Caffè’’‚ Department of Management and Law‚ Rome‚ Italy‚ e-mail:fiordeli@uniroma3.it Abstract This paper aims to identify the framework for comparing investment banks efficiencies across nations. In order to overcome traditional
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Banking and Payments Research Shows an Industry Struggling with Change Banking and Payments Research Digest H1 2014 finds that the banking and payments markets are struggling to deal with the after effects of the downturn and the disruptive effects of technology. Recent research in the banking sector shows European banks are still recovering from the financial downturn‚ threatened by shadow banks and Fintechs‚ and attempting to redefine the role of the branch. The cards and payments market is a
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CASE 8: Birds Eye and the UK frozen food industry 1. Why did Birds Eye develop as a vertically integrated producer? When Birds Eye started business‚ during the early 50’s‚ the frozen food industry was a completely new market‚ where still was needed to develop some major issues. During this period the industry was growing really fast‚ around a 40% per annum. In order to maintain and sustain its growth‚ Birds Eye needed a very efficient and reliable supply chain. The strategy of vertically integration
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The global banking sector: current issues The financial services sector is emerging from the worst financial crisis for 80 years. Tighter regulation‚ an overhang of debt in the west and the immense growth in the power of banks in emerging economies will transform the landscape of banking. What opportunities and threats will this create? And what are the main lessons that banks will learn from the crisis? CIMA sector report Key messages 1. 2. 3. There is growing optimism that both the world
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like to thank the almighty for giving us courage. Index Introduction Universal Banking is a multi-purpose and multi-functional financial supermarket (a company offering a wide range of financial services e.g. stock‚ insurance and real-estate brokerage) providing both banking and financial services through a single window. Definition of Universal Banking: As per the World Bank‚ "In Universal Banking‚ large banks operate extensive network of branches‚ provide many different services‚ hold
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Porter’s Five Forces- Threat of New Entrants Since its introduction in 1979‚ Porter’s Five Forces has become the de facto framework for industry analysis. The five forces measure the competitiveness of the market deriving its attractiveness. The analyst uses conclusions derived from the analysis to determine the company’s risk from in its industry (current or potential). The five forces are (1) Threat of New Entrants‚ (2) Threat of Substitute Products or Services‚ (3) Bargaining Power of Buyers
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Citigroup ’s Industry Analysis 1. High Rivalry among Banking Companies The competition in banking industry is very high. There are many banks around the world. Although Citibank is the second largest financial services firm‚ the slow growth rate still affects it. Moreover‚ banking industry hardly has differentiation strategy. Whenever one bank comes out with our new product or service‚ it can not stand for long period as other banks will follow its products and services. In addition‚ customers
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An Overview of the Canadian Financial-Services Sector: Banking Industry What is a financial intermediary? A financial intermediary is an organization that raises money from investors and provides financing for individuals‚ companies and other organizations. Intermediaries are a stop on the road between savings and real investment. Mutual funds and pension funds are two important classes of intermediaries. A financial institution usually suggests a more complicated intermediary doing more than
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found in the adaptation of analysis models by organizations in their marketing campaigns . PEST analysis models have been utilized by organizations all over the world to determine or predict future trends in business as well as to take preemptive measures to avoid running into losses (Charles ‚ Hill Jones ‚ 2006p .89-98 Below is a PEST analysis of UK’s software industry Political factors The political changes in the UK really do impact negatively on the software industry ‚ although of late ‚ there
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refreshing piece of banking. As people who are being pursued just for political reasons can get a breather with a place to bank in total secrecy without being subjected to persecutions [as was in the case of the Nazi regime against bank accounts of Jews and other “enemies of the German state” held in Switzerland (McCreery‚ 2007)]. Because of greater privacy with offshore banking‚ people with special needs that are outside the general retail banking’s scope are catered for through private banking (Casu et al
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