Readership: College: students of economics, finance, and banking; strategic management and international business. Professional: Bankers, consultants, and other professionals in the financial markets.
Jordi Canals, Associate Dean and Professor of Economic and Business Administration, International Graduate School of Management, University of Navarra, Spain
"A book to be read by anyone concerned with banking strategies." - CIB News, July/August 1997
1. The transformation of the banking industry and the theory of financial intermediation 2. Capital markets versus bank intermediation 3. The separation between commercial and investment banking: the case of the United States 4. Universal banks versus specialized banks 5. Universal banks and bank/non-financial company groups 6. Germany: the relationship between banks and non-financial companies 7. The Japanese main bank system and its influence on industry 8. The Spanish financial model 9. The internationalization of banking 10. New organizational patterns in banking 11. Universal banks, specialized banks, and the regulation of financial services 12. The future of banking: some final ideas
