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Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Well Structured
  • Overview

Recommendation

According to professionals at the Boston Consulting Group, corporate banks worldwide face challenges from disruptive digital technologies as they continue to deal with the aftermath of the 2008 crisis. Yet a global survey of 300 corporate banks shows a clear divide emerging between winners and losers. The most successful institutions share a number of common characteristics that give them an edge over their less profitable peers. getAbstract recommends this concise, authoritative report to global corporate bankers and financial services professionals.

Summary

A Boston Consulting Group survey of 300 corporate banks across all regions and market segments reveals a sector undergoing great change. Disruptive digital technologies are rapidly developing, while banks cope with post-2008 regulatory reforms in a low interest rate environment. Most respondents disclosed that they expanded their lending but experienced margin declines between 2015 and 2016, and that compliance costs increased their operating expenses. Banks had fewer bad loans in Europe, but loan losses increased in Asia and the United States. The most successful firms kept operating...

About the Authors

Carsten Baumgärtner et al. are professionals with the Boston Consulting Group.


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