Trade, Investment and Competition in International Banking

Banks' business is increasingly international and an élite group of global banks is emerging. This book outlines the influences on the evolution of international banking and analyses trade and investment in the international banking industry, covering cross-border trade in banking services, foreign direct investment by banks, international financial centres, capital movements, and competition between banks. Focusing on competitive advantage, it compares the leading banks' international business. This book is of interest to academics and students as well as to bankers. It provides a transversal and truly comprehensive overview of the international banking industry, focusing on the organization of the industry and the influences on it, rather than on the functions of banks themselves.

Autorentext
AIDAN O'CONNOR is Professor of Strategy and International Business at ESCEM School of Business and Management, France. He has extensive experience in banking and academic experience in several European countries. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Inhalt
List of Tables List of Figures Acknowldgements Introduction PART 1: THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING International Banking in the Pre-Modern Banking and Modern Banking Eras PART 2: THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AND INFLUENCES ON CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL BANKING Contemporary International Banking Markets Regulation, Trade Agreements, Consolidation and Integration in International Banking PART 3: INTERNATIONALLY TRADED BANKING SERVICES Trade Theories and International Banking The Scope of International Banking, Business Activities and Markets PART 4: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN INTERNATIONAL BANKING The Leading International Banks PART 5: THE EVOLVING INTERNATIONAL BANKING INDUSTRY Trends and Strategies of International Banks Notes Index