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How Citigroup and Nomura are coping after the banking boom

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 2, pp. 14-17

Times are tough at present for Citigroup, the world’s largest bank. As if low market prices, eroded investor confidence and outstanding loans worth billions to the financially crippled Argentina are not enough, the shadow of federal and industry investigation hangs over this financial giant....

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Banking on the future at Barclays, Abbey National and HSBC

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 5, pp. 9-12

all alike. Customer’s behavior is often contradictory. The rise of Internet banking has been accompanied by protests at … branches into one‐stop shops for financial services. This review focuses on some of the challenges facing banking and how key …

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Collaboration brings Egg’s IT project to the boil

In: Strategic Direction 20 (2004) 8, pp. 23-25

An extensive review of systems development practices during the late 1990s produced some alarming statistics. It suggested that up to 90 percent of all IT projects failed to meet their goals, while 80 percent were late and over‐budget, and 40 percent were abandoned. The value of IT investments...

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Hong Kong ATMs: the great holes in the wall of China

In: Strategic Direction 22 (2006) 1, pp. 22-24

ask yourself the question, how do I use it when I do? These two questions at the heart of any banking strategy will …, one might assume the new virtual banking systems that operate outside traditional branch operations would now form the …

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UBS overshadows Crédit Suisse

In: Strategic Direction 22 (2006) 2, pp. 15-17

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...

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Forecasting cash flow for 2015

In: Strategic Direction 22 (2006) 11, pp. 12-14

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review an article on extensive research to predict the state of the banking … comments and places the articles in context. Findings – The paper finds that there are big wins to be claimed in the banking …

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Goldman Sachs' golden touch

Brown, Rachel (ed.) - In: Strategic Direction 23 (2007) 6, pp. 5-7

in the macho world of banking they offer enlightened human resources practices. Growth is a given. Managing risk is …

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Building brand values through internal marketing

Brown, Rachel (ed.) - In: Strategic Direction 23 (2007) 6, pp. 8-9

Purpose – Reviews a paper which offers the findings of interview research into internal marketing (IM) in banking … be further considered. Originality/value – The paper draws attention to the value of IM in banking, for which there is no …

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Competitive banking

Brown, Rachel (ed.) - In: Strategic Direction 23 (2007) 6, pp. 22-24

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Wells Fargo and First Direct lead the way in the banking sector

Brown, Rachel (ed.) - In: Strategic Direction 23 (2007) 6, pp. 29-31

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