Retail Banking Competitor Tracker - Apr 09
Datamonitor
May 19, 2009 264 Pages - SKU: DFMN2272552
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Datamonitor's Retail Banking Competitor Tracker is a monthly product providing updates on key events relating to major and innovative players in the retail banking sector. Covering events such as M&A activity, market entries and withdrawals, partnerships, product innovation and customer targeting on a global basis, the Retail Banking Competitor Tracker provides succinct summaries of key stories.
Scope- Information on new product developments, mergers and acquisitions, distribution and partnerships.
- Insight on how the major retail banks are adapting to the ever changing economic climate.
Highlights- There were few stories concerning M&A, partnerships or organic growth in April 2009.
- Stories around new products and new services were the most common in April 2009.
- Members approved the merger between Britannia Building Society and Co-operative Financial Services.
Reasons to Purchase- Provides invaluable information on your closest competitors' strategies all in one place.
- Keeps track of how the competitive landscape is changing through M&A activities, partnerships and organic growth.
- Detailed insight into new product developments within the retail banking landscape.
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- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Methodology
- Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- This tracker provides both one-month and 12-month views of developments
- Each month, Datamonitor tracks the most relevant announcements from 79 competitors
- Datamonitor's Retail Banking team provides analysis of the key developments at both the one-month and 12-month level
- A fully searchable database of the past 12 months of developments is also delivered alongside the report
- KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN APRIL
- New activity indicates both renewed confidence and further fall-out from the banking crisis
- The Britannia and Co-operative merger may herald further consolidation in the mutual sector
- Nationwide announces controversial plans to introduce higher SVR for new mortgage customers
- New mortgage products may presage a return to normality in the banking sector
- Further moves towards electronic banking in South Africa and Norway
- Overall competitor activity in April 2009 was in line with recent months
- There were few stories concerning M&A, partnerships or organic growth in April
- The majority of developments in April originated in Western Europe and Asia Pacific
- Stories around new products and new services were the most common in April 2009
- M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth
- ICBC
- China: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and American Express re-affirm strategic cooperation
- Nationwide BS
- UK: Nationwide Building Society acquires Dunfermline
- Standard Bank of South Africa
- South Africa: Standard Bank enters into a strategic partnership with China UnionPay
- Swedbank
- Sweden: Nordals Härads Sparbank acquires three local branches of Swedbank
- Sweden: Swedbank sells its local branch in Mullsjö to Tidaholms Sparbank
- Sweden: Swedbank sells its local branch office in Olofström to Sparbanken 1826
- Product, Services and Innovation
- Abbey
- UK: Abbey launches new mortgage deals
- Bank of East Asia
- Hong Kong: The Bank of East Asia launches first-year monthly installment HK$3,388 mortgage plan
- Hong Kong: BEA introduces first year effective rate P-3.28% mortgage plan
- BBVA
- Spain: BBVA introduces a new array of financial solutions
- Citigroup
- Singapore: Citibank offer gifts to celebrate 20 years of ready credit
- Indonesia: Citi Indonesia and PT Pos Indonesia launch innovative document delivery platform
- Pakistan: Citibank launches bi-lingual cheque book in 10 cities
- Pakistan: Citibank introduces ATM-generated 'mini credit card statements' facility
- Australia: Citibank's ATM network is the second largest network
- DnB NOR
- Norway: DnB NOR plans to offer a fully electronic loan process
- First National Bank
- South Africa: First National Bank offers customers more for less
- Lloyds TSB
- UK: Halifax offers council tax help to home movers and first time buyers
- Nationwide BS
- UK: Nationwide launches new two-year tracker mortgage deal
- UK: Nationwide announces new mortgage deals
- Standard Chartered
- Thailand: Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) promotes internet banking
- Yorkshire BS
- UK: Yorkshire BS launch new range of products
- Appendix
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
- List of Tables
- Table 1: The 79 companies and subsidiaries covered by Datamonitor's Retail Banking Competitor Tracker
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: April 2009 saw the lowest number of M&A announcements over the last 12 months
- Figure 2: Western Europe and Asia Pacific continue to dominate news stories in April 2009
- Figure 3: Stories around new products and new services predominate in April
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