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Why US banks need a new business model article, US banks need new model, Financial Services

JANUARY 2012

Why US banks need a new business model

Investors want radical plans to boost ROE above the cost of capital.

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  • working out of debt article, many countries now undergoing deleveraging process, Economic Studies

    JANUARY 2012

    Working out of debt

    An update of our research on the efforts of developed countries to work out from under a massive overhang of debt shows how uneven progress has been. US households have made the greatest gains so far.

  • sustainable model for global banking article, banks return on equity lower than their cost of equity, Financial Services

    SEPTEMBER 2011

    In search of a sustainable model for global banking

    Change will require lighter balance sheets, cost cuts, and finding ways to grow safely in a more heavily regulated world.

  • How the role of equities may shrink article, shrinking role of equities, emerging equity gap, Economic Studies

    DECEMBER 2011

    How the role of equities may shrink

    A powerful new class of investors in emerging markets prefers other kinds of assets.

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