TheInternationalPrivate BankingStudy 2009

This study is the latest issue of «The International Private Banking Study» publishedin 2007, 2005 and 2003. In total 263 (2007: 253) financial institutions focusingon private wealth management were analyzed. Data covers the period from1990 to 2008. The sample includes banks from Austria, Benelux, France, Germany,Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, the Nordic Countries, Switzerland, the UK and the US.The intention is to compare the relative strengths and the competitiveness of banksover all countries by measuring various key figures. The latter include key operationalperformance indicators such as profitability, efficiency and growth. Additionally,interdependencies between the various indicators are examined. Further analysis isundertaken on different private banking business models.[...]