Explores the linkage between performance benchmarking and strategic homogeneity of Indian commercial banks. Devises a method of benchmarking performance of Indian commercial banks using their published financial information. Defines performance by how a bank is able to utilize its resources to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how institutional changes to the European Union regulatory landscape may affect corresponding institutionalized operational practices within financial organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopts an Investment Management...

Purpose The aim of this paper is to introduce a framework that helps to identify strategic themes on which real estate investors form their strategies. A holistic approach to strategic management in real estate management has enjoyed popularity in corporate real estate research, while similar...

Market timing offers an attractive alternative to buying‐and‐holding assets if the investors can predict market movements accurately. The objective of this paper is to test the profitability of market timing between two national equity markets and to determine the required level of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to theory of hybrid organizations, with particular regard to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and their ability to contribute to sustaining value pluralism in the public sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper offers a qualitative...

Looks at how banks, since 1988, have increasingly engaged in transactions to enable transfer to credit risk, to try to achieve better allocations of economic capital. States that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc. (ISDA), believes current reviews of the Basel Accord opens...

Examines factors that predict the successful sale of financial services to affluent investors. Reports on a study in which data were collected using a new set of scales that measure traits, selling strategies, and compliance‐gaining tactics. Results suggest that these tactics, called...

Examines the marketing of investment banking services and reviews critically the theoretical frameworks provided by the literature in the marketing of services field. Based on research interviews with 12 London‐based investment banks, discusses current marketing practices and identifies the...

Purpose – Describe an important recent enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding expense allocations by private equity funds. Design/methodology/approach – Discusses a recent enforcement action by the SEC regarding a registered investment adviser’s...

Purpose – The article alerts investment companies and insurers of important SEC staff interpretive guidance regarding reliance on industry-standard exemptive relief. Design/methodology/approach – Current industry practices and the SEC staff’s guidance are summarized, followed by a brief...