This week is dedicated to assessing the UK's best and worst banks from four dimensions: Customers Employees Investors Regulators Having looked at the banks from the customers’ perspective yesterday, this second part looks at the views of employees. This view is actually darned hard to find out. Although there are 400,000 staff working for banks…
Following on from the comments on UK Bank Stats from the BBA, and the report from TheCityUK, here's a few more statistics focused upon home ownership. Just a century ago, nine out of ten homes were rented in the UK compared to only one in three today. Since 1976, owner-occupier households have risen from 55%…
Following on from yesterday's number – UK Bank Stats: a fascinating portrait of life -I was sent another report today from TheCityUK, the trade body that promotes the interests of the City of London.There’s loads of numbers in this document that are useful, which I will post in a few separate blog entries starting with…
I just got a copy of the BBA’s Annual Abstract of Banking Statistics. Fascinating stuff, and the data shows a real insight into the way we are living our lives. For example, every ten minutes: 35,000 people use the internet to check their bank account balance or statement on-line, 4,500 people are paying bills via…
I love talking to Chinese and Indian banks, just by the sheer drama of hearing their numbers. For example, I talked with State Bank of India this week. They have: 150 million customers 11 million High Net Worth customers who earn >US$10,000 per month Increased their ATM network from 12,000 to 20,000 units over the…
I don’t know if any of you read the IMF report recommending two new bank taxes: a bank levy based upon the risk banks represent, called a Financial Stability Contribution (FSC); and a straight tax on profits and bonuses called the Financial Activities Tax (FAT). If you haven't, then I can recommend it's worth a…
I sometimes get unusual things in the email – no comments thanks – such as the full post-conference write up of a cards and commercial payments conference in the USA last month. Here’s a few quotes and notes that caught my attention … Marcie Verdin, Group Head of Large Market Segment, Global Commercial Products (why…
