The Big Four British Banks

DAVID ROGERS is Professor and Chairman of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business of New York University. He is the author of a book on, 'The History of American Banking' and in the research for this book he has enjoyed a very high level of access to the key players in the UK Banking industry.

PART I: THE PROBLEM AND THE SETTING Commercial Banking Worldwide: A Declining Industry British and US Banking: Similarities and Differences Recent History and Strategic Adaptations PART II: THE FOUR CLEARERS Lloyds: A Deviant Case, Rejecting Universal Banking Barclays: The Quaker Squirearchy of British Banking Barclays: Is Transformation Possible? NatWest: Another Global Bank Gone Home NatWest: Re-Inventing Itself Midland: Merger after Near Fatal Decline PART III: IS UNIVERSAL BANKING AN OPTION? Diversification and Synergies The Future of British Banking