
This book is a cutting-edge exploration of the UK commercial banking industry, as reflected primarily in the experience of the four main clearing banks: Barclays, Lloyds, Midland and NatWest. What will the industry look like in the future? What strategies, cultures and organisational...

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...