Cross-border entry in European retail financial services : determinants, regulation and the impact on competition

Providing a comprehensive assessment of the strategies of banks and insurance companies in the move towards an internal European market for financial services, this book analyzes the latest theoretical and institutional developments. It also provides a range of case studies of actual cross-border entry strategies of some of the largest European financial institutions.Introduction -- Cross-Border Penetration of Financial Services in the EC: Definitions and Evolution -- The Regulatory Environment of Cross-Border Entry in EC Retail Financial Services -- An Eclectic Theory of Cross-Border Entry in Retail Financial Services -- Barriers to Cross-Border Entry in European Retail Financial Services -- The Potential Impact of Foreign Entry on Domestic Competition -- The Scale of Cross-Border Entry in EC Financial Services: an Aggregate Analysis -- Cross-Border Entry in European Retail Banking: Interview Evidence and Case Studies -- Cross-Border Entry in European Insurance: Survey Evidence and Case Studies -- The Liberalisation of Inter-State Entry in US Banking: a comparative analysis -- Cross-Border Entry in Retail Financial Services: Policy Implications -- ConclusionsPublished version of EUI PhD thesis, 199

Cross-border entry in European retail financial services : determinants, regulation and the impact on competition

Defence date: 9 November 1992Supervisor: S. MartinFirst made available online 15 May 201