Strategic Environmental Analysis

We analyse the specific business environment for clients and make recommendations relating to business expansion and contraction in their particular context.

This may involve:

  • Competitor analysis of key players in a particular product or geographic market
  • Market analysis involving the examination of market size, turnover, growth, trends and other developments across a range of sectors, products and services
  • Customer analysis surveying our client's customer base to provide an objective, detailed understanding of their needs

Representative assignments:

  • Evaluated global trends in the mutual fund sector for a major European bank
  • Examined best practice in expanding internationally for independent investment banks in several national markets
  • Examined the lessons of the co-operative banking movement in Europe for the Australian co-operative banking sector
  • Examined the impact of bank concentration in Europe on competitiveness in the banking sector for a North American bank embarking on an in-market merger
  • Appraised possible scenarios for regional consolidation for a leading Scandinavian bank
  • Evaluated global indicators for a Nordic government of excess banking capacity and suggested a strategy for the country's banking sector
  • Conducted a survey of about 20 bank chief financial offiers to determine the value that might be added by a new European rating agency

What's New

In this section we round up recent events and initiatives at DIBC.

Hot off the Press
Retail Banking Strategies 2011 – the Critical Dimensions for Excellence

The Strategist
DIBC's semi-annual newsletter updating clients and friends on our latest research and client assignments.

Diary Dates
The 2012 dates for the International Bank Planners Forum have now been set. Make sure they are in your diary!


Publications & Presentations

Effective Bank Regulation”, presentation to ICFR programme, June 2010

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