B. Industry Overview B.1 Industry Definition B.2 The Global Market Pool B.3 Industry Segmentation - Related Services B.4 Growth Propagation through Global Prospects B.5 Cross Parameter Trends & Industry Issues
C. Global Financial Services Industry - Porter’s Five Forces Strategy Analysis C.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers C.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers C.3 Competitive Rivalry in the Industry C.4 Threat of New Entrants C.5 Threat of Substitutes C.6 Conclusion
D. Key Global Financial Markets D.1 United States D.2 Europe D.3 Asia Pacific D.4 Testing Financial Strength in the US Market vis-à-vis Europe & the Asia Pacific
E. Industry Appraisal E.1 Service Flower Segmentation E.1.1 Banking Services E.1.2 Insurance E.1.3 Securities
F. Competitive Activity: Mergers & Acquisitions F.1 M&A Activity Implications F.2 Quantum of M&A Activity Since 1980 F.3 Segment Driven M&A Activity
G. Industry Player Profiles & Competitive Analysis G.1 Major Market Players G.1.1 Allianz G.1.2 Citigroup G.1.3 Credit Suisse G.1.4 General Electric G.1.5 ING Group G.2 Revenue Based Leadership Position G.3 Earnings Comparison G.4 Comparing Growth Rates to Industry Average G.5 Overall Competitive Panorama
H. Offshoring Trends in the Global Financial Industry H.1 Introduction H.2 Margin Pressure Leading to Offshoring H.3 Fifty-Fifty Support for Offshoring H.4 Differences in Offshore Performance H.5 Selecting the Right Offshoring Process H.6 Expansion of Scope and Scale H.7 Key Elements of Success H.7 Using Offshoring Competitively
I. Making Real Time Transactions - IT as an Asset to Financial Services I.1 Internet - Delivering Financial Transactions at Doorstep I.2 Magnitude of IT Spending by Financial Services
J. Venture Capital - A Critical Part of Financial Services J.1 Industry Definition J.2 Parties Involved J.3 Success Factors J.4 Industry Structure J.5 Industry Segmentation J.6 Groups of Players J.7 Stakeholder Analysis J.8 Porter’s Five Forces Strategy Analysis J.9 Future Perspective J.10 Conclusion