Many banks experienced extensive losses in their portfolios as a result of the stock-market decline, especially banks with strong investment banking arms and exposure to equity markets. These banks are now searching for more profitable markets to enter in order to recover losses caused by the stock-market decline.

The Top 10 Global Retail Banks: Growth strategies and best practices of the leading players provides analysis of key growth trends within the retail banking sector, as well as best practice profiles of the largest global banks. These profiles examine key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the world's largest banks, analyze their strategies, performance and the products and services that have driven their growth. In addition this report examines the impact of recent merger activity, regulatory changes and the growth of emerging markets. Exploit the strategies top banks use to expand their businesses and achieve higher profitability.