Linkages of Financial Groups in the European Union
Subtitle: Financial Conglomeration Developments in the Old and New Member States
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: August 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9789637326127
Subjects: EU & European institutions; International finance; Financial services industry; Conglomerate corporations; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; EU (European Union); General; Finance; International - Economics; International Relations - General; Bankwezen.; European Union countries; gtt
First sentence: Conglomeration can be defined as the combination of different activities, with more or less industrial synergies, under a common "financial umbrella."
Description: "This book focuses on the conglomeration of banking and insurance activities among financial institutions of the EU-15, while addressing the development and impact of conglomeration linkages between the EU-15 and its ten new member states. It also discusses the promises and pitfalls of financial conglomeration."--Jacket.