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The competitive future of internationalization strategies

In: The Internationalization of Banks

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  • Alfred Slager

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So where is internationalization heading? Is it a second-best strategy for bank management until their home markets are deregulated; or is it a strategy with its own merits? International growth drags down performance; performance is the main driver for shareholder return. Banks that strongly increased their internationalization activities posted low shareholder returns while banks who did the opposite posted high shareholder returns. It seems no coincidence that in 2001–04 the profitability difference of foreign relative to domestic activities picked up when international M&A showed low volumes. It is not likely that all banks that substantially expanded their foreign bank activities (Accelerating) in the 1980s and 1990s, will maintain their high degree of internationalization in the near future. Future domestic deregulation and absence of stable sources of foreign income will probably prompt a reorientation of foreign bank activities for at least half of the number of Accelerating banks. There seems to be a tacit understanding between banks that the end goal is a merger end game: a highly concentrated international banking market, perhaps resembling the automobile industry or the airlines. Given our findings, this strategy can backfire. More foreign asset accumulation does not automatically equate to a higher market value. National Westminster exhausted its resources in a flawed internationalization strategy, its turnaround strategy.

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  • Alfred Slager, 2006. "The competitive future of internationalization strategies," Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, in: The Internationalization of Banks, chapter 8, pages 188-202, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Handle: RePEc:pal:pmschp:978-0-230-62504-4_8
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230625044_8
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