Chapter 1) Financial Services and The UK Economy.- Chapter 2) A Brief History of Building Societies.- Chapter 3) Legislation, Regulation and Governance of Building Societies.- Chapter 4) Financial Structure of the Building Society Sector.- Chapter 5) The Performance of Building Societies: A Comparative Analysis.
"In the interests of effective competition and systemic stability, there is a public policy interest in supporting diversity in ownership structures and business models in the financial services industry. This timely book offers an admirable and well-analysed redress to the dominance in the finance literature of the shareholder value model in finance by analysing in a coherent way the role of mutual building societies in the economy. The authors are eminently qualified analysts who offer an excellent and clear analysis of the role of building societies in the context of on-going structural change in the British financial system." (David T Llewellyn, Professor of Money & Banking, Loughborough University) "Thriving markets and ecosystems share characteristics of strong competition and great diversity. The banking sector is no different. This study helps deepen our understanding of how the building societies responded to the 2008 financial crisis, and why they are a vital part of the UK's broader banking sector in the 21st century." (Robin Fieth, Chief Executive, Building Societies Association)
Barbara Casu is the Director of the Centre for Banking Research at Cass Business School, City University London, where she is Professor of Banking. Her research interests are in the areas of banking, financial regulation, corporate governance and industrial organisation. Barbara has published over 30 papers in international peer reviewed journals, including the Review of Economics and Statistics and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.
Andrew Gall is the Economist at the Building Societies Association, the trade body for all UK building societies.
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