Global banking trends after the crisis

The ongoing global financial crisis, with its historic dimensions, will have a lasting impact on the banking sector. It will become a less “fashionable” and even more heavily regulated industry with greater state involvement, increased investor scrutiny and substantially higher capital levels. This will lead to lower growth, lower profits and lower volatility for banks than during the past few decades – a trend that is exacerbated by the expected lack of major growth drivers, at least for some time.