In corporate banking, a rising tide doesn't lift all boats: study

Singapore

SUCCESS in corporate banking used to come down to that factor often cited in property investment: location, location, location. A decade ago, corporate banks would do well so long as they bet on the right markets, which would include emerging Asia.

But a fresh McKinsey report shows that performances of corporate banks are diverging widely within each region today, suggesting that nimbleness in cross-selling and loan pricing is worth much more than planting flags on the map.