Innovation within the global company: how can overseas-owned companies create unique solutions...

Ideally, innovation in banking and financial services should be transmitted readily within global firms, both from head office throughout the firm's global network and from its branch operations back to head office and across the global network. However, complications can arise when these new strategies and innovations need to be tailor-made to suit different regulatory and client needs in different markets.

The dominance of overseas-owned financial institutions in New Zealand has raised concerns that this may limit Kiwi innovation within the industry. Equally, there i