The comparative performance of mutual building societies and stock retail banks

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 925-938

  Valnek, Tomas ^a  

^a Four Millbank SW1P 3ET   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

G2; G3; Mutual and stock financial intermediaries; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006351816     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(98)00122-8     Document Type: Article

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