Nov 20, 2023 | Bank BDs, Banks, Business Strategy, Credit Unions
The investment services unit in the typical bank or credit union contributes about 20% of revenue to the institution after operating expenses. Net income contribution margin tends to be lower in broker dealers owned by financial institutions. Kehrer Group found that...
Oct 18, 2023 | Advisors, Credit Unions
Thicker Advisor Coverage Drives Penetration Not surprisingly, the advisor productivity in credit unions that were finalists for the 2023 Kehrer Group Top Directors Awards sets them apart from their peers. Average revenue per finalist advisor is 50% higher than the...
Oct 11, 2023 | Banks, Business Strategy, Credit Unions, Research, Thought Leadership
Banks and credit unions commonly use profit margin to assess the performance of their investment services businesses. What are the consequences of this management approach for the health of the business? By comparing the performance of firms with wider profit margins...
May 31, 2023 | Banks, Credit Unions, Industry Trends, Investments, Research
Kehrer Group’s Annual Industry Checkup Highlights Data Management Challenges A thread that runs through all our Annual Industry Checkups since we launched this service: the ongoing consolidation of banks and credit unions. In 2008 there were 8,504 banks and...
May 23, 2023 | Credit Unions, Industry Trends, Research
Kehrer Group Annual Checkup Charts Steady Growth Much of the media attention on investment services in financial institutions has focused on banks, from the large wealth management sales forces of the mega banks to the regional and community banks. This year’s...
Jul 20, 2022 | Banks, Best Practices, Credit Unions, Research
Most consumer-facing companies ask about the customer satisfaction of every transaction. According to Larry Cohen, director of the Consumer Financial Decisions’ (CFD) MacroMonitor Survey, apparently, there is a constant need to make sure the company is receiving good...