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This report is most appropriate for companies looking for an overview of the retail investments markets in order to assess the level of market opportunity (using our market data and forecasts), regulatory barriers and opportunities, and level of competition in the market. For more detailed market data please refer to Retail Savings and Investments Interactive Database 2006.

Scope
Presents competitor market data for retail banks and mutual fund companies;
Assesses regulatory barriers and opportunities;
5 years historic data from 2001-5 and 5 year forecast to 2010.
Highlights
From 2001 to 2005, the total retail savings and investments market in Norway expanded at a compound annual rate of 9.4%. Over the next five years, this rate will fall to 5.4%.

Act no. 11 of March 4th 2005 introduced amendments to the Securities Trading Act, which became effective on July 1st 2006. The revised Act required security to be provided for investment firms and established the Investment Firms′ Guarantee Fund, to be financed by investment firms and other licensed securities traders.

The DnB NOR Bank Group led the Norwegian banking sector, by customer deposits as at December 2005. Apart from its Norwegian retail banking operations, the DnB NOR Group is also present in Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland through NORD/LB, which it owns jointly with Norddeutsche Landesbank.

Reasons to Purchase
Get an overview of the retail investment market, including past growth and forecast growth;
Assess regulatory barriers and opportunities affecting retail investments in this country;
Analyze competition from retail banks and mutual fund companies.

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