Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (CeFIMS), language: English, abstract: In this paper, issues of banking strategy as possible contributors to bank failures in the recent financial crisis will be examined. The relevant strategic models which led to the tumbling of banks will be discussed in order to give a clear advice on how to prevent future crises. For a better understanding of this specific area, there will be at first a brief explanation of strategy in banks.