KRI Initiates Coverage on Raymond James Financial: 3M Ratings Show Raymond James Financial Only Moderately Competitive


(PRLEAP.COM) Herndon, VA.: The Kanbay Research Institute (KRI), an independent non-incorporated operating unit of Capgemini, initiated coverage on Raymond James Financial as part of their competitive ratings of the Financial Services industry. The KRI standardized system measures how well a company is building durable advantage and provides overall and detailed ratings across nine competitive moats by analyzing consumer responses. Raymond James Financial scores a 3M rating in the economies of scale and switching lock in moats. A 5M is the most competitive rating possible.

While Raymond James ranks among the most desired financial services companies, the company hasn’t achieved a strong competitive advantage needed to create a barrier to entry to their markets. Raymond James Financial is included in the KRI’s annual industry study, Financial Services Demand Today. In the 2006 study, KRI conducted 2,262 interviews with U.S. consumers to rate 41 companies.

Complete ratings for Raymond James Financial can be found in the KRI Analyst Report. To download a copy of the report, please visit http://www.kanbayresearch.com/premium/mykri_analystreport.php?id=232 or contact info@kanbayresearch.com.

About the Kanbay Research Institute
The KRI conducts primary research on an original set of leading indicators that measure competitive advantage. Through our patented research system, we build industry landscape models based on consumer desires covering emotional, functional and economic needs. We then measure how well today’s companies are meeting those desires. We research and analyze 350+ market leading companies on a continual basis, with 20+ million data points collected since 2001 in a standardized way.

For more information, contact (800) 840-5148 (U.S. only) or (703) 788-6751 worldwide, or visit www.kanbayresearch.com.

About Capgemini Group
Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working, called the “Collaborative Business Experience”. www.capgemini.com.

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