The company's plan to reinvigorate same-store sales by pushing harder into self-publishing--a recent trend that allows customerstocome in and publish theirown books on-site for sale in the local store--seems speculative at best.
But although smaller European banks may agree to such deals, those with ambitions to become asset-management powerhouses in theirown right will kick and scream before they allow another fund firm tocome in contact with theircustomers.