Contents

Editor's Introduction 1 A Comparative Study of the Cost Efficiency of Italian Bank Conglomerates
by Barbara Casu and Claudia Girardone

An Insight into the Size Efficiency of a UK Bank Branch Network
by Leigh Drake, and Barry Howcroft

Interpretation of Modelling Results in Data Envelopment Analysis
by Vladimir E. Krivonozhko, Oleg B. Utkin, Andrei V. Volodin, Ilia A. Sablin

Measuring Productivity Changes in Australian Banking: An Application of Malmquist Indicese
by Dr. Milind Sathye

Australian Mutual Fund Performance Appraisal Using Data Envelopment Analysis
by Don U.A. Galagedera and Param Silvapulle