Techniques to Accelerate Financial Services Performance Offered in Complimentary eNewsletter from Omega Performance

Omega Performance Addresses the Need for Concise Business Performance Advice Targeted to Financial Services in the eNewsletter “The Competitive Edge for Banks”

CHARLOTTE, NC, October 18, 2006—A complimentary eNewsletter for performance-driven financial services professionals entitled: The Competitive Edge for Banks is being offered by the management consulting leaders, Omega Performance. The Competitive Edge for Banks provides subscribers with tactical advice and tools to increase sales and revenue, improve credit decision-making and portfolio quality, and optimize the performance of their people. It is published on a weekly basis, in a concise email format, and delivered directly to subscribers’ inboxes each Wednesday.

"Remaining competitive and effective in the ever-changing financial services environment demands that banks continually innovate and improve their performance across all lines of business, in every discipline and delivery channel, at every organizational level," said Mario Berard, president and chief executive officer of Omega Performance. "The Competitive Edge for Banks offers proven techniques we have gathered through our 30+ years of work with financial services companies around the globe, and is one of many complimentary resources we offer to help banks achieve higher performance levels."

The Competitive Edge for Banks features performance improvement strategies in the areas of sales and service, credit, leadership, and learning and development. The condensed, 80-100 word articles enable bankers, at a glance, to acquire practical, actionable ways to achieve greater business results. Each month, The Competitive Edge for Banks features a more in-depth article on a critical challenge bankers face in relation to sales, customer service, commercial or consumer lending, leadership, or training.

Omega Performance also publishes The Competitive Edge for Contact Centers and The Competitive Edge for Credit Unions. For more information and to register for a complimentary subscription to any of The Competitive Edge eNewsletters, visit http://www.omega-performance.com.

About Omega Performance
Omega Performance has enabled more than 2,500 firms worldwide to drive and sustain improved business results. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Informa plc (INF on the London Stock Exchange), the leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional, and commercial business communities. Informa has over 150 offices in more than 40 countries and employs over 7,000 staff around the world. Omega Performance is headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., USA, with major offices in Australia, Canada, China, Greece, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.