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How can euro area banks reach sustainable profitability in the future?

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  • Andersson, Magnus
  • Kok, Christoffer
  • Mirza, Harun
  • Móré, Csaba
  • Mosthaf, Jonas

Abstract

On aggregate, bank profitability in the euro area has improved in recent quarters along with the cyclical recovery. However, the level of earnings for many banks is still below that required by investors and bank profitability is still vulnerable to a possible turnaround in the business cycle. This special feature looks at possible avenues for banks to reach more sustainable levels of profitability in the future. It highlights the need to overcome structural challenges in the form of low cost-efficiency, limited revenue diversification and high stocks of legacy assets (in some jurisdictions). JEL Classification: G21, G24, E58, E44

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  • Andersson, Magnus & Kok, Christoffer & Mirza, Harun & Móré, Csaba & Mosthaf, Jonas, 2018. "How can euro area banks reach sustainable profitability in the future?," Financial Stability Review, European Central Bank, vol. 2.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:fsrart:2018:0002:1
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    1. Danilo Liberati & Francesco Vercelli, 2019. "As long as the bank gains: expanding the retail distribution activity," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 510, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    2. Farina, Tatiana & Krahnen, Jan Pieter & Pelizzon, Loriana & Wahrenburg, Mark, 2019. "What are the main factors for the subdued profitability of significant banks in the Banking Union, and is the ECB's supervisory response conclusive and exhaustive? A critical assessment of the 2018 SS," SAFE White Paper Series 65, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE.
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    4. Bertay, Ata & Huizinga, Harry, 2019. "What are the Main Factors for the Subdued Profitability of Significant Banks in the Banking Union, and is the ECB’s Supervisory Response Conclusive and Exhaustive?," Other publications TiSEM 258c7cd4-90b3-4bb7-ba1b-4, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    5. Elekdag, Selim & Malik, Sheheryar & Mitra, Srobona, 2020. "Breaking the Bank? A Probabilistic Assessment of Euro Area Bank Profitability," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
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    10. Marcin Borsuk & Błażej Lepczyński, 2021. "Rating implikowany a koszt finansowania banków notowanych na Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 1, pages 87-109.
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    Keywords

    banks; cost of equity; profitability;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

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