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Does Revenue Diversification Still Matter In Banking? Evidence From A Cross-Country Analysis

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  • SIMONE ROSSI

    (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via E. Parmense, 84, Piacenza, Italy)

  • ALBERTO DREASSI

    (University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa, 1, Trieste, Italy)

  • MARIAROSA BORRONI

    (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Necchi, 5/7, Milan, Italy)

  • ANDREA PALTRINIERI

    (University of Udine, Via Tomadini, 30/A, Udine, Italy)

Abstract

Banks have been revising their business models since the financial crisis, diversifying income sources to pursue profitability and stability in a rapidly evolving environment. The effectiveness of this strategy is still debated. We investigate if revenue diversification of 1250 EU and US banks improved performance or its stability between 2008 and 2016. We adopt a broad econometric approach and define diversification as the share of non-interest revenue and the HH index of the net operating income. We find that diversification is not clearly associated with performance or its volatility, that benefits change remarkably over time and, where present, show significant variability. Our results support recent evidence on the limitations of diversification in banking, raising potential concerns on converging supervisory practices and general calls for revenue diversity. The variability of business models and the impacts of different economic and institutional environments matter.

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  • Simone Rossi & Alberto Dreassi & Mariarosa Borroni & Andrea Paltrinieri, 2020. "Does Revenue Diversification Still Matter In Banking? Evidence From A Cross-Country Analysis," Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions (JFMMI), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 8(02), pages 1-30, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jfmmix:v:08:y:2020:i:02:n:s2282717x20500036
    DOI: 10.1142/S2282717X20500036
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