1st Edition

Bank Performance Measures Navigating AI, Climate and Geopolitical Risks

By Paweł Niedziółka Copyright 2026
236 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 48 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The reforms introduced in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–2009 have had the desired effect in that banks are better capitalised, banks have higher liquidity buffers, and the share of non-performing loans is low. Macroprudential policies have been implemented, banking sector supervision has been overhauled, and the new resolution framework gives hope that bank failures will... Read more

Introduction – is financial stability stable? 2 Value and valuation of a bank in turbulent times 3 The quality of the loan portfolio and its concentration – have the crises of the last decade left their mark on European banks? 4 Profitability, efficiency, and lending dynamics in an unstable environment 5 Capital adequacy as an antidote to banks’ losses caused by the escalation of the financial crisis 6 Liquidity – a necessary condition for the survival of banks during a crisis 7 Credit ratings of banks – have the crises of the 2020s improved rating agency bank assessment methodologies? 8 ESG scoring and other measures of banks’ commitment to sustainable development goals 9 Synthetic measures of commercial bank standing 10 FinTech and its impact on bank performance 11 AI in banking – opportunities and threats 12 Instead of final conclusions: geopolitical risk – the most important challenge for banks

Biography

Paweł Niedziółka is Associate Professor and Head of the Financial Risk Management Department, Institute of Banking, Collegium of Socio-Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland.