supervisory authorities together with bank management. The results indicate that profitability of banks is not necessarily …

Financial services firms play a key role in the European economy. The efficiency and profitability of these firms and … the competition among them have an impact on allocation of savings, financing of investment, economic growth, the … evaluations of trends in the European financial service industry and examinations of the driving forces of efficiency, competition …

Consolidation -- Chapter 4: Concentration and Competition -- Chapter 5: Cost Efficiency and Productivity -- Chapter 6: Profitability …. Chapters cover issues in consolidation and restructuring, competition and concentration, performance evaluation in terms of … cost efficiency and productivity, profitability, non-performing assets and technology use. The authors use specific …