Innovations in Finance: Proceedings of the World Finance Conference, Malta 2025

João Paulo Vieito (Editor)

ISBN: 9783032193131

Published: July 6, 2026

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Springer (Springer Cham)

Description

A peer-reviewed collection of research papers from the World Finance Conference held in Malta, presenting current developments across corporate finance, investments, asset pricing, banking, behavioral finance and financial technology. Edited by Professor João Paulo Vieito, Chairman of the World Finance Conferences since 2009, the volume offers a cross-section of global academic research spanning cryptocurrency markets, ESG investing, AI adoption in banking and corporate governance.

Key Features

Peer-reviewed proceedings spanning 17 chapters of original research from the World Finance Conference. Covers cryptocurrency and Bitcoin market volatility, ESG ETF performance, AI and technology readiness in banking, and carbon accounting. International scope, with studies on South African equity markets, Indian banking, Portugal's energy sector and global equity-bond-trade networks. Edited by a leading behavioral finance scholar with two decades of conference leadership experience.

Coverage

Chapters address bankruptcy risk and financial flexibility, cryptocurrency market volatility (copula-GARCH approaches), cross-market volatility spillovers, behavioural biases in investment decisions, price-dividend and price-earnings relationships, Bitcoin performance replication, inflation and the cost of capital, startup evaluation, corporate social responsibility in the energy sector, AI readiness in banking, ESG ETF performance and volatility, machine learning for stock price modelling, board characteristics and net-zero carbon accounting, global equity-bond-trade network fragility, patent-based innovation comparisons across the US, Europe and China, and the determinants of non-performing loans.

About the Editor

João Paulo Vieito is Full Professor of Finance and former Dean of the School of Business Studies at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (Portugal). He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Porto and a Post-Doctorate in Neurofinance from the University of São Paulo. His research covers behavioral finance, equity analysis, investment theory and corporate governance, and he has chaired the World Finance Conferences and the World Finance & Banking Symposium since 2009.

Table of Contents

Includes: Bankruptcy Risk, Financial Flexibility and Investment; Volatility on the Cryptocurrency Market: A Copula-GARCH Approach; Cross-Market Volatility Spillovers and Portfolio Diversification in South African Equity Markets; Scoping Review of Behavioural Biases; Reevaluation of the Long-Run Price-Dividend and Price-Earnings Relation; Replicating Bitcoin Performance: A Connectedness Analysis; Inflation, IVOL, the Cost of Capital and Investment; Evaluating Startup Potential; Key Drivers of Social Responsibility in Portugal's Energy Sector; Assessing AI and Technology Readiness in Indian Banking; Sustainable or Risky? Performance and Volatility Asymmetries Between ESG ETFs; Modeling Uncertainty in Stock Price Indices Using a Hybrid NARX-Based Machine Learning Framework; Board Characteristics, Carbon Accounting and the Net Zero Transition; When Convergence Breeds Fragility: Evidence from Global Equity-Bond-Trade Networks; Shifting Innovation Landscapes: A Patent-Based Comparison of the US, Europe and China; Bank-Specific, Macroeconomic and Country Governance Determinants of Non-Performing Loans.

Why buy this book?

This volume gives finance and economics libraries direct access to current, peer-reviewed research across the most active areas of global finance — from cryptocurrency volatility and ESG investing to AI adoption in banking — in a single professionally curated reference edited by one of the field's most established conference chairs.

Keywords

finance research, cryptocurrency volatility, ESG investing, behavioral finance, corporate finance, banking technology, artificial intelligence in banking, carbon accounting, asset pricing, financial markets, World Finance Conference

Target Audience

Finance and economics researchers, business school libraries, banking and investment professionals, doctoral students, corporate governance and ESG analysts

Genre

Finance, Economics, Banking, Investment, Conference Proceedings, Professional Reference

Q&A

Q: What is the World Finance Conference and who compiled this volume?
A: The World Finance Conference is an international academic finance conference; this volume compiles peer-reviewed papers from its Malta 2025 edition, edited by Professor João Paulo Vieito, who has chaired the conference since 2009.

Q: Does this book cover cryptocurrency and Bitcoin research?
A: Yes — it includes chapters on cryptocurrency market volatility using copula-GARCH modelling and a connectedness analysis replicating Bitcoin's performance through equity portfolios.

Q: Is artificial intelligence in banking covered in this collection?
A: Yes, one chapter specifically assesses AI and technology readiness in Indian banking, reflecting current research on fintech adoption in emerging markets.

Q: What ESG-related research is included?
A: The volume includes a study comparing performance and volatility asymmetries between sustainable and conventional ESG ETFs, as well as research linking board characteristics to carbon accounting and net-zero transition strategies.

Q: Who is this book intended for?
A: It's intended for finance and economics researchers, doctoral students, business school and institutional libraries, and banking, investment and ESG professionals seeking current peer-reviewed research across global finance topics.

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