This paper aims to examine the basic functions performed by banks. It is argued that financial crisis has altered the traditional economics of banking in an important way. A key element of our paper is the use of a functional perspective to study the economics of banking. It is applicable at...

English Abstract: This paper aims to examine the evolution of the bank business models in Italy, with reference to some crucial institutional, economic, and regulatory aspects. A proper and well-functioning banking system is an essential condition to ensure a stable and efficient financial...

Banks' fundamental concept relies on public trust. Since banks are also called the fiduciary financial institutions, public trust plays as an important role in the banking industry. This is mainly due to the fact that banks do not actually manage their own money. Instead, banks manage public...

The paper aims to examine the new regulatory framework of project finance in the economics of banking firms. In particular, the paper investigates the uniqueness of the project finance, the significant importance of the project finance in bank activity, and the role of the new bank capital...

The paper evaluates the impact of the new bank capital adequacy framework on the bank lending business model. Particularly, the first section compares the standardized approach with the internal rating based approach. The second section analyses the impact of the rating quantification and rating...

The paper provides a theoretical analysis of the interest rate risk in banking through a systemic approach that is known in literature as “asset & liability management” approach.The paper provides also an empirical investigation on the exposure of banks to interest rate risk, using three...

Change is the essence of business development. In present, change is inevitable because it became a constant in our lives. Change is both an opportunity and a treath, it can be an incentive. The process of change can involve moditying raison d'etre of an organization and its basic strategy or,...

This paper aims to investigate the impacts of technological innovations in banking firms. In particular, it aims to explore some strategic and operating issues concerning the production and distribution processes of banking instruments and services. The first section of this paper describes the...

The Foreign Exchange Department of a bank performs foreign exchange operations as well as transactions. The main function of a forex department is to handle foreign inward remittances as well as outward remittances as well as buying and selling of foreign currencies. In some cases, Foreign...