The history of relations between the Italian banking industry and the State during the last 150 years from National Unification has affected the stability of deposits and credit flows, the effectiveness of investment choices. In carrying out these functions, banks have played an entrepreneurial...

The financial crisis has highlighted the issue of compensation of managing directors. In Italy, the Central Bank has taken action to avoid banks’ crises in deep contrast with the high level of managers’ compensations. With specific rules the Bank of Italy has granted to the shareholders’...

Which are the functions of a compensation system? How it can be used by a company or a bank as an instrument of human resources management? Which are the relations between remuneration systems and bank performances? Only the answer to these questions can help to redefine and project the...

The effects of the crisis and the consequent economic policies have accelerated the actions of large European banks to reduce operating and labour costs, in particular concerning the branch network, back-office and other nonproductive processes. In this context, remuneration policies are...

ABI, through the European Banking Report, and Ubs have recently conducted a survey on the opportunities, risks and market trends of Italian banks for next three years addressed to top managers of 32 Italian banking groups and 34 international institutional investors.The responses of the 4 major...

The crisis did not affect the ability of Italian banks to maintain the employment and professional level, with a growing female presence. In terms of international competitiveness, the labour cost structure remains a weak point, with a cost-income ratio above the European average.Among the...