After the crisis and recent State interventions, the private nature of banks and their role in terms of public interest has been strongly questioned. In the new scenario, is there a scope for public banks? And what should be the regulatory framework to ensure that their strategy and management...

The market for Italian real estate funds has been characterized in recent years by fluctuations affecting both the number of new products and their performance. It is therefore important to establish criteria for measuring the funds’ performances, based on the income return and capital growth...