The reorganization of branch networks recently undertaken by Italian banking groups has led many subsidiary banks to operate in territories where the parent company is not present through own branches. The delegation to physically monitor the local environment can lead to an amplified credit...

The sovereign debt crisis, which hit Italy hard, affected first banks’ liquidity and secondly the cost and volumes of funding and loans. Italian banks are now facing the effects of the double-dip recession, which has significantly weakened businesses and households, their key customer...

The literature that examines target prices issued by equity research analysts is vast, and the role of the analytical process and valuation model used to determine target prices has received growing attention by scholars. However, the specific evidence that indicates how professional analysts...

How the principle of proportionality can be applied to the new bank’s Internal control system? Applying the Drsa methodology of classification to a significant Italian banks sample, the research proposes three different banks’ segments. Each segment is defined according to the size of the...

The traditional commercial banking model - based on accepting deposits and bonds and originating loans – is no longer sustainable. A new intermediation model, based on a separate management of monetary liabilities, on short-term credit and on long-term loans securitization, can be outlined,...

Italian and European banks are moving in the same direction towards the need to strengthen capital, to re-engineer networks as a consequence of a transactional activities’ reduction, to supply low-cost and simple services, to adapt to technological innovations. In particular, mobile banking...

The reform of the third pillar of the Basel framework allows the market to have a broader and more detailed access to relevant information. However, the application of Pillar III in Italy is not completely in line with the objectives of harmonization and standardization of the information

The question concerning the relationship between general corporate regulation and special banks’ provisions is particularly relevant with regard to the issue of transparency of banking contractual conditions

Small and medium-sized enterprises’ financial reporting is generally inefficient and can be improved by a wider use of XBRL. In particular it could be useful to create a web platform for financial reporting documents to enhance the benefits of XBRL in all enterprises

The introduction of the Single Supervisory Mechanism will be the occasion to innovate and integrate banking regulation, in order to avoid unacceptable levels of financial and economic instability. Prudential supervisory rules should be based not only on higher capital requirements, but on the...