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N° 4 April 2012

N° 4 April 2012

Bank performance and profitability after the crisis: the need for new multidimensional measures Marco Di Antonio G01, G21, G28 Bank profitability is not easily observable and measurable, except in the long term and ex post. But bank management, especially after the crisis, must be ...

Wealth and individual behaviors among financial need, bias and misbelief Caterina Lucarelli, Simona Maggi G11, G23 The wealth management industry should re-think its business in order to be more adaptable to the specific financial needs and behaviors of High Net Worth c...

The mutual guarantee institutions: the Italian experience in the recent scenario Paola De Vincentiis G01, G21 The mutual guarantee institutions (confidi) are an important part of the Italian financial system and play a valuable role in smoothing the relationship be...

Foreign insurance policies: fiscal treatment in Italy Enzo Mignarri G22, G28 Foreign insurance policies with financial content, instruments very popular among financial operators, have several tax issues to be defined in the Italian...

The regulation of certificates of deposit AA.VV. (ABI) G21, G28 A recent circular of ABI, the Italian Banking Association, offers a critical survey of the regulation relating to certificates of deposit, with particular ...

Asset management and Ucits IV Directive: the drive for internationalization Andrea Dossi, Paola Musile Tanzi G23, G28 Ucits IV Directive will lead to the redefinition of business models in the field of asset management: the process centralization, the increasing use of out...

Trade finance treatment under the Basel framework Annarita Tonet F34, G21, G28 The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has evaluated the impact of Basel II and Basel III on trade finance in the context of low income countries

The new threshold of the Italian usury law Matteo Mattei Gentili G21, G28 The new regulation introduced in 2011 to calculate the usurious rate of interest threshold can limit some inconsistencies of the Italian usury law, but can...

The new approach to banking regulation in Uk: what it says on the future of supervision Alessandra De Petris, Lorenzo Esposito G28, G38 The conclusions of the Vickers Report, broadly accepted by the Uk government, put the country on the forefront of the reform movement affecting banking sup...