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April 2012

The mutual guarantee institutions (confidi) are an important part of the Italian financial system and play a valuable role in smoothing the relationship between banks and Smes
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 customers...
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 monitored also in the short term...
A recent circular of ABI, the Italian Banking Association, offers a critical survey of the regulation relating to certificates of deposit, with particular attention to those based on a cash deposit
Ucits IV Directive will lead to the redefinition of business models in the field of asset management: the process centralization, the increasing use of outsourcing...
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 regulation introduced in 2011 to calculate the usurious rate of interest threshold can limit some inconsistencies of the Italian usury law, but can also produce undesired effects...
Foreign insurance policies with financial content, instruments very popular among financial operators, have several tax issues to be defined in the Italian framework
The conclusions of the Vickers Report, broadly accepted by the Uk government, put the country on the forefront of the reform movement affecting banking supervision