Journal of
Italian
Banking
Association

year 100
 

Forum | Papers

Forum | Papers

Why do banks securitize? Evidence from Italy

Maria Mazzuca, Mariarosaria Agostino
The paper explores the motivations underlying the securitization activity of Italian banks from 1999 to 2006
In Italy the use of bond covenants is restrained by the predominance of SMEs, the significant role of relationship banking, the high costs related to public placements, the lack of investors‘...

Capital adequacy and capital regulation of Us credit unions

Donald McKillop, John O.S. Wilson, John Goddard
The article examines the determinants of capital-assets ratios for credit unions in the United States, before and after the implementation of current framework for capital adequacy regulation in the year 2000
This paper aims to stress the importance of market liquidity for the stability of the financial system, emphasizing the pivotal role played by liquidity risk in the development of...
The minimization of financial losses and costs stemming from the credit recovery process is strictly connected with the time necessary to complete the procedure...
We evaluate the impact of government ownership on the issuer and individual ratings of a sample of 224 large European banks over the 1999-2004 period
How relevant is the conflict of interests for a Stock Exchange owned by financial intermediaries that are also clients of the securities market?
The paper investigates the performances of Italian private equity industry, either at investment or fund level
The paper evaluates how the Fed reacted to inflation, output gap, and the equity risk premium perceived in the US stock market during the period 1985-2008

Operational risks and small banks: the black swan

Gianfausto Salvadori, Giampaolo Gabbi, Simona Cosma
Unlike the regulation of the major American and European countries, the new prudential regulation for banks in Italy does not allow the use of advanced methods...
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