Why was the Italian Banking System more resilient during the sub-prime crisis and harder-hit in the sovereign crisis? Will their strength in the retail market result as an asset or a liability for Italian banks in the future? This book offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most important EU banking systems its attempts to weather the crisis.

CESARE BISONI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
ANDREA FERRARI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
RICCARDO FERRETTI Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
ALESSANDRO GIOVANNI GRASSO Faculty of Economics, University of Macerata
ANDREA LANDI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
MARZIA TORRESETTI Research and Publishing Division of Prometeia Spa
PAOLA VEZZANI Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
VALERIA VENTURELLI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Introduction; S.Cosma  & E.Gualandri The impact of the crisis on Italian Banks;  E. Gualandri Main Features of the Italian Financial System; V.Venturelli Consolidation and governance of Italian banks; A.Landi   Performance and Efficiency of Banking Systems; R.Ferretti , M.Torresetti   P.Vezzani Organizational and Business Models; S.Cosma  & P.Vezzani Banking for Households; S.Cosma Corporate and Investment banking; C.Bisoni , A.Ferrari   A.G.Grasso Private banking and asset management;  V.Venturelli Italian Banks between Scylla and Carybdis?