New Issues in Financial Institutions Management presents a contemporary insight into key trends impacting on global financial institutions post crisis and highlights areas of major policy and academic interest. The book is divided into four topical themes that span: management, innovation and technology in banking; efficiency and productivity; consolidation; and corporate governance issues. It aims to highlight the key issues being faced by the financial sector today and is drawn from the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance Conference (otherwise known as the Wolpertinger Conference) held at the University of Rome III, Italy in September 2009.
PART I: BANK MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY Financial Innovation: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence in Italy and in the U.K.; F.Arnaboldi & B.Rossignoli A New Appraisal of the Structure of European Banking Systems; C.Ruza, R.de Juan & M.Cuesta Intellectual Capital and Banking's Performance in the Italian Banking; G.Gigante & D.Previati Traditional and R&D Investments: Are They Really Different?; P.Brighi & G.Torluccio PART II: EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES Modelling Risk in Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Banking Systems; T.Weyman Jones, K.Kenjegalieva & G.Ravishjankar Cross Country Comparison of Efficiency in Investment Banking; F.Fiordelisi, C.Girardone & N.Radic Are Cost and Profit Efficiencies Arising from Bank M&As Priced in the Stock Markets?; D.Chronopoulos, C.Girardone & J.Nankervis PART III: CONSOLIDATION IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR The Impact of Corporate Culture, Efficiency and Geographic Distance on M&A Results: the European Case; F.Fiordelisi & D.Martelli What Does Bank Financial Profile Tell us about Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin American Banking?; J.Williams & F.Williams The Determinants of M&A Operations in Banking; E.Beccalli & P.Frantz PART IV: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES Comply or Explain - Rule or Exception - An Assessment of Compliance with the Corporate Governance Code for Italian Listed Companies; M.Bianchi, R.Signoretti, A.Ciavarella & V.Novembre Sources of Risk and Return in Different Bank Business Models - Comparing Poland with the Global Trends; E.Miklaszewska & K.Mikolajczyk Strategic Frames in the Banking Industry - Does Board Composition Matter?; V.Farina, A.Carretta & P.Schwizer In Search of an Optimal Board of Directors for Commercial Banks; M.Maribal, P.Alonso, E.Merino & E.Vallelado Value and Governance in the Exchange Industry: the Case of Diversified Conglomeral Exchanges; M.Polato & J.Floreani