A LIST OF MAIN PUBLICATIONS

2021

How to Measure Bank Credit Risk Disclosure? Testing a New Methodological Approach Based on the Content Analysis Framework, Journal of Banking Regulation, Springer, Vol. 22, Issue 1, 2021, pp. 73-95.

2020

The Management of Non-performing Loans and the Economics of Banking: an Analysis, Il Risparmio, vol. LXVIII, n. 1/2, 2020, p. 53-86.

The role of capital and liquidity in bank lending: Are banks safer? (co-authors: S. Polizzi, Nuria Suarez Suarez), Global Policy, Wiley, vol. 11, Supplement n. 1, 2020, pp. 28-38.

Banks and loans market in Italy: market trends, regulatory issues, and disintermediation processes, in Stefano Dell’Atti (ed.), Studi in onore di Antonio Dell’Atti, Giuffrè, Milan, 2020, pp. 765-808.

An Empirical Investigation into Market Risk Disclosure: Is There Room to Improve for Italian Banks?, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Emerald Publishing, Vol. 28, n. 3, 2020, p. 465-483.

2019

Banks and Modular Structure of Payment Systems: a Business Management Perspective of Studies, Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Rirea), Roma, n. 5-6-7-8, 2019, pp. 188-199.

Credit Risk Disclosure Practices in the Annual Financial Reporting of Large Italian Banks, in Gualandri E., Venturelli V., Scilp A. (eds.), Frontier Topics in Banking.  Investigating New Trends and Recent Developments in the Financial Industry, Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2019, pp. 245-292.

Credit derivatives disclosure in banks’ risk reporting: empirical evidence from four large European banks, Risk Governance & Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, vol. 9, n. 2, 2019, pp. 34-46.

Do Large European Banks Differ in their Derivative Disclosure Practices? A Cross-country Empirical Study, The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, Wiley, Vol. 30, Issue n. 1, 2019, pp. 14-35.

The evolution of payment systems in Italy: structure and financial integration, Annali della Facoltà di Economia, University of Palermo, years LXXII-LXXIII, December, 2019, p. 193-223.

2018

Market Risk Disclosure in Banking: an Empirical Analysis on four Global Systemically Important European Banks, Journal of Banking Regulation, Springer, vol. 19, n. 2, 2018, pp. 87-100.

The Evolution of Banking Activity: Institutional, Regulatory and Market Innovation. Considerations and Research Ideas, Il Risparmio, vol. LXVI, n. 4, October-December, 2018, pp. 63-98.

Market Risk Disclosure in Banks’ Balance Sheet and Pillar 3 Report: the Case of Italian Banks, in García-Olalla, M., Clifton, J. (eds.), Contemporary Issues in Banking. Regulation, Governance and Performance, Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2018, pp. 53-90.

2017

The Multi-channel Retail Banking: Innovations, Strategies, Risks, Annali della Facoltà di Economia, University of Palermo, year LXXI, November, 2017, pp. 177-198.

The Different Types of Financial Investments, in “La tutela del risparmio. Vademecum per i consumatori”, University of Palermo (Scientific Coordination: Prof. Fabio Mazzola, Vice-Rector University of Palermo), Palermo, July, 2017, pp. 15-38.

2016

Editorial, Special issue “Finance in the Time of Crisis: New Perspectives on Sustainability”, International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 19, Issue n. 1/2, 2016, pp. 1-3.

Theory and Regulation of Liquidity Risk Management in Banking, International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 19, Issue n. 1/2, 2016, pp. 4-21.

Theoretical and Empirical Evidence of Bank-Firm Relationships. A Research on the Field (edited by E. Scannella), Franco Angeli, Milan, 2016, pp. 1-190.

Editorial, International Journal of Financial Innovation in Banking, Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 1, Issue 1/2, 2016, pp. 1-2.

Internal Control Systems in Banking: the Theoretical Contributions of the Business Administration and Management Literature, Annali della Facoltà di Economia, University of Palermo, years LXIX-LXX, 2015-2016, December, 2016, pp. 149-165.

2015

Credit Reporting and Financial Intermediation: “Make or Buy” Decisions in Relationship and Transaction Banking, Economia e Diritto del Terziario, Issue 3, 2015, pp. 401-430.

Operational Risk in Bank Governance and Control: How to Save Capital Requirement through a Risk Transfer Strategy. Evidences from a Simulated Case Study, Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2015, pp. 142-159.

Financial Crisis and Single European Banking Supervision: Implications for the Financial Services Market , Economia dei Servizi, Il Mulino, n. 1, January-April, 2015, pp. 65-82.

What Drives the Disintegration of the Loan Origination Value Chain in the Banking Business, Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 21, Issue 2, 2015, pp. 288-311.

Information Providers and Information Sharing Mechanisms in the Italian Credit Market, Banche e Banchieri, Rome, n. 1, January-March, 2015, pp. 5-24.

2014

Brokers in the Credit Market: An Examination of the Vertical Scope, British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade, Vol. 4, Issue 1, January-March, 2014, pp. 1-15.

Bank Lending to Firms in the Current Financial Crisis: Market Trends and Bank Organizational Issues, Il Risparmio, Rome, n. 1, January-March, 2014, pp. 37-86.

2013

The Changing Structure of Banking Firms and Industry: an Analysis through the European Banks’ Balance Sheets, (co-author: Sebastiano Mazzù), European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, Vol. 61, December, 2013, pp. 185-204.

Credit derivatives e catena del valore del rischio di credito: le determinanti delle scelte di de-integrazione, Finanza, Marketing e Produzione, Rivista di Economia d’Impresa dell’Università Bocconi, Milano, n. 3, settembre, 2013, pp. 108-146.

Using Project Finance to Fund Long-term Investments in the Energy Industry, Proceedings of the International Conference “Complexity Systemic Sciences and the Global Energy Agenda”, University of Palermo (Palermo, September 26-27, 2011), Aracne Editrice, Rome, June, 2013, pp. 115-126.

Interest Rate Risk in Banking: a Theoretical and Empirical Investigation through a Systemic Approach (Asset & Liability Management), Business Systems Review, Vol. 2, n. 1, 2013, pp. 59-79.

Financial Crisis and the Changing Structure of Banking Firms and Industry: a Cross Country Analysis, Abstract of the International Conference “The Economic Crisis: Time for a Paradigm Shift: Towards a Systems Approach”, Universitat de València, Facultat d’Economia, Valencia, Spain, 24-25 January, 2013.

Bank Lending in Project Finance: The New Regulatory Capital Framework, International Journal of Economics and Finance, vol. 5, n. 1, 2013, pp. 218-227.

2012

Standardization in Bank Lending: Institutional, Organizational, and Financial Issues, Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Rirea), Roma, n. 11-12, novembre-dicembre, 2012, pp. 596-607.

Economics of Banking: A Functional Perspective of Analysis, Il Risparmio, Rome, n. 1, January-March, 2012, pp. 97-137.

Project Finance in the Energy Industry: New Debt-based Financing Models, International Business Research, vol. 5, n. 2, 2012, pp. 83-93.

Capital Regulation and Italian Banking System: Theory and Empirical evidence, International Journal of Economics and Finance, vol. 4, n. 2, 2012, pp. 31-43.

2011

Credit Risk Transfer, Financial Innovation, and Financial Instability, Studi e Note di Economia, Firenze, n. 3, September-December, 2011, pp. 339-382.

Project Finance in the Energy Industry: An Integrated Approach to Credit Risk Assessment, Abstract International Conference “Complexity Systemic Sciences and the Global Energy Agenda”, Faculty of Economics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 26-27 September, 2011.

Lendign Value Chain in the Economics of Banking Firms: A Managerial and Financial Perspective, Banche e Banchieri, Rome, Italy, n. 4, July-August, 2011, pp. 311-334.

Credit derivatives in the Economics of Financial Systems: Innovation and Issues, Il Risparmio, Rome, Italy, n. 2, April-June, 2011, pp. 91-125.

La catena del valore dell’intermediazione creditizia nell’economia delle imprese bancarie. Profili di innovazione finanziaria, organizzativa e tecnologica, published by Franco Angeli Editore, Milan, Italy, 2011, pp. 1-396.

2010

Banking in the Theory of Financial Intermediation, Il Risparmio, Rome, Italy, n. 3, July-September, 2010, pp. 103-143.

Transaction Costs, Standardization and Modularity in Credit Risk Transfer Market, International Journal of Economics and Business Modeling, vol. 1, n. 2, 2010, pp. 21-28.

Retail Banking Services and New Business Models: Financial and Technological Innovations, Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Rirea), Rome, Italy, n. 11-12, November-December, 2010, pp. 719-730.

The Loan Brokers Market in the Economics of Banking Firm. A Case of Vertical Value Chain Disintegration, Finanza Marketing e Produzione, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, n. 2, June, 2010, pp. 40-79.

2009

Bank Capital: Theory and Regulation, Banche e Banchieri, Rome, Italy, n. 4, July-August, 2009, p. 284-307.

Using Project Financing to Finance Public Works, Finanziamenti su misura, Ipsoa, Milan, Italy, n. 9, September, 2009, p. 15-22.

A Case of Project Finance in the Water Industry, Amministrazione & Finanza, Ipsoa, Milan, Italy, n. 6, June, 2009, p. 57-68.

Banking and Technology Innovation: Strategic and Operating Issues, Annual Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, May, 2009, p. 189-243.

2007

Basel II and New Corporate Law: Strategic Decisions of Sicilian Small and Medium Firms, in Faraci F. (ed.), Nuovo Accordo sul capitale delle banche e riforma del diritto societario: riflessi sull’economia e gestione delle piccole e medie imprese siciliane, published by Franco Angeli Editore, Milan, Italy, 2007, p. 225-277.

Epistemological and Methodological Debate in “Economia aziendale”, Annual Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, March, 2007, p. 219-262.

Microfinance Institutions in the Developing Countries: A Perspective of Economic and Financial Sustainability, Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Rirea), Rome, Italy, n. 5/6, May-June, 2007, p. 308-324.

2006

Financial and Economic Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions: a Case History, in M. La Torre (ed.), Microfinance and Millennium Goals, published by Marsilio Editore, Venice, Italy, December, 2006, p. 235-241.

Financial Communication in the Economics of Banks, published by Aracne Editrice, Rome, Italy, March, 2006.

Measurement of Banks’ Exposure to Interest Rate Risk: a Financial and Managerial Perspective, Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Rirea), Rome, Italy, n. 3/4, March-April, 2006, p. 154-167.

2005

Interest Rate Risk and Banking: an Asset & Liability Management Perspective, Studi e Note di Economia, Florence, n. 3, 2005, p. 113-138.

Bank Regulation and Interest Rate Risk: a Managerial Perspective, Banche e Banchieri, Rome, Italy, n. 6, 2005, p. 500-517.

Notes on the New Bank Capital Adequacy Framework, Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Rirea), Rome, Italy, n.1/2, 2005, p. 40-55.

2004

Multichannel Banking in Italy: Financial, Technological, and Organizational Innovation, Banche e Banchieri, Rome, Italy, n. 4, July-August, 2004, p. 336-353.

The New Regulation of Bank Capital Adequacy: the Implementation of an Internal Rating System, Studi e Note di Economia, Florence, n. 1, 2004, p. 123-157.

2003

Corporate Control and Owenership-Management Relationship, Annual Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Palermo, September, 2003, p. 239-255.

1997 – 2020

Many articles and papers have been published on Italian Professional Journals:
Dirigenza Bancaria, Rivista di Management Bancario, Roma.                                       Bancamatica, Journal of Electronic, Internet banking, and Security, Roma.             Amministrazione e Finanza, Ipsoa, Milano.                                                                               Finanziamenti su misura, Ipsoa, Milano.                                                                                           Rivista di intelligence: strategie per la sicurezza, Roma.

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

My Papers appeared in the following  Journals:

Amministrazione e Finanza, Ipsoa, Milan, Italy.

Annali della Facoltà di Economia, University of Palermo, Italy.

Banche e Banchieri, Rome, Italy.

British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade, United Kingdom.

Business Process Management Journal, Emerald Publishing, United Kingdom.

Business Systems Review, Italy.

Dirigenza Bancaria, Rivista di Management Bancario, Rome, Italy.

Economia dei Servizi, Il Mulino, Italy.

Economia e Diritto del Terziario, Franco Angeli, Italy.

European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, UK.

Global Policy Journal, Wiley.

Finanza Marketing e Produzione, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

Finanziamenti su misura, Ipsoa, Milan, Italy.

Il Risparmio Review, Rome, Italy.

International Journal of Economics and Business Modeling, United Kingdom.

International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canada.

International Business Research, Canada.

International Journal of Financial Innovation in Banking, UK.

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, United Kingdom.

Journal of Banking Regulation, Springer, UK.

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Emerald Publishing.

Risk Governance & Control: Financial Markets & Institutions

Rivista di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale (Rirea), Rome, Italy.

Studi e Note di Economia, Florence, Italy.

The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance, Wiley.

Editor-in-Chief:

International Journal of Financial Innovation in Banking, Inderscience Publisher, UK.

Member of the Editorial Board:

Asian Journal of Economic Modelling.

Business Systems Review.

International Journal of Markets and Business Systems.                                                   

Journal of Insurance and Financial Management.

Risk Management Magazine ( Rivista dell’Associazione Italiana Financial Industry Risk Managers).

Risk Governance & Control: Financial Markets & Institutions.

Referee:

International Journal of Revenue Management

Asian Journal of Economic Modelling

Business Systems Review

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

British Journal of Economics, Management & Trade

Journal of Business, Economics and Management

International Journal of Markets and Business Systems                                                   

Journal of Economic Policy Reform                                                                                             

Risk Governance & Control: Financial Markets & Institutions                                         

Journal of Governance & Regulation                                       

Journal of Insurance and Financial Management     

Corporate Ownership & Control

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Journal of Banking Regulation

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research

Risk Management Magazine

Business Process Management Journal

Bancaria

Business Strategy and the Environment

The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance

Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Financial Regulation and  Compliance in 2019, Emerald Literati Awards, Emerald Publishing.

Guest Editor:
Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Finance in the Time of Crisis: New Perspectives on Sustainability”, International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, Interscience Publishers, Uk.

Book referee:
Referee of the Seventh Edition of the Book “R. Brealey, S. Myers, F. Allen, S. Sandri, Principles of Corporate Finance, McGraw-Hill” (Italian edition), Milan, 2013.

Referee of the Sixth Edition of the Book “R. Brealey, S. Myers, F. Allen, S. Sandri, Principles of Corporate Finance, McGraw-Hill” (Italian edition), Milan, 2011.

Book reviewer for Springer and Palgrave.