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Specificità e modelli di governo delle banche: un' analisi degli assetti proprietari dei gruppi bancari italiani

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  • Alberto Zazzaro

    (Università degli Studi di Ancona, Dipartimento di Economia, Ancona)

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This paper aims at discussing the specificity of the banking governance and analysing the ownership structure of the Italian banking groups. Summing up, the theses here argued are: 1) the specificity of the banking activity restricts the role of stockholders, creditors and markets as channels of governance, while magnifying the role of regulation and authorities; 2) it is not possible to define a sole optimal model of banking governance; however, the market in which the bank is called to operate and the interests judged deserving of protection make some models of governance less suitable than others; 3) the models of banking governance currently more diffused in Italy are those of public banks, controlled by banking foundations, and of mutual and co-operative banks; 4) among the larger Italian banking groups there are heavy cross shareholdings, whereas they are weak among the regional banking groups; the sharing by Italian regional banks of larger banks' capital is increasing.

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  • Alberto Zazzaro, 2001. "Specificità e modelli di governo delle banche: un' analisi degli assetti proprietari dei gruppi bancari italiani," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 54(216), pages 487-517.
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    Keywords

    Banking; Governance; Ownership Structure; Ownership; Stockholder;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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