CESARE BISONI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaANDREA FERRARI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaRICCARDO FERRETTI Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaALESSANDRO GIOVANNI GRASSO Faculty of Economics, University of MacerataANDREA LANDI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaMARZIA TORRESETTI Research and Publishing Division of Prometeia SpaPAOLA VEZZANI Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaVALERIA 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?

CESARE BISONI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaANDREA FERRARI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaRICCARDO FERRETTI Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaALESSANDRO GIOVANNI GRASSO Faculty of Economics, University of MacerataANDREA LANDI Department of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaMARZIA TORRESETTI Research and Publishing Division of Prometeia SpaPAOLA VEZZANI Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaVALERIA 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?