- 14 maggio 2020
Zanetton (Tifosy): «Clubs in crisis should also think about alternative financing»
For Fausto Zanetton, CEO of Tifosy, whether to offer equity or issue a bond depends on the club's financial situation and the objectives it wants to achieve.
- 13 settembre 2016
Art as method, between commitment and survey. A conversation with the collector Simon Mordant
Art as passion, the collecting and the engagement in the various museum institutions as a consequence. In this way we can define Simon Mordant's choices, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Corporate Advisory Greenhill & Co. English born, based in Australia since decades, the collector
- 20 maggio 2015
The Speculative Pressure on the ECB Levee
Transparency is certainly one of the most important innovations to be introduced by Mario Draghi in the European Central Bank (ECB). Today, thanks to the publication of the minutes, the meetings among the central bankers in the executive Committee are no longer a mystery or the realm of the few. As
- 09 aprile 2015
The Circo Massimo: 2,000 Years Later
I thought that Stalinism was finished. Dead and buried. It may be so, in the sense that the Soviet Union no longer exists, and luckily there are no longer any admirers of Stalin (or if there are, they do not want to admit it). But stalinist behaviors are still around, definitely. The most popular
- 13 gennaio 2014
A Requiem for Global Imbalances
BERKELEY – The start of 2014 marks ten years since we began fretting about global imbalances, and specifically about the chronic trade and current-account
- 20 dicembre 2013
If Europe Limits Itself to ‘Better Than Nothing’
A historic decision for Europe, even if adopted only gradually, and following virtuous evolutionism: in a cold, snowy winter, 22 years ago in Maastricht, the
- 07 dicembre 2013
The Dawn of a New Age With Madiba
When Nelson Mandela appeared, the chant began almost as a whisper, the feet of thousands of people rhythmically beating on the ground, which began to shake
- 24 settembre 2013
The German Vote and the Italian Disease
Italy needs a government that can free the country from the blackmail of bureaucracy and put a substantial dent in the current (nonproductive) public spending,
- 03 agosto 2013
Investors Need Certainty
A “forward guidance” for Italian politics. This is what the markets ideally need now, at a time when, for the first time in Italian history, Silvio Berlusconi
- 22 maggio 2013
Italy’s Push for a Constructive Europe
The recent proposals by French President Hollande—a governance system for the European Monetary Union (EMU), increased investment in growth, industries and
- 02 marzo 2013
The Math Behind the Election of Italy’s Next President
Pier Luigi Bersani, Mario Monti and Nichi Vendola don’t have enough votes to form a government, but they have enough to pick the next president of the
- 22 dicembre 2012
More Could Have Been Done
On the day the German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, said that “thanks to the government of Mario Monti, Italy has made tremendous progress in the last
- 14 novembre 2012
More Transparency and Good Governance
Ironically, it was the president of the Association of Banking Foundations who oversaw the day of savings—“ironically” because these foundations are anything
- 15 giugno 2012
Euro Zone: An Entity to Rebuild
It will be hard to overcome the crisis of the euro zone, with the “slow and farraginous decisional processes” (as Bank of Italy governor Ignazio Visco put it
- 23 maggio 2012
Marcegaglia: “Mission accomplished, I’m returning to business”
“Controversy, surely, and personal attacks. But also a lot of solidarity, a lot of closeness. The experience was hard, extraordinary, deep and fulfilling. I
- 11 dicembre 2011
The 26-way agreement is still too weak
It is difficult for me to give in to the opinion of who says: "it could have been worse; at the end of the day also an inter-governmental agreement like the
- 30 ottobre 2011
Imperfect and diffident Europe
Let's be honest. This Europe that has started to feel the presence of others as a source of annoyance and unwelcomed commitments, especially in the Euro zone,
- 17 settembre 2011
By aiming at BTps, one shoots at the euro
Lack of confidence on Italy? Fear of a Greek default, and then, as a domino effect, of the other Piigs? Fears of an explosion of the euro? Everyone has reasons