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Banks: ABI, innovative HR management for growth and industry consolidation

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Seventh annual conference on human resources in banking underway: the crisis requires new organizational solutions to recoup profitability and reposition the industry in the international economic scenario. The industry’s experiences and proposals in a broader dialogue regarding labour market reform.
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Enterprises: government receivables, prompt transposition of late payment directive necessary

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Work continues towards defining the details of the freeing-up of receivables, a measure provided for in the moratorium signed in February.
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Banks: 40% of customers use online banking

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Increased demand for multiple channels by customers. Banks are retaining ties to their local communities while seeking to improve efficiency.
Banking industry’s Digital Agenda presented at ABI’s Customer Dimension conference.
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Partnership between ABI, CDP, SACE and SIMEST in support of Italian exporters

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Today ABI, Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP), SACE and SIMEST, during a meeting held at CDP’s offices in Rome, signed an agreement aimed at strengthening financial support for Italian exporters, with the aim of enhancing their international competitiveness. The signatories were ABI’s Director General Giovanni Sabatini and the executive directors of CDP, SACE and SIMEST, Giovanni Gorno Tempini, Alessandro Castellano and Massimo D’Aiuto, respectively.
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Banks: Italian families choose prudence

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Security, simplicity and cost containment: in order to rise to the challenges posed by the crisis, families are reorganizing their financial affairs, favouring deposit accounts and bonds. Banks are playing their part in supporting families’ purchasing power:
payments on over 60,000 mortgages, for a total of €7 billion, have been suspended.
ABI Customer Dimension conference in Rome today and tomorrow.
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BANKS: OVER 80% JOIN THE NEW MORATORIUM IN FAVOUR OF ENTERPRISES

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This is the first official figure on the agreement. Two new initiatives on investments and on the unfreezing of sums which enterprises should receive from the Public Administration are in the pipeline. In the last moratorium, 260 thousand loans were suspended and 15 billion euros of liquid assets were made available to enterprises.
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MIB 2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Markets & Investment Banking Conference is ABI's institutional appointment on finance, which take a comprehensive look at the main business areas of the complex and multifaceted supply chain of the finance industry, from an international perspective but also focusing on the Italian market.

The content will be explored in greath depth during the Plenary Sessions and Parallel Technical Sessions that will see the partecipation of key figures from Italian and foreign banks, supervisory autority, institutional investors, consultancy and auditing firms, rating agencies, law and tax firms, data provider.

The Target

- Issuing banks: Domestic/International Funding Managers, Risk Manager, A&L and Capital Managers, Compliance/Legal Department Managers, Tax Department Managers
- Supervisory authorities for banks and markets
- Placement entities: Debt/Equity Capital Market Managers
- Dealers/Brokers: Sales/Trading desk Managers
- Trading venue managers: Compliance, Listing/Trading Managers
- Institutional investors: Portfolio and Risk Managers, Research Analysts
- Consultancy and auditing firms
- Rating agencies
- Financial analysts
- Law and tax firms
- Data providers

2011 PARTNERS
Anima Sgr e Prima Sgr - Banca IMI - Clifford Chance - Credit Agricole CIB - Credit Suisse - DLA Piper - Duemme Sgr - Fitch Ratings - HSBC Bank - Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking - Standard & Poor's - Studio Legale Riolo Calderaro Crisostomo e Associati - The Royal Bank of Scotland - UBS Investment Bank

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SPIN 2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SPIN, the International ABI Conference&Expo on payment systems and services is going to be 15 years old and is waiting for you in Florence!

Promoted and organized in collaboration with Gruppo Italia SWIFT and CBI Consortium, SPIN has been the benchmark for the entire payment industry community in Italy; it is the only annual event in which participants can discuss current and future scenarios, market internationalization, the regulatory framework and new financial services specifically addressed to companies. High-profile speakers participate in this Conference: representatives from international bodies, banks, associations and companies, as well as consulting firms and market leaders.

The Conference is held over two days, with plenary sessions, round tables and parallel streams. The Conference also offers a wide range of opportunities for interpersonal interaction, thanks to a large and comfortable exhibition area that is available to all participants and the gala dinner that is organized every year at exclusive location.

The Target

- General management of banks and Heads of the following departments: Payment and Regulatory Systems, Foreign Affairs, SWIFT, Corporate, Correspondent Banking, Lending, Finance, Treasury and Securities, IT Systems, Organization, International Relations, Sales
- Members of the CBI Consortium
- SWIFT users
- Clearing and settlement companies
- Firms interested in the development of the C2B technological dialogue
- Consultancy firms
- Technology providers and international payment service providers
- All payments market specialists

2011 PARTNERS

Allevo - Almaviva - Axway - BEE Team - Boscolo Gift - Capgemini - Clear2Pay - CSC - EBA Clearing - Enterprise - Gruppo ICBPI - IBM - Icon - IQC Team - Moneypos - Ra Computer - SIA - Value Team

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Securitisation & Covered Bonds Conference 2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The conference was both Italian and English, with translation services available.

THE MISSION

After the resounding success of the three previous editions, which saw the participation of over 450 delegates from banks and international players, ABI and AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe) build on their achievement by returning to the important topics of securitisation and covered bonds. The Conference on October 2 and 3 will, in fact, seek to explore all of the issues related to Securitisation and Covered Bonds, from a European perspective, as well as with special focus on the Italian market.

The leading Italian and European regulators will be in attendance, as well as the major Italian banks, international players, law firms, service providers and audit and advisory companies.

THE TARGET

ABI/AFME 5th Annual Opportunities in the Italian funding market: Securitisation & Covered Bonds Conference 2012 is addressed to:

Originators: CFO, Head of Securitisation/Finance/Capital Markets
Investors: Portfolio and Risk Manager, Research Analyst
Policy makers: Security Regulator, Central Banker
Rating agencies: Head of Structured Finance, Rating analyst
Law firms: Structured Finance Lawyer
Providers: Trustee, Corporate Service Provider

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Banks: entering a digital age of less paper and greater efficiency

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Multi-channelling, automation and dematerialization among the priorities of ICT investments
Presentation of the ABI Lab 2012 report on “Current technological trends in Italian banks”.
The ABI Lab Forum concludes today in Milan.
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