New Cooperative Banking In Europe

Author : Marco Migliorelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319935782

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New Cooperative Banking in Europe by Marco Migliorelli Pdf

This edited volume showcases how the European cooperative banks have continued to evolve amid a new competitive scenario that resulted from the Global Financial Crisis started in Europe in 2008. The cooperative banking paradigm has been put under an unprecedented pressure as a consequence of factors such as the exceptionally low interest rates set by the European Central Bank, low profitability generated by traditional banking services—which are the backbone of the cooperative banking business—and the entrance of fintech companies into the banking market. Furthermore, tightening regulation since the beginning of the crisis has produced an increased capital and liquidity burden which in some cases have forced cooperative banks to reduce lending to their members and customers, putting under question the traditional countercyclical role of cooperative banks in periods of crisis. For these reasons, it is of the utmost value to observe and analyse how cooperative banks have been reacting in the attempt to preserve their unique business model and, at the same time, to keep providing credit to the economy. A number of scholars active in the cooperative banking sector have been involved in this edited volume as contributors.

Author : Marco Migliorelli,Eric Lamarque
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030981945

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Contemporary Trends in European Cooperative Banking by Marco Migliorelli,Eric Lamarque Pdf

The cooperative banks’ business model is unique in the financial market. It is featured by democratic foundations (one-head-one-vote principle), proximity to the members and the community they serve, limited profit-seeking nature, and prudent management. However, these principles are applied in a variety of organisational structures and economic and regulatory contexts, making cooperative banks significantly different from one country to another. This book expands existing knowledge on the European cooperative banking sector by analysing recent trends affecting cooperative banks. Namely, the book discusses the role of cooperative banks in the policy and societal movement towards sustainability, including in adopting sustainable finance practices. It explores the digital transformation journey of cooperative banks and the impact of the consolidation of Fintech players in the financial services markets. It further showcases the need to evolve the cooperative banks’ governance structures and processes in order to foster (and in some cases restore) democracy and transparency in the decision-making. Lastly, the book debates the specific role of cooperative banks in the economic crisis that has followed the unfolding of the Covid-19 pandemic vis-à-vis their members and the communities they serve. Of interest to scholars, professors, students, and practitioners of banking and finance, this book will build on the existing research and explore the latest trends in the space.

Author : V. Boscia,A. Carretta,P. Schwizer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230248601

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Cooperative Banking in Europe by V. Boscia,A. Carretta,P. Schwizer Pdf

This book investigates the main features of the evolution of the co-operative banking model in European countries, using 'country case-study' analysis. Structured in two parts, the first deals with a sample of countries that joined the European Union before 2000; the second part with a sample of newly-admitted European Union member countries.

Author : Wim Fonteyne
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822034969386

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Cooperative Banks in Europe--Policy Issues by Wim Fonteyne Pdf

This paper explains the continuing success of European cooperative banks through evolving comparative advantages. It points out that a cooperative is built around an intergenerational endowment without final owners, which creates particular governance challenges. Risks include the use of the endowment for purposes other than members' best interest, such as empire-building, and attempts at appropriation. The risk of empire-building is reinforced by mechanisms that foster capital accumulation and asymmetric opportunities for consolidation. The paper concludes that some form of independent external oversight of corporate governance is warranted and that cooperatives need mechanisms enabling them to better manage their capital.

Author : Simeon Karafolas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319287843

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Credit Cooperative Institutions in European Countries by Simeon Karafolas Pdf

This book offers a comparative analysis of credit cooperative systems across 23 European countries. Cooperative banking has an important place in the financial, economic and social life of most European countries, and while cooperative banks, credit mutuals, credit cooperatives and credit unions share the spirit of cooperation and mutuality, they often have very different features, history and development. The book examines the evolution and current model of each credit cooperative system, its importance for the national and local banking markets, as well as the impact of the financial crisis on cooperative banking, and also presents the sharp contrasts between these systems throughout the EU. It is of significant scientific and practical interest and enables policymakers, practitioners and academics at European and national levels to deepen their understanding of the evolution of the system and its governance.

Author : Rym Ayadi,David T. Llewellyn,Reinhard H. Schmidt,Emrah Arbak,Willem Pieter De Groen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9461380429

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Investigating Diversity in the Banking Sector in Europe by Rym Ayadi,David T. Llewellyn,Reinhard H. Schmidt,Emrah Arbak,Willem Pieter De Groen Pdf

A midst stormy waters, financial systems develop and evolve. New institutional forms and instruments are invented and put into use. Some of them turn out to be successful while others disappear: a natural process of creative and dynamic competition argues for diversity. Diversity offers an optimal environment in which new ideas can come to life, existing ideas can evolve and old ideas make a comeback. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the foundations of several decades of modern and innovative financial systems have suffered serious damage. This has triggered massive state interventions and has led authorities to revamp the regulatory structures and frameworks. While many voices have called for a return to more traditional approaches to banking and finance, no one has argued the merits of diversity. This book investigates the merits of a diverse banking system with a special focus on the performance and role of cooperative banks in seven European countries where they are prominent (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain). The theoretical and empirical arguments that are developed in this book tend to support the view that it is economically beneficial to have stakeholder-value banks with a dual bottom-line function, such as cooperative banks. For those who accept this premise, it would suggest that policy-makers should not take or support actions that could jeopardise this valuable element of the financial system in various countries in Europe and of the emerging integrated European financial system. Book jacket.

Author : Federica Poli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030216993

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Co-operative Banking Networks in Europe by Federica Poli Pdf

Over the past 20 years, the increased dominance in banking of the shareholder ownership model, whose main purpose is to maximize financial returns for shareholders, has proved to be a toxic combination with the financial deregulation the sector has undergone, the creation of new financial instruments and the concomitant rising levels of debt. Despite the growing role of private limited-liability banks around the world, co-operative banking still offers a compelling alternative, especially in Europe where the roots of co-operative institutions date back to the nineteenth century. This book studies the characteristics of different co-operative banking models of networks across several European countries to assess their impact on the profitability and resilience of the networks and their co-operative components. To date, empirical studies have neglected to examine the features of the networks to which co-operative banks belong. Surprisingly, there is little evidence on the extent to which the diverse organizational network structures determine differences in the profits and stability of individual banks and their networks across different countries. The principal objective of this book is to fill this gap in the literature. The European countries considered are Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. In these countries, co-operative banks constitute a significant presence although the organizational forms their networks take are quite different. Focusing on this sample of European countries therefore affords insights and reveals policy implications about the role that network organizations play in driving the performances of co-operative banks, which will be of interest to academics, researchers, and students of banking and financial institutions.

Author : Maura La Torre
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030544980

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Risk in Banking by Maura La Torre Pdf

Addressing a need for innovative solutions to challenges facing organisations today, this book explores the concept of Knowledge Risk Management (KRM), outlining how this new approach can be implemented in the banking sector. The author proposes the first knowledge risk framework that is specific to cooperative banks, which aims to improve the accuracy of risk assessment procedures by combining a conventional risk management approach with knowledge management tools and techniques. Including empirical data taken from interviews with employees in the banking sector, this book provides banks with a valuable tool for tackling potentially damaging knowledge-related risks, making it an essential read for those researching risk management and banking.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CEPS
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Banks and banking, Cooperative
ISBN : 9789290798682

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Investigating Diversity in the Banking Sector in Europe: The Performance and Role of Savings Banks by Anonim Pdf

"This book investigates the merits of a diverse banking system with a special focus on the performance and role of cooperative banks in seven European countries where they are prominent (Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain). The theoretical and empirical arguments that are developed in this book tend to support the view that it is economically beneficial to have stakeholder-value banks with a dual bottom-line function, such as cooperative banks. For those who accept this premise, it would suggest that policy-makers should not take or support actions that could jeopardise this valuable element of the financial system in various countries in Europe and of the emerging integrated European financial system."--Publisher description.

Author : Marco Migliorelli,Philippe Dessertine
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030225100

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The Rise of Green Finance in Europe by Marco Migliorelli,Philippe Dessertine Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive discussion of how green finance has been growing thus far and explores the opportunities and key developments ahead, with particular emphasis on Europe. The main features of the market, the key products, the issue of correctly defining green finance, the main policy actions undertaken, the risk of green washing and the necessary steps to mainstream green finance are discussed in depth. In addition, the book analyses some highly relevant aspects of the market that so far have not been sufficiently explored in the policy, industry and academic debate. This includes the potential role of digitalisation and blockchain in fostering green finance, the crucial role of the effective financing of the agriculture to reach climate and environmental targets and the possible relationship between sustainable finance and other forms of "alternative" finance. This book will be of interest to academics, practitioners, financial institutions and policy makers involved in green finance and to the finance industry in general.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Banks and banking, Central
ISBN : UCSD:31822029519352

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Euro-area Banking at the Crossroads by Anonim Pdf

Author : Johnston Birchall,International Labour Office
Publisher : International Labor Office
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221270300

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Resilience in a Downturn by Johnston Birchall,International Labour Office Pdf

This new report addresses the historical, statistical, conceptual, and policy aspects of financial cooperatives, focusing in particular on how cooperatives fare in times of crisis. Importantly, it underscores that cooperatives' success during the global financial crisis can provide a credible alternative to the investment-owned banking system.

Author : Ferri, Giovanni,D’Apice, Vincenzo
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789904529

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A Modern Guide to Financial Shocks and Crises by Ferri, Giovanni,D’Apice, Vincenzo Pdf

Offering a comprehensive guide to financial shocks and crises, this book explores their increasing occurrence in current market economies, as well as their power to wrench the macroeconomy. The book discusses three critical questions: what causes financial shocks; which channels may exacerbate their impact; and what policies could help avoid them or limit their negative effect on the economy and society at large.

Author : Sonja Novković,Karen Miner,Cian McMahon
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031174032

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Humanistic Governance in Democratic Organizations by Sonja Novković,Karen Miner,Cian McMahon Pdf

This open access edited book brings together a number of theories under the umbrella of humanistic governance to develop a persuasive alternative perspective on governance, particularly for democratic organisations such as co-operatives. It examines how we can move beyond a profit-first approach to governance, into a framework that prioritises human dignity in all aspects of an operation. This book also discusses key issues for different types of cooperatives and how these might be addressed. And, finally, it addresses how cooperatives can better cope with dynamic change processes. This book will be of interest for academics working in the areas of stakeholder governance, social solidarity economy, ethical management and co-operatives.

Author : Vittorio Boscia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230235786

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Cooperative Banking: Innovations and Developments by Vittorio Boscia Pdf

The book describes the current role and rationale of co-operative banking and examines features such as governance, consolidation, outsourcing, shareholder value and rating evaluation. It then analyses the likely impact on the strategic, organisational and operative model of cooperative banks.