Stock markets April 15th: war effect on the markets. China closes higher. Positive futures for Europe
Asian stock markets under pressure except China, while European ones are seen starting higher. In Milan the spotlight is on Prysmian and Saipem
Bank of Italy, “The Adventure of Money”: an immersive exhibition that tells the story of money and finance in the world
The exhibition, which offers an evocative preview of the future Museum of Money - Bank of Italy (MUDEM), offers a journey to discover the main events that have characterized the history of money and finance, from ancient Mesopotamia to the twentieth century
From banknotes to digital currency. John Law was responsible for the invention of paper money and the first financial bubble
There is a lot of talk about technology and electronic money up to cryptocurrency but few know the history of the banknote and who introduced it: the economist John Law
Art and finance: the interactive room of the Savings Museum inaugurated on the initiative of Intesa Sanpaolo
The new room at the Savings Museum offers works by great masters such as Rubens and Brughel which lead back through pictorial iconography to the theme of savings
Fideuram, the Catholic University certifies 185 new wealth advisors
The delivery ceremony took place in the Aula Magna of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, with the participation of academic speakers and Fideuram-Ispb managers
It Happened Today: February 8, 1971, is the day of the debut of the Nasdaq, the American index of high tech stocks
The Nasdaq, the technology stock index of the US stock exchange, turns 53. From a starting value of 100 points to a record of over 16 thousand points in 2021. The debut and history of the index that brings together the major companies…
Digital finance, how much do Italians know? Still not much according to the latest survey by Bank of Italy
Financial culture is uneven, with greater knowledge among students, men and residents of the North. Financial habits reflect attention to daily expenses, but a low propensity for future planning: here are the results of the Bank of Italy survey
Attilio Ventura, the unforgettable protagonist of Italian finance who led the stock market to the big bang
If the current world of Italian finance is better than that of sixty years ago, no small part of the credit goes to Attilio Ventura, who passed away a few days ago. In the photo with his friend Alberto Foglia at the Ceresio investors headquarters
Financial investments: how to optimize them throughout your life in theory and in practice
In the fifth episode of Guide to Finance published on FIRSTonline and created by REF Ricerche in collaboration with Allianz Bank Financial Advisors, Ilaria Fornari - Phd Strategist of Euromobiliare Advisory Sim - explains how to optimize the allocation of savings over time...
The new geographies of the social economy: Intesa Sanpaolo and AICCON present the XII edition of the Observatory on Finance and the Third Sector
The survey by Intesa Sanpaolo and AICCON revealed that social enterprises and cooperatives are satisfied with the relationship with banks but ask for more support for training and innovation
Finance is a good thing but when it goes too far it becomes dangerous. For this reason Churchill wanted her to be less proud
Second episode, published in 16 languages, of the FIRSTonline and REF Research Guide to Finance with the collaboration of Allianz Bank Financial Advisors - The financial economy has grown more than the real economy: a graph clarifies everything. Finance is essential in…
Finance is in the daily lives of all of us. Understanding it is important for these three reasons
As part of the Edufin month, with the intervention of Magda Bianco, head of the Customer Protection and Financial Education Department of the Bank of Italy, the bimonthly publication in 16 languages of the Financial Guide, created by REF Ricerche with…
Understanding finance is fundamental: a guide for citizens, consumers, savers, entrepreneurs and consultants
The Financial Guide created by FIRSTonline and REF Ricerche with the collaboration of Allianz Bank will debut on the web on Saturday 7 October. It will be made up of 24 short articles, easy to read and accompanied by a graph that will help you understand…
Guide to online finance from 7 October by FIRSTonline and Ref Ricerche in collaboration with Allianz Bank
FIRSTonline and Ref Ricerche in collaboration with Allianz Bank are launching a new financial and social security education and training initiative on the web from 7 October
Italo: Aponte's MSC is one step away from buying it. €4 billion for transport synergies
The Group headed by the entrepreneur Gianluigi Aponte is close to buying the railway company. Perspectives for integrated mobility.
Stock exchanges August 14: Meloni reveals that "I have decided on the banks". China trembles because the brick is collapsing
The Chinese real estate giant Country Garden has suspended payments and its title is worth zero - It is much more than a default - Spotlights of the Stock Exchange on banks and Telecom
Terna chooses the new CFO and appoints Francesco Beccali, former finance manager of the Group
Beccali will assume the position starting from XNUMX September - The appointment follows the agreement for the exit of the current CFO Agostino Scornajenchi
Populism, ignorance and dirigisme: the government's gross move on the banks stems from here
Who decides that a profit counts as extra? The failures of the surprising surcharge on banks go far beyond stock market reactions and undermine the credibility of the entire financial system and of the country itself
Football: moves 4,5 billion but has accumulated losses of 3,6 billion in three years. Figc report
Presented the Football Report 2023 of the Football Federation. In the 21-22 season the top 100 Italian clubs lost 3,3 million per day on average. The debt of professional football is 5,6 billion. Here is all the data
Tamburi strengthens its participation in Italian Design Brands with a club deal
Tamburi Investment Partners has created a club deal to acquire an additional 20% of Investindesign, a company that owns approximately 47% of IDB. The purchase of the participation will be carried out by Club Design Srl, an investee of Tip
Multiple voting, the tsunami that can destabilize Italian capitalism: from Generali to Mediobanca, from Tim to Banco Bpm
Are company shares counted or weighed? If the principle of multiple voting passes under discussion in the Senate, we could go back to Cuccia's times by questioning the balance of command of the large groups of capitalism...
George Soros, artificial intelligence without rules is a danger: watch out for fake news in the 2024 US elections
Nobody knows exactly where artificial intelligence will take us but one thing is certain: without rules there will be trouble. Especially in view of the upcoming elections in the US, as the financier Soros recalls
Warren Buffett, foresight and wisdom also in choosing the "accountant" Abel as his heir
Warren Buffet's choice of "accountant" Greg Abel as his heir made many turn up their noses but once again the oracle of Omaha may have seen us right
Fintech revolution: DLT technology is at the center with a prominent role of the Bank of Italy in the EU and beyond
DLT technology was the protagonist of the seminar of the Assiom-Forex Congress on the role of central banks between innovation of market infrastructures and support for the digital development of the payment and financial industry
Grieco (Assonime): after 25 years "it's time to change the Consolidated Law on Finance". Here because
INTERVIEW WITH PATRIZIA GRIECO, President of Assonime and Monte dei Paschi - "Assonime intends to promote a project for the systematic review of the TUF" which a commission of experts led by Professor Marchetti will prepare before the summer - The success…
Jody Vender joins Intermonte as a senior advisor for investment banking
The return of Jody Vender, pioneer of private equity. A career spanning the history of Italian finance, from Sopaf to Aifi
Davos 2023: the forum of the planet's rich begins, which talks about finance and the environment but pollutes more than anyone else
According to a Greenpeace survey, 2022 private jets landed in the Swiss town during the 1040 forum, generating CO2 emissions four times higher than those attributed on average to this type of aircraft in other weeks…
Money and psychoanalysis, an imaginary dialogue between Mister Market and Doctor Freud to understand where the stock market is going
In an imaginary dialogue between Mr. Market and Dr. Freud, a successful protagonist of finance such as Paolo Basilico, former founder of Kairos and then of Samhita, explains in a clear and entertaining way what is happening on the Stock Exchange and how…
Venture capital in Italy: 420 million investments in the first quarter of 2022. All the numbers in the sector
It is the second best result in the last five years and, compared to the first quarter of 2021, represents a growth of 35%. There are 54 funding rounds closed.
Bill Hwang arrested: the owner of Archegos, bankrupt in 2021, is accused of fraud
According to investigators, Hwang used his personal fortune to manipulate the markets - Archegos crash caused billions in losses for banks
Investments in the Stock Exchange, the Senate discusses an anti-speculation raider tax: here are the 7 operations in the crosshairs
A bill under discussion in the Senate Finance Committee aims to extend the taxation on financial transactions which today only affects a limited number of transactions
Society and Finance in Padua at the advent of Venetian domination from 1405 to 1509: review
The theme of the volume is a history of credit and finance between the end of the 300s and the beginning of the 500s conducted on the archive of the Paduan family Lion
Barometer of war, this is how finance helps to understand if it lasts or ends: Barone Adesi speaks
INTERVIEW WITH GIOVANNI BARONE ADESI, professor of Financial Theory at the Università della Svizzera italiana - "Watch out for the stock exchanges but also for futures on interest rates and gold, palladium and oil"
March 8, Women and Finance: less savings and more risks when the "bow" is pink
According to the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Report 2021, it will take 135 years to close the gap – but the combination of women and finance is the most worrying
Cavallari, Iossa and Maccia the female appointments for Italian finance
Cavallari is the new president of the Parliamentary Budget Office (UPB) - Iossa to the Antitrust and Maccia new investment director of the Lombard Odier bank for Italy
Goodbye Libor: global finance will change from 1 January 2022
After 45 years of career and a scandal that decreed its end, the Libor, the reference rate of the financial markets, will be replaced by a new regime based on risk-free overnight rates
The financial economist must have a heart: this is how Raffaella Tenconi sees the profession
Interviewed on the occasion of the VI annual event of the Global Thinking Foundation, the financial economist Raffaella Tenconi talks about her activity and explains the importance of always evaluating with intelligence and passion the impact of individual choices, especially on families and small…
Oam: in 2022 no contributions for the under 30s
The decision of the Body Agents in Financial Activities and Credit Brokers (Oam) is aimed at encouraging the entry of young people into the profession of financial intermediaries
Farewell to Alberto Foglia, true banker and financier
At the age of 93, Alberto Foglia passed away, one of the great protagonists of Italian finance since the days of the Stock Exchange - In 1958 he had founded the Banca del Ceresio and then, with Attilio Ventura, the Afv Sim, which became…
Observatory on Finance and the Third Sector: investing to restart
According to the results of the tenth edition of the Intesa Sanpaolo and Aiccon Observatory, it emerges that over half of the cooperatives and social enterprises plan new investments for 2021, with a third to enhance their human capital
Andaf: financial professionals will be certified at EU level
The novelty was announced at the 43rd National Congress of the National Association of Administrative and Financial Directors, in Genoa. The president Scornajenchi (Terna): "Important goal"
Sustainability, Sace in the top 20 of the ESG Perception Index
Among over 200 companies perceived as more sustainable according to the ESG Perception Index and in third place in the ranking in the finance sector and 15th, Sace confirms itself as one of the greenest companies on the web
Messi effect: the new football between TV rights, funds and blockchain
The Olympic spirit of Tokyo is already a distant memory: attention shifts all back to the ball, with finance putting more and more foot on the pitch. The role of private equity CVC
Finance, investments: the pandemic puts the turbo on "sustainable" ones
According to the biennial survey by Aviva Investors, 80% of asset managers include climate risk in their investment decisions. The share of remuneration linked to ESG performance has risen
What is Islamic finance: rules and principles of a different model
A study by Davidia Zucchelli of the International Research Network of Intesa Sanpaolo's Studies and Research Department analyzes the characteristics of Islamic finance by comparing them with those of traditional finance. Here's what emerges
Comdata strengthens the capital structure and accelerates development
Customer Management Services Provider Has Reached Agreement With Financial Partners To Reduce Leverage And Accelerate Growth - Houlihan Lokey Acted As Advisor
FIRSTonline turns 10: economy and finance out of the choir
FIRSTonline turns 10: from 23 May 2011 it talks about the economy and finance in a free and unconventional way, demonstrating that fake news and lazy populist conformism can also be erased on the web with information with an identity…
Credit and finance: the Global Banking Forum is underway
The main protagonists of the world of credit and finance will discuss the major issues and challenges awaiting banks in the light of technological innovation, the process of merging institutions and the post-Covid economic recovery. An initiative promoted…
Kellner (former Generali shareholder) dies in a helicopter crash
Petr Kellner dies in helicopter crash in Alaska - Former Generali shareholder and founder of PPF was the richest man in the Czech Republic
The CDP and the birth of national champions
Courtesy of the author and the publisher, we are publishing an excerpt from the new book by Paolo Bricco, leading author of the Sole 24 Ore, on the "Cassa Depositi e Prestiti - History of a dynamic and patient capital. For 170 years", published by …
Discounts on Pir and foreign funds, the tax news in action
In the financial sphere, the tax package of the 2021 budget law introduces tax relief on foreign funds and a tax credit for losses on Pir - News coming also for the Euribor
Derivatives, demonize them or re-evaluate them?
The controversial topic of derivatives was the focus of the webinar promoted by the Faculty of Economics of the La Sapienza University of Rome and by the National Association for the Study of Credit Problems
Finance and social impact: how to measure it and how much it makes
A cycle of three free webinars on the theme of green bonds and the UN SDGs, organized by Social Impact Agenda for Italy, begins on 21 October. The first meeting with Serafeim and Melandri on how to integrate the major…
Financial services: Banca Generali and Ad Mossa at the top
The survey conducted at European level among analysts and investors by Institutional Investor rewards the Leone bank and its CEO in private and asset management.
Jordan Belfort, the former Wolf of Wall Street takes the chair
The former finance hawk, whose parable was told by Martin Scorsese in the film "The Wolf of Wall Street", with Leonardo Di Caprio, is back on track: he will be a mental coach for young traders enrolled in RagingBull (Raging Bull, other …
Economy and finance: the 9 false truths that Covid has torn apart
A book by journalist Carlotta Scozzari of Business Insider, published by goWare, ruthlessly lays bare the dogmas of economics and finance that have collapsed under the blows of the pandemic: here's what they are
Basilico: "Covid-19 and savings, what to do in the storm"
INTERVIEW WITH PAOLO BASILICO, founder and number one of Samhita Investments - "After the tragedy of the last few days, a long ride in the desert awaits us but, when the real economy shuts down, we have to ask ourselves what the markets represent: it's a bit…
FIRSTonline, over 2 million visits in January 2020
In January, FIRSTonline totaled over 2 million visits: it's not the new record but it's the second best overall result ever - Service articles, especially tax articles, but also insights into current issues in…
The credit crunch pushes SMEs towards alternative finance
INTERVIEW WITH MATTIA CIPRIAN, founder of Modefinance, the first Fintech rating agency in Europe. New rating attribution models and artificial intelligence-related technology can become a new promised land for liquidity-chasing SMEs.
BlackRock and the sustainable finance revolution
With the recent move by BlackRock, big finance beats politicians on issues of sustainability: environmental, social, corporate. After Laurence Fink swerve, what will Donald Trump do? The media also have their responsibilities. Here because
Fivelex continues its growth by focusing on banking
The Milanese law firm, specialized in the financial sector, welcomes a new equity partner: it is Mara Fittipaldi and her team.
From sport to climate, the 2019 records
The year we are leaving behind recorded many firsts: it is impossible to remember them all, but here is a list of the most important, positive or negative. With some surprises.
Boeing lays off Ad Muilenburg after 737 max crisis
The board kicks the CEO out, from January 13th the president will be Dave Calhoun to lead the company - Stock soaring on Wall Street
Green bonds, sustainable emissions boom in Italy
From Generali to Terna, from Enel to Hera, the big names in Piazza Affari focus on green bonds: in 2019 issues doubled to 5,4 billion
Finance goes at bit speed but the Supplementary Fund for Journalists doesn't know it
It is incredible that in the age of the Internet, the supplementary pension fund for journalists takes about three months to liquidate a position, with undeniable inconvenience for the members
Public finance under X-rays in the 2019 Mill Report
The volume edited by Arachi and Baldini highlights the chronic inadequacy of investments in infrastructure, the policy of postponements in public services and the now residual role of personal income tax in fiscal policy
Enrico Braggiotti, former Comit banker, has died
The banker was president of the Comit and in the XNUMXs of the Compagnie Monegasque del Banque - He was the father of the banker Gerardo, a former Mediobanca
Artificial intelligence - that's what it really is
Artificial Intelligences appeared for the first time in 1956 but they are not only avant-garde robots - Their development also in the field of finance is impressive
Businesses, only finance and tax authorities save profits: stop investments
The performance of large and medium-sized Italian companies in the decade 2009-2018 is disappointing - Turnover slowing down, value added stagnating, investments frozen, productivity at a standstill: this is what emerges from the usual Survey by the Mediobanca Research Area
Culture and sustainability: Italian villages between history and redemption
The financial interest in forgotten towns and villages is also growing. The example of the Amavido startup with the participatory finance model.
Financial education, new edition in October
Financial Education Month is back. Who organizes it and what all the associations that want to participate need to know
Welfare is not made only of GDP: the case of New Zealand
The consultancy firm Lupotto & Partners has recently published a report in which Stefano Simionato, head of the research office, discusses the limits of an indicator such as GDP and wonders whether it is not appropriate to give…
Siclari: "Project financing in the code of public contracts"
The research on project financing coordinated by Domenico Siclari, Full Professor of Economic Law and Financial Markets at the Sapienza University of Rome addresses the issues of public investment and the need to use public-private partnership tools to make up for…
"Beware of Scams": the Ponzi scheme is on stage
On Tuesday 28 May "Beware of scams" will go on stage at the Pime Theater. A show promoted by Consob for financial information. It is inspired by the scheme of the famous con man Charles Ponzi.
Impact finance, ItaliaCamp presents new ideas for the country
A delegation from ItaliaCamp in the presence of Sergio Mattarella presented a new proposal for Italy, inspired by the principles of impact finance and the results obtained in its first ten years of activity
Banca Finint, consolidated net income rises by 50% in one year
"The results achieved by our banking group in 2018 - declared the chairman Enrico Marchi - confirm the success of a business model set in the desire to place ourselves as a point of reference for the growth of companies in the…
Impact finance: it's the future of sustainable investments
Impact investments are those made by dedicated funds and aimed not only at acquiring a financial return but at generating a social and environmental impact
Basilico, "Men and money": the person and not the algorithms are at the heart of finance
On the day he announced his departure from Kairos, Paolo Basilico - one of the most innovative protagonists of the Italian financial industry - brought his essay "Men and Money", published by Rizzoli, which recounts his…
Orlando Barucci is the new president of Vitale & Co
The Milanese consulting firm has decided to appoint Guido Roberto Vitale's successor in a line of continuity. Barucci has been co-founder and managing director since 2001
Moneyfarm, market leader for costs and transparency
Moneyfarm is the first independent financial advisory firm in Italy, specialized in medium-long term investments: it has a management model that eliminates costs that do not add value to investments
Guido Roberto Vitale and the battles for a better Italy
Financier, innovator, convinced liberal-democrat, Guido Roberto Vitale will be greatly missed in this extremely dangerous political and economic phase. It is to be hoped that many will follow in his footsteps to keep up the modernization of the country
Markets poised between less growth and more prudence from the Fed
"Spring effect: from elastic to kinetic energy" is the intriguing title of the reflections by Rocco Bove, Head of Fixed Income at Kairos who explains the reasons for the financial market boom and looks into their immediate future
John Law's finance, between adventures and intuitions
A book by Sandro De Bernardis that takes us back to the story of John Law, a man described as visionary and who lived between the 600s and 700s. Today, however, we could define an innovator.
Banks and territories, rethinking the growth model
The more than 100 million euros disbursed by cooperative banks in favor of local communities indicate that it is possible to abandon the paths of financialisation of the economy and create a different growth model that starts from the real economy and from the territories in…
Women in Finance: Appointments in Aviva, State Street and Zurich
Round of appointments for women in asset management, owner management and market management of the three groups. Here's who they are and what positions they will cover in the US, EMEA and Italy
NPE, new players are needed to overcome the crisis
The Non Performing Exposure of Italian banks, after their sharp increase in the years of the crisis, began to reduce steadily starting from 2016 - But to complete the reduction process, new financial operators are needed.
After Lehman, who will save finance? A book by Barucci
Exactly 10 years after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (September 15, 2008), Emilio Barucci in his book "Who will save finance" published by Egea explains how to build good finance, capable of keeping its promises to be useful…
Finance focuses on Millennials: Fideuram launches an ad hoc fund
Fideuram Asset Management Ireland (Intesa Sanpaolo group) launches Fonditalia Millennials Equity, a Luxembourg-registered fund that invests in companies that reap the benefits of the changes linked to the growing role of Millennials in society, i.e. kids born between…
Intesa Sanpaolo and Ermitage, new agreement to enhance Italian art
Giovanni Bazoli, President Emeritus of Intesa Sanpaolo, and Michail Piotrovsky, Director General of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, have sanctioned the collaboration, which will continue until 2020 between the Gallerie d'Italia and the State Hermitage Museum.
Finance and the Third Sector: investments in social cooperatives are growing
According to the results of the seventh edition of the Ubi Banca Observatory on Italian social entrepreneurship, the growth of social cooperatives and also of innovative startups with a social vocation (SIAVS) emerges, that nucleus of innovative startups that operate in the former social enterprise sectors…
Capgemini: increasingly automated finance
The automation of financial processes is real and advancing impetuously in companies: this is what a recent report from Capgemini reveals
Farewell to Ligresti: brick, finance and convictions
Salvatore Ligresti, also known as Mister 86%, real estate developer and financier, protagonist of Milan to drink in the 5s and the so-called parlor of Mediobanca, has passed away at the age of XNUMX, then overwhelmed by debts and convictions that marked the end…
Mifid: 10 questions to ask your financial advisor
FROM ADVISE ONLY - The entire MiFID and MiFID II complex is at your service, dear savers: in the light of this, here are 10 tips for getting the best out of personalized financial advice.
Trading: stop to binary options to protect savers
The Esma has set limits on risky binary options and the sale of CFDs to small investors - "They are not very transparent products, there is a serious fear for the protection of savers"
Italian families, wealth changes: homes are worth less, finances grow
FOCUS BNL - The saving capacity of Italian households has significantly decreased while wealth is stagnant - However, its composition changes because between 2011 and 2016 the value of homes decreased by…
Women in finance awarded: Chilelli (ISP Vita) is "Fund Manager of the Year"
The Women in Finance 2018 Italy Awards have been delivered, an initiative promoted in its first Italian edition by the British Embassy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in collaboration with Borsa Italiana.
Savings, the 5 financial lessons of a typical family
FROM THE ADVISE ONLY BLOG - The financial history of a typical family, like that of the Testas, teaches many things in savings management - First lesson: don't leave your savings stagnating in your current account
San Marino, the management of art in family assets
ART & FINANCE DAY is the title of the meeting held on Saturday 20 January starting at 16 pm at the Grand Hotel San Marino – Conference Room – Viale Onofri, 31 – City of San Marino. The art market can…
Investments: here are the top 5 risks
According to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2018, "IT risk" is at the top of the concerns of companies in the financial sector - Anxiety about market trends is down, but two new items enter the rankings this year.
Digital Magics launches “Magic Wand” to accelerate fintech and insurtech startups
Intesa Sanpaolo, Bnl, Poste Italiane and Ubi Banca are among the ten partners of the programme. The goal is to create an Italian center of excellence to innovate the finance and insurance sector