FABIO BRAGA Senior Analyst, Economic Research Department, Borsa Italiana LUCIANA CANOVI Lecturer in Finance, 'Marco Biagi' Faculty of Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy MASSIMO DEMASIMA Senior Analyst, Industry Analysis and Business Support Department, Borsa Italiana ALESSANDRO G. GRASSO Post-Doctoral Scholar in Market and Financial Intermediaries, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy PAOLA SCHWIZER Professor of Banking, University of Parma, Italy