2006 European Banking Symposium

Università Bocconi, Milan

Presentation	Discussion
Credit Risk Management and the New Basel Accord - Chair: M. Flannery
Credit derivatives: capital requirements and strategic contracting - L. Pelizzon and A. Nicolò	F. Ortu, Bocconi University
Apples and pears? The comparison of bank economic and prudential capital - A. Milne and M. Onorato	F. Bruni, Bocconi University
Possible effects of the new Basel capital accord on bank capital requirements for SMEs - E. Altman and G. Sabato	D. Pérez, Banco de España
Beyond Basel Pillar 1: concentration, market discipline, capital fluctuations - Chair: M. Flood
Sector concentration in loan portfolios and economic capital - K. Düllmann and N. Masschelein	A. Resti, Bocconi University
Using price information as an instrument of market discipline in regulating bank risk - A. Lehar, D. Seppi, and G. Strobl	A. Sironi, Bocconi University
Earnings and Capital Management in Alternative Loan Loss Provision Regulatory Regimes - J. Saurina, D. Pérez, and V. Salas Fumás	D. Masciandaro, Bocconi University
Understanding European Banks Capital Buffer Fluctuations - T. Jokipii and A. Milne	M. Flannery, University of Florida

Presentation	Discussion
Governance and Valuation of Banks - Chair: P. Mottura
Investment bank governance - O. Altınkılıç, R. Hansen, and E. Hrnjić	P. Bongini, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca
Does the stock market value bank diversification - O. De Jonghe, L. Baele, and R. Vander Vennet	M. Flood, Federal Housing Finance Board
ProBanker workshop
ProBanker - M. Flannery
Bank Mergers - Chair: F. Saita
Value performance of European Bank acquisitions - R. Lensink and I. Maslennikova	M. Anolli, Cattolica University
Efficiency vs. agency motivations for bank takeovers - A. de Vincenzo, C. Doria, and C. Salleo	R. Ayadi, CEPS
David and Goliath: small banks in an era of consolidation. Evidence from Italy - P. Bongini, E. Zavarrone, and M. L. di Battista	O. De Jonghe, Ghent University