Florence School of Banking & Finance

🎓📊 How can we measure the true impact of #FinancialEducation?

As part of our ‘Finance in the Tuscan Hills’ seminar series, we were pleased to welcome Professor Gianni Nicolini, Professor of Finance at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

More on the series: fbf.eui.eu/policy-dialo...

A few days ago in Florence, we wrapped up our Financial Market Infrastructure executive training course, and what a dynamic edition it was!

With a full room of over 35 participants from across Europe and beyond, we enjoyed rich exchanges and diverse professional perspectives.

Why flexibility is key in managing bank failures Thorsten Beck and Deyan Radev discuss the shortcomings of existing bank resolution frameworks, and what is needed to strengthen crisis preparedness, particula

🏦 📉 Cross-border coordination is essential when dealing with failing banks, especially in regions with higher financial fragility.

Important reflections from our Director, Thorsten Beck, and Deyan Radev.

Full interview on @eui-eu.bsky.social 👉 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

#EUIwidening

🪙🌐 #Stablecoins are reshaping global finance — but at what cost?

Join leading experts for the high-level online debate:
(Un)stablecoins: regulatory challenges and global implications
📅 5 November | 🕐 13:00–14:00 | 💻 Online

Free registration 👉 fbf.eui.eu/events/?id=5...

🛡️💻 SupTech Hackathon in Florence!

Last week, we gathered to build proof-of-concept #SupTech tools across key thematic areas — part of an EU-funded TSI project supporting Banco De España, co-managed with the European Commission’s SG REFORM.

New #publications

1️⃣ Fintech and bank credit risk: does financial structure matter? Evidence from spatial analysis cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c...

2️⃣ Greening the present to decarbonise the future: an analysis of Italian banks’ decarbonisation strategies cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c...

We’re #hiring 3 positions (deadlines approaching)

1️⃣ Mid-level www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
2️⃣ Junior-level www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
Florence | Full-time
Apply by 26 Oct

3️⃣ (Portuguese speaker)
Remote work possible | Part-time
Apply by 10 Nov www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

New partnership to strengthen financial literacy in Portugal Launch of Technical Support Instrument TSI project with a partnership between the Florence School of Banking and Finance at the European University Institute

🤝 New partnership to strengthen financial literacy in Portugal!

We’re partnering with @ec.europa.eu (SG REFORM) and the Portuguese National Council of Financial Supervisors to boost financial education in Portugal under an EU-funded TSI project.

www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

@eui-eu.bsky.social

Invitation to the SAFE - FBF Conference "Anti-Money Laundering at a Crossroads: AMLA, Digital, and Geopolitics" on 31 October 2025, Room 1.801, Casino building, Goethe University Frankfurt

How will the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority tackle financial crime in an era of digital transformation and shifting geopolitics?

Join our conference with @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social

📅 31 Oct 2025
📍 Frankfurt

👉 All details: safe-frankfurt.de/news-media/e...

#AMLA #FinancialRegulation

🌍💥 When financial risks go global, macroprudential cooperation matters more than ever.

We’ve just wrapped up the Macroprudential Policy Implementation Academy.

👏 Many thanks to all the participants and faculty members!

YouTube video by SSM Training The effects of SSM adoption on bank’s profitability

How did banks' centralised supervision at the European level affect banks’ profitability?

This video draws on the research paper by Tommaso Perniola and Pietro Chiarelli, published in our Banking Supervision Policy Working Paper Series (WPS).

📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnUM...

💸🌿 Sovereign sustainability-linked bonds promised to tie debt to sustainability results. But are they real progress or green rhetoric?

Our latest #FBFblog explores the promise and pitfalls 👇
fbf.eui.eu/the-importan...

YouTube video by European Banking Authority EBA and SUERF conference: Simplifying Europe for the financial sector.

How can simplification make the financial sector more efficient—without compromising resilience?

Our Director, @tl-beck.bsky.social, shared his insights at the SUERF–EBA conference “Simplifying Europe for the Financial Sector” in Paris.

🎥 Watch the full recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT-o...

Can access to #AI widen inequality in finance?

At the recent AECM Joint Webinar, our Research Associate Nico Lauridsen delivered a Keynote speech exploring how AI shapes financial development — and why EU policies like the #AIAct and #FiDA are key to ensuring an inclusive future.

YouTube video by Florence School of Banking and Finance Impact vs compliance: can SFDR help deliver sustainable finance?

🌱 Impact vs compliance: can SFDR help deliver sustainable finance?

How does the #SFDR shape investment strategies, tackle greenwashing, and align with the EU Taxonomy & CSRD?

🎥 Watch the full webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiWg...

👏 Wrapping up a great edition of our Investment Funds executive training!

More than 35 participants explored the evolving EU fund sector — from business models to stress testing and regulation.

More on investing? Join the “Navigating Impact Investing” (17–19 Nov) 👉 fbf.eui.eu/course/navig...

YouTube video by Florence School of Banking and Finance How do private equity buyouts affect supply chains? (Cédric Huylebroek) #FBFpills

How do private equity buyouts reshape supply chains?

In this new #FBFpills video, Cédric Huylebroek (KU Leuven) presents evidence on how PE deals affect supplier performance, relationships, and resilience — especially during downturns.

🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mQ...

New Risks and Opportunities for Bank Boards: Levelling Up - Florence School of Banking and Finance

⚠️ ONLY 3 seats available! Last opportunity to join the 5th edition of the Bank Board Academy: New Risks and Opportunities for Bank Boards: Levelling Up

📅 24–25 October 2025
📍 In-person in Florence, Italy
Discounts for alumni & groups (2+)

Register by: 16 October 2025 fbf.eui.eu/course/new-r...

We’re #hiring 3 Research Assistants:

1️⃣ Mid-level www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
2️⃣ Junior-level www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
Florence | Full-time
Apply by 26 Oct

3️⃣ (Portuguese speaker)
Remote work possible | Part-time
Apply by 10 Nov www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

Navigating Impact Investing – a practitioners’ guide - Florence School of Banking and Finance

Impact investing is reshaping finance — aligning profit with purpose. 🌍

Join us in Florence for "Navigating Impact Investing – A Practitioners’ Guide" and learn to design, assess & deploy impact investments effectively.

📅 17–19 Nov 2025

fbf.eui.eu/course/navig...

Kicking off the 2025–2026 #CBBS Executive Education Programme! 🎓

50 participants from 26 ESCB & SSM institutions gathered at the @eui-eu.bsky.social to explore monetary policy, supervision, digital finance & more.

A strong start to an 8-month journey!

Read more: fbf.eui.eu/the-cbbs-exe...

💶 When currencies swing, banks move — and so does the real economy.

In a new #FBFblog, @tl-beck.bsky.social explores how the 2014 euro depreciation affected bank lending and regional growth — and what it means for today’s volatility.

📖 Read more: fbf.eui.eu/exchange-rat...

#ExchangeRates

🚨 We’re #hiring a Research Associate to support the evaluation of Portugal’s National Plan for Financial Education (PNFF).

📍 Remote possible | ⏱ Part-time | 💶 ~€1,050/month
🗓 Apply by 10 Nov 2025

Fluent in Portuguese & skilled in research? Apply 👉 www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

YouTube video by Florence School of Banking and Finance The Directors' Table – The global financial crisis of 2031 (with Ross Levine)

When, not if, will the next financial crisis strike?

In the new #theDirectorsTable episode, @tl-beck.bsky.social speaks with American economist Ross Levine about lessons from 2007–08 and the risks building up toward 2031.

🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=268f...

#Finance #Banking #FinancialCrisis

💶 European #AML #CFT is at a turning point with the new EU Single Rulebook & #AMLA.

📅 29–30 Oct | Frankfurt
Last seats for our AML Academy 👉 fbf.eui.eu/course/anti-...

📅 31 Oct | Frankfurt
Conference with @safefrankfurt.bsky.social 👉 safe-frankfurt.de/news-media/e...

Don’t miss it!

Our 10th Bank Resolution Academy brought together 35+ experts & professionals for 3 days of hands-on training on the EU bank resolution framework.

From bail-in tools to the CMDI Review, participants dove deep into current & future challenges. 👏

Our upcoming courses: fbf.eui.eu/training-cou...

WEBINAR | Tomorrow

Impact vs Compliance: Can #SFDR deliver #SustainableFinance?
🗓️ 30 Sept | 13:00–14:00
💻 Online

Speakers:
🔹 Nathan de Arriba-Sellier @rsmerasmus.bsky.social
🔹 Umberto Marengo @eui-schuman.bsky.social

Free registration 👉 fbf.eui.eu/events/?id=5...

#ImpactInvesting

YouTube video by SSM Training Optimal severity of stress test scenarios

What makes stress test frameworks effective?

Johannes Fischer presents research (with Natalie Kessler) showing:
✔️ Tougher tests = safer banks, but less lending
✔️ Dividend limits help lending during crises

📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsF6...
📄 Full paper: cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c...

Ready to navigate the fast-growing world of #ImpactInvesting?

🎓 Join our new course Navigating Impact Investing – A Practitioners’ Guide
📍 Florence | 17–19 Nov 2025
Register by 27 Oct 👉 fbf.eui.eu/course/navig...

Get a taste at our free webinar (30 Sept | 13:00-14:00): fbf.eui.eu/events/?id=5...

And here’s the bonus: your workplace will be this wonderful place, on the hills of Florence!🌿🏡