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SUMMARY:5th Research Workshop - The Future of Financial Mutuals
UID:https://bankinglibrary.com/5th-research-workshop-the-future-of-financial-mutuals/
LOCATION:Rome, Italy
DTSTAMP:20241107Z
DTSTART:20241107Z
DTEND:20241107Z
DESCRIPTION:CfP Deadline:
June 23, 2024
Conference Event:
November 7, 2024
Event Location:
Rome, Italy 
Organizer(s):
University of Roma Tre Financial Technology Essex University of Essex
(FINTEX)Centre of Cooperative Banking (CRCC) at the Catholic University of
the Sacred HeartCentre for Banking Research (CBR) at Bayes Business
SchoolFinancial Intermediation Network of European Studies (FINEST)Italian
Federation of Cooperative Banks (Federcasse)Building Societies Association
(BSA)
Keynote Speaker(s):
Mario Quagliariello (ECB)
Description:
Mutual financial institutions play an important role in economic systems.
Mutual financial activities are provided by many institutions, such as
cooperative banks, building societies, credit unions, and savings banks.
These institutions have advantages and disadvantages compared to commercial
and investment banks. On the one hand, mutual financial institutions are
strongly linked to the local economy and have different governance based on
member involvement and stakeholder orientation, which provides them with
more (soft) information about borrowers. On the other hand, the
consolidation process in credit markets makes it difficult for small
businesses to survive in an increasingly competitive environment.
Technological advances (from FinTech to digital-only banks), higher
interest rates, energy price shocks, and new regulatory and supervisory
reforms have created new challenges. The workshop will provide an excellent
opportunity for academics, policy-makers, and practitioners to discuss the
outlook for the industry at a high level. We welcome papers on the broad
topic of mutual financial institutions and activities.
Submission: 
Please submit your full manuscript in PDF format via email to:
info@finest-network.euDeadline for Submission: June 23, 2024Notification of
Acceptance: July 5, 2024Program disclosure: July 22, 2024Conference date:
November 7, 2024
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