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Good in Finance tells about the “good face” of finance and the eternal struggle with his “dark side”. It does so with passion and com-passion: passion for human relationships – because finance relies on credit-debt relationships – comp-passion (in the etymological sense of “cum patior”) for what finance pretends to support: aspirations, ideas, sacrifices, troubles.

“Good news” and “Bad news” from the financial world are explained and reasoned by the author of the blog – as well as the guest bloggers selected among international academics and scholars – placing scientific research in the service of an easy understanding and an alternative perspective of the events.

Good in Finance is the compass for the ecological finance: here, data and statistics do not live undisturbed by themselves, as occurs in the house of the degraded communication. The interpretation of the financial issues goes beyond numbers and techniques and leads to visions and solutions inspired by a careful approach to value creation, distribution of wealth, financial and social inclusion, in short: the economics of wellness.

Good in Finance does not take into account only traditional finance: microcredit, social impact finance, finance for culture and visual arts, are natural pillars of this blog.

Good in Finance is an atelier of the financial thinking, where experts, professionals, curious people, customers, students, and inspired policy makers, can feed analytic perspectives, interpretations and solutions too often neglected by popular financial communication.

Biography

 Mario La Torre is Full Professor in Banking and Finance at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. His main research areas are banking and financial intermediaries, financial markets and financial innovation. He is also expert in ethical finance, impact finance and microfinance, as well as audiovisual and art financing. He is editor of the book Series “Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance” published by Palgrave MacMillan.

He is currently member of the Board of the Italian National Body for Microcredit and member of the Audiovisual Working Party at the European Council.  He has been member of the G8 Taskforce on Social Impact Investments, member of the Board of Directors of Cinecittà Holding and Councellor of the Minister of Culture. He has been member of the consultative group for the definition of the Italian Microcredit Law and lawmaker of the Italian Tax Credit Law for the audiovisual industry.

His main international publications include: The Economics of the Audiovisual Industry, Palgrave, MacMillan, London, 2014; Microcredit Securitization, in “Bank Stability, Sovereign Debt and Derivatives”, Palgrave MacMillan 2013; Social Lending in Europe: Structures, Regulation and Pricing Models, in “Crisis, Risk and Stability in Financial Markets”, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013; Asset-Backed Securitization and Financial Stability: the Downgrading Delay Effect, in “Banks Performance Risk and Firm Financing”,  Palgrave Macmillan, 2011; Banks in the Microfinance Market, in “Frontiers of Banks in a Global Economy”, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008; Microfinance, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006; Le concentrazioni tra banche, UTET, Torino, 2000;  Il Bancoposta in Italia, Giappichelli Editore, Torino, 1996; Securitisation e banche,  Il Mulino, 1995.

Pubblicazioni

• La Torre M., Chiappini H. (2016), “Microfinance Investment Vehicles: how far are they from OECD Social Impact Investment Definition?”, in Bank Funding, Financial Instruments and Decision-Making in the Banking Industry, S.C. Valverde, P.J.Cuadros-Solas and F. Rodriguez_fernandez (edited by), Palgrave, MacMillan; London.
• La Torre M. (2015), “Il Microcredito in Italia tra regolamentazione e mercato”, Bancaria, n° 5/2015.
• La Torre M. (2014) “The Economics of the Audiovisual Industry: Financing TV, Film and Web”, Palgrave, MacMillan, London.
• La Torre M. (2013) “Banche e welfare: microcredito, crowdfunding e social impact investment”, in Lettera Marketing, n. 5/2013, Bancaria Editrice, Roma.
• La Torre M., Mango F.  (2013), Microcredit Securitization in Bank Performance, Risk and Securitisation, Edited by Joseph Falzon, Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, Ed. Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 9781137332080 (UK).
• La Torre M., Mango F. (2012), Social Lending in Europe: Structures Regulation and Pricing Models in Crisis, Risk and Stability in Financial Markets, Edited by Juan Fernández de Guevara Radoselovics and José Pastor Monsálvez, Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, Ed. Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 9781137001825 (UK).
• La Torre M., Mango F. (2012), Securitization degli attivi e crisi finanziarie: i ritardi nel downgrading, Bancaria, vol. 9, p. 54-67, ISSN: 0005-4623
• La Torre M., Mango F. (2011), Asset-backed securitization and financial stability: the downgrading delay effect, in Bank Performance, Risk and Firm Financing, Edited by Molyneux P., Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, Ed. Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN: 9780230313354, (UK).
• La Torre M. (2011), “Le nuove misure di sostegno al cinema” in Close Up – Storie della Visione – anno XIV – nn.27-28/2011.
• La Torre M. (2010), Finanza Etica e Microfinanza, in Enciclopedia del XXI secolo, 3°volume, Treccani editore.
• La Torre M. (2008), “Agevolazioni fiscali per il cinema”, Quaderni Anica.
• La Torre M., G. A.Vento (2008), “Banks in the Microfinance Market”, in Frontiers of Banks in a Global Economy, (a cura di) Molyneaux P. and E. Vallelado, Palgrave Macmillan.
• La Torre M. (2007), “Brivido & Profitto”, in Bancaforte, n° 1/2007.
• La Torre M. (2006), “La finanza del cinema: Spielberg e la lezione del mercato americano”, in Bancaria, n° 12/2006.
• La Torre M. (2006), “La finanza del cinema”, Bancaria Editrice, Roma.
• La Torre M., G. A.Vento (2006), “Microfinance”, Palgrave – MacMillan, London.
• La Torre M. (2006), “Microcredito e obiettivi del Millennio”, Marsilio Editori.
• La Torre M. (2006), “Il Project Financing nel cinema”, in “Il Project Financing” di Pompella M. (a cura di), Giappichelli, Torino.
• La Torre M. (2005), “La via italiana alla Microfinanza”, Politica Internazionale, n. 1-2/3.
• La Torre M. (2005), “Microfinanza e Finanza Etica”, Bancaria, n° 10/2005.
• La Torre M., G. A.Vento (2005), “Per una nuova microfinanza: il ruolo delle banche”, Bancaria, n.2.
• La Torre M. (2004), “Securitisation e vigilanza: l’impatto di Basilea 2”, in Bancaria, n° 12/2004.
• La Torre M. (2004), “Securitisation e vigilanza dopo Basilea 2: la normativa italiana”, in Bancaria, n° 10/2004.
• La Torre M. (2004), “Per un parco finanziario del cinema”,in Banche e Banchieri, n°5/ 2004.
• La Torre M. (2003), “Le Banche nel cinema: un modello di gestione del credito cinematografico”, in Bancaria, n° 12/2003.
• La Torre M. (2003), “Economia e dinamiche finanziarie del cinema”, in Bancaria, n°10/2003.
• La Torre M. (2000), “Le concentrazioni tra banche”, UTET, Torino, 2000.
• La Torre M. (2000), “La cartolarizzazione dei crediti: pregi e limiti della normativa italiana”, in Bancaria, n°2/2000.
• La Torre M. (1999), “Politiche di offerta e strategie innovative del Bancoposta”, in Bancoposta e Mercati, Cesarini F., Costi R., Tutino F. (a cura di), Il Mulino.
• La Torre M. (1999), “La Securitisation degli attivi: gli effetti propulsivi dell’Euro”, in Bancaria, n° 2/1999.
• La Torre M., Di Salvo R., Maggiolini P. (1998), “Le operazioni di concentrazione tra banche di credito cooperativo. Caratteri distintivi e fattori determinanti”, in Cooperazione di
  credito, n°162, ottobre-dicembre .
• La Torre M. (1998), “Le politiche finanziarie e il processo di securitisation”, in Manuale del Leasing, Carretta A., De Laurentis G. (a cura di), Egea, Milano.
• La Torre M. (1998), “L’asset-backed securitisation: l’esperienza europea”, in Banche e Banchieri, n°1/1998.
• La Torre M. (1996), “Il Bancoposta in Italia. Prodotti postali e bancari a confronto: caratteristiche tecniche, normative e strategiche”, Giappichelli Editore, Torino.
• La Torre M. (1995), “Securitisation e Banche”, Il Mulino, Bologna.
• La Torre M. (1990), “Uno strumento di gestione di rischi di cambio: il currency swap”, in Rivista Bancaria, n° 3-4/1990.