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Sami Alpanda and Serdar Kabaca, “Portfolio Rebalancing Channel and the Effects of Large-Scale Stock and Bond Purchases”
Bank of Canada, Working paper n° 2025-38
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: We quantify the effects of large-scale stock purchases by a central bank and compare these to bond purchases, using an estimated dynamic stochastic general equilibrium macro-finance model with nominal and real rigidities and portfolio rebalancing effects. The latter arise from imperfect substitutability between stocks ...more »
Tagged width: banking, capital markets, politica monetaria
Gerardo Ferrara and Helene Hall, “The value of trading relationships in FX derivatives: evidence from Credit Suisse’s collapse”
Bank of England, Working paper n° 1154
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: Using granular transaction-level data, this paper investigates the characteristics and implications of dealer-client trading relationships in the over-the-counter FX derivatives market. We first document that dealer-client trading relationships are persistent over time. Then, to shed light on the role of relationship strength for client ...more »
Tagged width: banking, capital markets
Sandra Batten and Stephen Millard, “Productivity implications of the move to net zero”
Bank of England, Working Paper n° 1171
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: In this paper, we use a dynamic general equilibrium model to examine the effect of the move to net zero in the United Kingdom on productivity. One argument is that the transition is likely to be productivity-reducing, as it will involve a move from ...more »
Tagged width: capital markets, politica monetaria
Danish Us-Salam, “Mitigating Vulnerability: The Role of Risk Warnings, Information Order & Salience in Crypto Assets”
Central Bank of Ireland, Working paper n° 9
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: The growing popularity of crypto assets has driven increased engagement, often fuelled by promotional content that highlights past returns while downplaying risks. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of behaviourally informed risk warnings in such a setting. Using an online randomized controlled trial, participants viewed ...more »
Giulio Mazzolini, Dilyara Salakhova, Margherita Giuzio and Sujit Kapadia, “Sustainability labels vs. reality: how climate-friendly are green and ESG funds?”
European Central Bank, Working Paper n° 3121
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: This paper assesses the environmental performance of sustainability-related investment funds compared to conventional ones across three dimensions: financed activities, portfolio carbon footprint, and investment in firms with ambitious science-based targets. We identify ESG funds using Morningstar (MS) strategies, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation’s Article ...more »
Tagged width: banking, capital markets
Fabio Fornari, Daniele Pianeselli and Andrea Zaghini, “Environmental score and bond pricing: it better be good, it better be green”
European Central Bank, Working Paper n° 3176
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: We provide empirical evidence that the pricing of green bonds tends to be highly sophisticated and based on a two-tiered approach. When buying a green bond, investors do not look only at the presence of a green label, but also consider additional characteristics of ...more »
Tagged width: banking, capital markets
Anna Amirdjanova, David Lynch and Anni Zheng, “Initial Margin for Crypto Currencies Risks in Uncleared Markets”
Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., Working n° 2026-009
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: We examine prospective classification of crypto currencies risks within the ISDA Standardized Initial Margin Model (SIMM) framework for calculation of initial margin on trades sensitive to cryptocurrencies’ risk factors in the uncleared market. Consistent with the view that cryptocurrencies are digital assets that fundamentally ...more »
Tagged width: banking, capital markets, fintech
Simone Di Paolo, Danilo Liberati and Lorenzo Rubeo, “(Green)washing the trust: climate information and banking policies”
Banca d’Italia, Working paper n° 1514
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Feb
26
2026
Abstract: The paper proposes a methodology to identify firms engaged in greenwashing, that is, firms that claim to be more sustainable than they actually are. It then assesses the potential impact of this practice on the price and volume of bank loans, also following changes ...more »
Tagged width: banking, capital markets
Nuova Newsletter FinRiskAlert
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Gen
29
2026
Care Lettrici e cari Lettori, Siamo lieti di annunciarvi che FinRiskAlert cambia veste. La missione del sito e della newsletter sarà la diffusione della ricerca scientifica nel mondo finanziario. Il nuovo formato è pensato per offrire un accesso diretto ad una selezione curata della ricerca ...more »
Daniele Marazzina, Francesca Grassetti, “A Standardized Approach to ESG Ratings for Business Strategy: Enhancing Corporate Sustainability Assessment”
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Gen
29
2026
Do we really need proprietary ESG ratings? Our paper suggests: no. We show that a credible sustainability score can be built without data providers and black-box algorithms, using only observable performance and GRI standards. No promises. No narratives. Just results. Transparency and comparability are possible— ...more »
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