Series: #FBFDiscuss!

  1. Can the EU securitisation market support transition to a sustainable European economy?

    Moderated by Federica Agostini (FBF), this #FBFDiscuss debate features Anne Schaedle (European Commission) as a proponent, and Daniela Gabor (UWE Bristol) as an opponent. The speakers discuss the role of securitisation in driving sustainability and transition objectives within the European Union (EU). The motion of the debate is: “This House believes that the EU securitisation market can support the transition to a sustainable European economy.”

    16 April 2024

  2. Will the ESG disclosure help us reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement?

    In this #FBFDiscuss Linda Zeilina, International Sustainable Finance Centre, and Florian Berg, MIT Sloan School of Management, discuss the role of ESG disclosure in achieving the Paris Agreement's objectives. The debate is moderated by Pierre Schlosser, Deputy Director of the Florence School of Banking and Finance.

    26 June 2023

  3. At this stage, should bank capital requirements be adjusted for the climate risk profile of assets?

    4 May 2022

  4. Should there be gender quotas on boards?

    Proponent: Sylvie Goulard (Deputy Governor, Banque de France) Opponent: Renée Adams (Professor at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford) Moderator: Elena Carletti (Professor of Finance, Bocconi University) Recording of the event held on 3 December 2021.

    3 December 2021

  5. Should the Stability and Growth’s Pact 3% deficit rule be abandoned?

    Proponent: Jean Pisani-Ferry (Tommaso Padoa Schioppa Chair at the European University Institute) Opponent: Volker Wieland (Endowed Chair for Monetary Economics at the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability) Moderator: Maria Ana Barata (Research Associate, Florence School of Banking and Finance) Recording of the event held on 16 September 2021

    16 September 2021

  6. Should central banks issue digital currencies?

    Proponent: Domenico Lombardi (Economist and Public Policy Expert) Opponent: Steve Cecchetti (Rosen Family Chair in International Finance at the Brandeis International Business School) Moderator: Christy Ann Petit, Research Associate, Florence School of Banking and Finance Recording of the event held on 22 June 2021.

    22 June 2021

  7. A green mandate for the ECB?

    Dirk Schoenmaker, Professor of Banking and Finance at the Rotterdam School of Management and Hans-Peter Gruener, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Mannheim moderated by Christy Ann Petit, Research Associate, Florence School of Banking and Finance. Recording of the event held on 12 May 2021.

    12 May 2021