Francesca Battaglia, University of Naples 'Parthenope', ItalyPaola Brighi, University of Bologna, ItalyGiorgio Carlo Brugnoni Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Barbara Casu, Cass Business School, City University London, UKLaura Chiaramonte, Catholic University of Milan, ItalyConcetta Colasimone, Sapienza University of Rome, ItalyStefano Cosma, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ItalyBimei Deng, University of Reading, UKVincenzo Farina, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', ItalyAlessandra Ferrari, University of Reading, UK Giampaolo Gabbi, University of Siena, ItalyAngela Gallo, University of Salerno, ItalyElisabetta Gualandri, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, ItalyPasquale La Ganga, Bank of ItalyEwa Miklaszewska, Cracow University of Economics, PolandFederica Poli, Catholic University of Milan, ItalyDaniele Previati, University of Rome III, ItalyLuca Riccetti, Sapienza University of Rome, ItalyAnjan V. Thakor, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, USAFranco Tutino, Sapienza University of Rome, ItalyGianfranco Antonio Vento, Regent's College in London, UKValeria Venturelli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

• 1. Challenges for Banks and a New Regulatory Framework; Ted Lindblom, Stefan Sjögren and Magnus Willesson 2. Leverage, System Risk and Financial System Health; Anjan V. Thakor 3. Did Strong Boards Affect Bank Tail Risk During the Financial Crisis?; Francesca Battaglia and Angela Gallo 4. Corporate Governance of Banks and Financial Crisis; Gianfranco A. Vento and Pasquale La Ganga 5. Predicting European Bank Distress; Laura Chiaramonte and Federica Poli 6. The Impact of Deregulation and Re-Regulation on Bank Efficiency; Bimei Deng, Barbara Casu and Alessandra Ferrari 7. Small Banks in Post-Crisis Regulatory Architecture; Ewa Miklaszewska 8. The Sovereign Debt Crisis; Stefano Cosma and Elisabetta Gualandri 9. Diversification Strategies and Performance Results in the Italian Banking System; Paola Brighi and Valeria Venturelli 10. Intermediation Model, Bank Size and Lending to Customers; Franco Tutino, Concetta Colasimone, Giorgio Carlo Brugnoni and Luca Riccett 11. A Proposal to Measure Banks' Reputation Using Twitter; Vincenzo Farina, Giampaolo Gabbi and Daniele Previati