Maurizio Trapanese

Maurizio Trapanese is director for international economics and relations in the Directorate General for Economics, Statistics and Research of the Bank of Italy. His responsibilities include research on international regulations in banking and finance, with particular reference to the issues related to the Financial Stability Board and the Group of 20. Previously, he worked in the Directorate General for Financial Supervision and Regulation, where he was the head of the division in charge of the international negotiations on prudential matters and financial architecture. He was a member of committees at the Eurosystem, European Union and at global levels, directly contributing to the finalisation of the post-financial crisis international standards and the EU single rule book in banking. He graduated from Bocconi University, Milan, and earned an MSc in economics at the UK’s University of Warwick.

Articles by Maurizio Trapanese

Micro-prudential

Proportionality in bank regulation: striking the right balance

The ‘final’ Basel III framework contains elements designed to make the rules fairer while reducing regulatory arbitrage. This means careful analysis is required when making any proportionality adjustments in the EU single rule book, writes Maurizio…

12 Dec 2022

Micro-prudential

Rethinking regulation of the modern financial system

Bank of Italy’s Maurizio Trapanese writes that rules need to address uncertainty as well as measurable risks, entity types as well as activities, and should not be overly complex

18 Jul 2022

Macro-prudential

The international effort to manage NBFI risks: where do we stand?

The Covid-19 shock demonstrated more needs to be done to address stability risks posed by the NBFI sector. Maurizio Trapanese details progress made during the Italian G20 presidency as well as outstanding macro-prudential issues

26 Apr 2022

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