This text comprises a selection of papers that provide state-of-the-art insights into research focusing on dimensions of bank strategy, governance and the role of credit rating agencies that were presented at the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance Conference, September 2010.

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RASHA ALSAKKA Lecturer in banking and finance at Bangor Business School, Bangor University, UK PABLO DE ANDRÉS ALONSO Professor of Finance at the University of Valladolid, Spain MARCELLO BIANCHI Chairman of the OECD Corporate Governance Committee and Head of the Regulatory Impact Assessment Unit at the Consob (Italian Financial Markets Authority) GIANNI BRIGHETTI Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Italy CHRIS CARR is Professor of Corporate Strategy, University of Edinburgh, UK BARBARA CASU Reader in Banking and Finance and member of the Centre for Banking Research Centre at Cass Business School, City University London, UK GUISY CHESINI Associate Professor of Economics of Financial Intermediaries at the University of Verona, Italy LAURA CHIARAMONTE Holds a BSc in Business Economics and a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Verona, Italy ANGELA CIAVARELLA Economist at the Department of Economic Studies of Consob (Italian Financial Markets Authority) STEFANO COSMA Professor of Banking at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy JUAN FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ DE GUEVARA Ph.D. and an Assistant Professor at the Universitat de València, Spain OWAIN AP GWILYM Professor of Finance at Bangor Business School, Bangor University, UK BARRY HOWCROFT Professor and Deputy Dean of the Business and Economics School at Loughborough University, UK RENÉ W.H. VAN DER LINDEN Lecturer in economics and banking & finance at the InHolland University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands CATERINA LUCARELLI Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy NICOLETTA MARINELLI Research Fellow of financial intermediation at the Faculty of Economics, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Roma, Italy CAMILLA MAZZOLI Assistant Professor of financial intermediation at the Faculty of Economics, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy ANDY MULLINEUX Professor of Global Finance and Director ofthe Global Finance Research Group and the Finance Group of the Department of Accounting and Finance in the Birmingham Business School at the University of Birmingham, UK CARLOS SALVADOR MUÑOZ Spanish Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Valencia, Spain VALERIO NOVEMBRE Economist at the Department of Economic Studies of Consob (Italian Financial Markets Authority) JOSÉ MANUEL PASTOR Lecturer at the University of Valencia and Researcher at the Ivie, Spain FRANCESCO PATTARIN Professor of Banking & Finance at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy ROSSSELLA SIGNORETTI Economist at the Department of Economic Studies of Consob (Italian Financial Markets Authority) REHAN UL-HAQ Lecturer in Strategic Management (US Eq. Assistant Professor) and Director of CIBOR (Centre of International Business and Organisation Research) at the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK ELEUTERIO VALLELADO Professor of Finance at Universidad de Valladolid, Spain.

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Introduction; P.Molyneux An Examination of Cross Border Strategies in Banking; B.Howcroft, R.ul-Haq & C.Carr Governing British Banks; A.Mullineux Changes in Board Composition and Compensation in Banking in the Period 1999-2008; P.de Andrés-Alonso & E.Vallelado-González The Governance of Executive Remuneration through the Crisis: Evidence from Italy; M.Bianchi, A.Ciavarella, V.Novembre & R.Signoretti On the Relationship between Bank CDS Spreads and Balance Sheet Indicators of Bank Risk; L.Chiaramonte & B.Casu Are the Ratings Good Indicators of the Credit-worthiness of the Entities that Qualify?; C.Salvador Muñoz, J.Manuel Pastor & J.Francisco Fernández de Guevara The Information Content of Sovereign Watchlist and Outlook: S&P versus Moody's; R.Alsakka & O.ap Gwilym Errors in Individual Risk Tolerance; C.Lucarelli & G.Brighetti Attitudes, Personality Factors and Household Debt Decisions: A Study of Consumer Credit; S.Cosma & F.Pattarin An Insight into the Suitability Practice: is a Standard Questionnaire the Answer?; N.Marinelli & C.Mazzoli The Business of Clearing Cash Equities in Europe: Market Dynamics and Trends; G.Chesini The Nature of China's Exchange Rate Regime and the Potential Impact on its Financial System; R.W.H. van der Linden