Giusy Chesini is Associate Professor in Banking and Finance at the University of Verona, Italy. She holds a PhD in financial markets and intermediaries from the University of Bergamo, Italy. Giusy is also the author of several papers and books related to the evolution of financial intermediation. Her research topics include financial markets, stock exchanges, banking and corporate finance. Elisa Giaretta is a Research Fellow at the University of Verona, Italy, where she received a PhD in Business Administration and Management. She works in the ‘Polo Scientifico e Didattico di Studi sull’Impresa’, an academic centre focused on the analysis of Italian enterprises. Her research topics include private equity, companies’ networks and bank risks. Andrea Paltrinieri is Assistant Professor in Banking and Finance at the University of Udine, Italy. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Verona, Italy. Research topics include asset management and institutional investors, with a particular focus on sovereign wealth funds, Islamic finance and the relative financial instruments such as sukuk, commodity markets and exchange traded products.