Banking and Beyond: The Evolution of Financing along Traditional and Alternative Avenues

1. Introduction by the Editors.- Part I. Financial Institutions and the Evolution of European Market and Policy Framework.- 2. ECB and FED Governors' Speeches: A Topic Modeling Analysis (2007-2019).- 3. Analyzing Policy Options in the Resolution of Systemically Important Banks: Comparing the 'Bail-out' and 'Bail-in' Tool in Selected Case Studies.- 4. Recent Innovation in the Regulation of Covered Bonds in Europe: Who Will Benefit from the New Legislative Framework?.- 5. Subordinated Debt and Banking Regulation: An Overview.- 6. The Impact of Monetary Policy on Bank Profitability.- Part II. Frontiers in Financing: Instruments for Firms and Individuals.- 7. The Value Drivers of the Italian Asset Management Industry: An Inquiry on the Systematic Risk Drivers.- 8. Signaling Success Factors in Alternative  Entrepreneurial Finance.- 9. Business Models in the Lending-based Crowdfunding Industry.- 10. The Italian Minibonds Experience in Triveneto.-  11. Start-Ups Beyond the Crisis: A Survival Analysis.