(Finance) – The president of the Abi, Anthony Patuellideclared that the state of health of sector banking in Italy it is “on average improving” according to European and national supervision. In an interview with Adnkronos, however, Patuelli wanted to underline that “the risks should never be underestimated, also because we must never forget that the crisis of a large American bank, Lehman Brothershas produced very serious financial and banking consequences throughout the world, including Italy”. For this reason, for the number one of Abi it is “essential to always be far-sighted and far-sighted, first and foremost in strengthening the prudential safeguards of banks”.
As for the decision of the credit institutions to set aside part of the extra profitsPatuelli wanted to remind us that the choice will have to pass through the shareholders: “the decisions in this regard will be adopted, in accordance with the law, by the bank meetings when approving the financial statements next spring: millions of shareholders will be called to the meetings”.
The president of Abi then commented on the rate increase by the ECB and the impacts on installments of the mortgages to badger variable of families, recalling that in Italy “over 60% of mortgages are a badger fixedtherefore with costs mainly borne by the banks”. “The Banking Association and the banks in Italy make many efforts to favor those who have taken out variable rate mortgages, encouraging renegotiations and applying the Italian law, unique in Europe, which also allows the transfer to another bank, at better conditions, of the mortgages stipulated”, he added.
As for the new national employment contract for bankers, on which an agreement was reached in recent days with the unions Fabi, First Cisl, Fisac Cgil, Uilca, Unisin, with whom the relationship is “always constructive, continuous, very mutually respectful”. Patuelli stated that it can only be “positive, both for the contents and also for the realistic timeliness in which it was reached. It is a ‘pilot’ contract, of high legal and social quality, for a sector that is more important than ever and delicate.”