Gennaro de Novellis
Researcher

Biography
Gennaro de Novellis is a Researcher of Finance at SDA Bocconi School of Management.
His research focuses on topics such as asset and risk management, syndicated and leveraged lending, sustainable finance, credit and systemic risk. Currently, he is conducting research on the identification of credit and systemic risk in the leveraged loan market, interconnectedness in the green loans and sustainability-linked loans market, the relationship between ESG washing and the ESG reputational exposure of banks, and the characteristics that determine the transition from ESG washer to vocal ESG. At SDA Bocconi, he is involved in various research projects and collaborates with important companies and institutions, including ABI, Enel S.p.A., Alleanza Assicurazioni, CRIF - Centrale Rischi Finanziari S.p.A., and ASSOFIN.
Before embarking on his research activities, he served as a Junior Risk Manager at Eurizon Capital SA in Luxembourg. In that role, he conducted analyses of market and counterparty risk for financial portfolios, examined key factors in the financial market, and assessed regulatory changes. He also verified the adequacy of pricing determinations for OTC derivatives, bonds, loans, and securitizations, and performed targeted statistical analyses to define the limits of the Credit Risk appetite.
Gennaro graduated with honors, obtaining an M.Sc. in Finance and Quantitative Methods for Economics from the University of Perugia in 2018. He attended and successfully completed the final exams of the Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management (ARPM) Bootcamp in New York. Subsequently, he earned a Ph.D. in Economics - Quantitative Methods for Economics from the University of Perugia in 2023, during which he served as a Visiting Researcher at the Université Paris-Est Créteil in France.
Recent Publications
- 2025
Assessing the influence of ESG washing on bank reputational exposure: A cross‐country analysis
VENTURELLI, V., A. PEDRAZZOLI, D. PENNETTA, G. DE NOVELLIS, "Assessing the influence of ESG washing on bank reputational exposure: A cross‐country analysis", Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 2025, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 1540-1560 - 2025
Machine learning in investment strategies
BURCHI, A., G. DE NOVELLIS, "Machine learning in investment strategies" in Innovation in Banking and Financial Intermediaries., Enrico Fioravante Geretto, Egidio Palmieri (Eds.), Routledge, pp. 254-283, 2025 - 2025
Climate transition risk in the syndicated loan market
DE NOVELLIS, G., A. BURCHI, "Climate transition risk in the syndicated loan market" in Innovation in Banking and Financial Intermediaries., Enrico Fioravante Geretto, Egidio Palmieri (Eds.), Routledge, pp. 56-84, 2025 - 2025
Greenwashing, greenhushing, and the path to green banking
DE NOVELLIS, G., A. PEDRAZZOLI, D. PENNETTA, V. VENTURELLI, "Greenwashing, greenhushing, and the path to green banking", Global Finance Journal, 2025, vol. 67, pp. 101147 - 2025
Banche e blockchain: il nuovo paradigma del Trade e Supply Chain Finance nella trasformazione digitale
DE NOVELLIS, G., U. FILOTTO, D. SGRULLETTI, G. P. STELLA, "Banche e blockchain: il nuovo paradigma del Trade e Supply Chain Finance nella trasformazione digitale", Bancaria, 2025, no. 7-8, pp. 75-84 - 2025
Eco-innovation in the insurance sector: the role of governance
ALLODI, E., G. DE NOVELLIS, D. SGRULLETTI, "Eco-innovation in the insurance sector: the role of governance", Corporate Governance - International Journal of Business in Society, 2025, pp. 1-23 - 2024
Leveraged finance exposure in the banking system: Systemic risk and interconnectedness
DE NOVELLIS, G., P. MUSILE TANZI, M. G. RANALLI, E. STANGHELLINI, "Leveraged finance exposure in the banking system: Systemic risk and interconnectedness", Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 2024, vol. 90, pp. 101890 - 2024
Covenant-lite agreement and credit risk: A key relationship in the leveraged loan market
DE NOVELLIS, G., P. MUSILE TANZI, E. STANGHELLINI, "Covenant-lite agreement and credit risk: A key relationship in the leveraged loan market", Research in International Business and Finance, 2024, vol. 70, pp. 102377 - 2023
The leveraged loan market: credit and systemic risk identification
DE NOVELLIS, G., P. MUSILE TANZI, E. STANGHELLINI, M. G. RANALLI, "The leveraged loan market: credit and systemic risk identification" in 1° Workshop Annuale del Dipartimento di Economia (WADE 2023), 30-31 Ottobre, 2023, Perugia, Italy - 2023
Assessing the Influence of ESG Washing on Bank Reputational Exposure: a cross-country analysis
VENTURELLI, V., A. PEDRAZZOLI, G. DE NOVELLIS, D. PENNETTA, "Assessing the Influence of ESG Washing on Bank Reputational Exposure: a cross-country analysis" in 1st Conference on Sustainable Banking & Finance CSBF 2023, June 23, 2023, Napoli, Italy
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