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The city : a guide to London's global financial centre / Richard Roberts.
LIBRA HG3944 .R63 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Richard, 1952-
- Series:
- Economist books (Series)
- Economist books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Financial institutions--England--London.
- Financial institutions.
- England--London.
- Physical Description:
- 376 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- [Second edition].
- Place of Publication:
- London : Profile, [2008]
- Summary:
- By many measures, London is now the leading financial hub in the world, outpacing New York City and Hong Kong. Ignorance about The City, London's financial district, is no longer an option for those doing business in the global financial markets.
- Contents:
- 1 About the City 1
- 2 From the Royal Exchange to Canary Wharf 23
- 3 Financial markets and instruments 69
- 4 The sell-side: investment banking and securities 105
- 5 The buy-side: investors and asset management 124
- 6 Banking, payments and specialist financial institutions 160
- 7 Insurance 183
- 8 Professional and support services 209
- 9 Shipping and commodities 223
- 10 Bank of England 232
- 11 Regulation 243
- 12 Financial centre league tables 260
- 13 City scandals, calamities and causes celebres 274
- 14 Challenges and outlook 312
- Appendix 1 City institutions and organisations 321
- Appendix 2 Principal players 336.
- Notes:
- Edition statement from jacket.
- Previous ed.: London: Economist, 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-362) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781861978585
- 1861978588
- OCLC:
- 137222229
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