Inside the banking crisis : the untold story / Hugh Pym.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pym, Hugh, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the Lehmans debacle and the bailout of Halifax/Bank of Scotland and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), there has been a Financial Services Authority report on the collapse of RBS but no equivalent enquiry into the drama at HBOS, and no comprehensive investigation into the whole banking crisis. This book is the definitive insider's guide to the UK banking crisis; the drama and characters involved in the astonishing collapse of some of the major pillars of British banking and the continuing impact on the economy. informed by those directly involved at Downing Street and the Bank of England. The

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Rock crumbles; Chapter 2: The Rock rescue; Chapter 3: Banks on the brink; Chapter 4: The Financial storm breaks; Chapter 5: Britain on the brink; Chapter 6: Britain stands alone; Chapter 7: Battle for banking survival; Chapter 8: Banks struggle to rebuild; Timeline; Postscript; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4729-0289-0