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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150221903321

Autore

Arnold Glen

Titolo

The financial times guide to the financial markets / / Glen Arnold

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

0-273-73001-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 564 p.) : ill

Collana

Financial times guides

Disciplina

332.45

Soggetti

Money market

Corporations - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The purpose of financial markets -- An overview of the markets and institutions -- Banking : retail and corporate -- Investment banking -- Other types of banking -- Central banking -- Pooled investment funds -- Insurance -- Money markets -- Bond markets : governments and corporates -- Bond markets : the more exotic -- Equity markets -- Raising share capital -- Futures markets -- Options and swaps -- Foreign exchange markets -- Hedge funds and private equity -- Regulation of the financial sector -- The financial crisis.

Sommario/riassunto

From bestselling author Glen Arnold, this is a jargon-busting book that describes how financial markets work, where they are located and how they impact on everyday life. It assumes no specialised prior knowledge of finance theory and provides an authoritative and comprehensive run-down of the workings of the modern financial system. Using real world examples from media such as the Financial Times, Arnold gives an international perspective on the financial markets with frequent comparisons in the workings of major financial centres such as the Bank of England and the City, the Federal Reserve System and Wall Street, the Japanese Central Bank, the European Central Bank and IMF and World Bank. &nbsp.