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Record Nr.

UNISA996526781303316

Autore

Roberts Richard <1952->

Titolo

The City [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide to London's Global Financial Centre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Profile, 2005

ISBN

9786611845674

1-84765-036-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

Economist books The city

Disciplina

332.109421

Soggetti

Financial institutions

Financial institutions - London - England

Finance

Business & Economics

Financial Management & Planning

International Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; 1 About the City; 2 From the Royal Exchange to Canary Wharf; 3 Financial markets and instruments; 4 The sell side investment banking and securities; 5 The buy side investors and asset management; 6 Banking, payments and specialist financial institutions; 7 Insurance; 8 Professional and support services; 9 Shipping and commodities; 10 Bank of England; 11 Regulation; 12 Financial centre league tables; 13 City scandals, calamities and causes célebrès; 14 Challenges and outlook; Appendix 1 City institutions and organisations; Appendix 2 Principal players

Appendix 3 TimelineFurther reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text provides a comprehensive, relevant and up-to-date coverage of what goes on in the City and its role as a global financial centre and as the leading financial centre in Europe.