03614oam 2200757 450 991015021190332120221108040347.00-273-75178-60-273-75177-8(CKB)2550000001126262(StDuBDS)AH25718197(SSID)ssj0001003368(PQKBManifestationID)12362174(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001003368(PQKBWorkID)11028797(PQKB)10423486(MiAaPQ)EBC5174079(MiAaPQ)EBC5175535(MiAaPQ)EBC5832193(MiAaPQ)EBC5137885(MiAaPQ)EBC6400447(Au-PeEL)EBL5137885(CaONFJC)MIL526925(OCoLC)859836461(CaSebORM)9780273751342(EXLCZ)99255000000112626220210428d2013 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe con men a history of financial fraud and the lessons you can learn /Leo Gough1st editionHarlow, England :Pearson,[2013]©20131 online resource (ix, 209 pages) Financial Times seriesIncludes index.0-273-75134-4 1-299-95674-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The horror stories -- Our touching need for confidence -- Shiny new inventions and old tricks -- Sharks or maniacs? -- Yielding to temptation : the Allen Stanford story -- Shamanagement : financial wizardry to create paper profits -- Some deadly sins of investment : trusting false prophets, investing for the apocalypse and the money illusion -- Moral hazard in the system -- Due negligence: failing to do the analysis -- Funds are not all the same! -- All the books are cooked : the trouble with company accounts -- Safer strategies.A history of financial fraud that includes topics such as the motives and methods of fraudsters, when and why frauds happen, how old scams can be repackaged, and the types of financial product that become vehicles for fraud.Financial fraud, whether large or small is a persistent feature of the financial markets. If you scratch the surface of the investment world you'll find a continuous stream of major financial scandals which are almost unbelievable in the sheer scale of their subterfuge. The Con Men shines a spotlight on some of these gargantuan frauds from the last 25 years. It questions how these men did it, why they did it, how there were able to get away with it, proposes strategies and tactics so that the reader can avoid being swindled.Financial Times series.Financial institutionsCorrupt practicesUnited StatesHistoryFraudUnited StatesHistoryFinancial institutionsCorrupt practicesHistoryCommercial crimesUnited StatesHistoryFraudHistoryCommercial crimesHistoryFinancial institutionsCorrupt practicesHistory.FraudHistory.Financial institutionsCorrupt practicesHistory.Commercial crimesHistory.FraudHistory.Commercial crimesHistory.364.1630973Gough Leo1164591MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910150211903321The con men2883613UNINA