How the City Really Works

3. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-7494-5968-0
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 644 g

How the City Really Works clearly explains the workings of the City, as well as its relationships with other international financial centres. The book features sections on the dangers of fraud and money laundering, credit derivatives, the latest governance issues, and the current state of the pensions market. It provides further coverage of the key roles within the City, from stockbrokers and foreign exchange dealers to accountants and Lloyd's underwriters, and demonstrates how they relate to each other. Packed with information and insights on the key products - from bonds to new share offerings and derivatives - How the City Really Works gives you a crash course in: City markets; hedge funds and traders; City regulation; the City's relationships with the United States and Europe. This informative and entertaining guide to London's financial markets offers practical advice on how you can put the information it contains to profitable use when making your investment decisions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davidson, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Anlagen & Wertpapiere
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• • Chapter - 01: The City of London;
  • Chapter - 02: The Bank of England;
  • Chapter - 03: Commercial banking;
  • Chapter - 04: Introduction to equities;
  • Chapter - 05: How to value shares;
  • Chapter - 06: New share issues;
  • Chapter - 07: Investment banking;
  • Chapter - 08: Introduction to derivatives;
  • Chapter - 09: Derivatives for retail investors;
  • Chapter - 10: Wholesale market participants;
  • Chapter - 11: Interest rate products;
  • Chapter - 12: Credit products;
  • Chapter - 13: Commodities;
  • Chapter - 14: Foreign exchange;
  • Chapter - 15: The London Stock Exchange and its trading systems;
  • Chapter - 16: Share trading venues and exchanges;
  • Chapter - 17: Post-trade services;
  • Chapter - 18: Investors;
  • Chapter - 19: Pooled investments;
  • Chapter - 20: Analysts and research;
  • Chapter - 21: Financial communications;
  • Chapter - 22: UK financial services regulation;
  • Chapter - 23: European and global regulation;
  • Chapter - 24: Financial fraud;
  • Chapter - 25: Money laundering;
  • Chapter - 26: Overview of corporate governance;
  • Chapter - 27: Accounting and governance issues;
  • Chapter - 28: Insurance and the London companies market;
  • Chapter - 29: Insurance: Lloyd’s of London;
  • Chapter - 30: Reinsurance;
  • Chapter - 31: Retail insurance, savings and domestic property;
  • Chapter - 32: Pensions in flux;
  • Chapter - 33: The shipping industry;
  • Chapter - 34: Catching the Iceland chill;
  • Chapter - 35: Islamic finance;
  • Chapter - 36: Ethics and integrity;
  • Chapter - 37: Final word

Über Autor(innen)

Davidson, Alexander
Alexander Davidson is a leading financial journalist who has written widely for the national press. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling How to Win in a Volatile Stock Market and How to Understand the Financial Pages, both published by Kogan Page. Alexander may be contacted via his website at www.flexinvest.co.uk.

Alexander Davidson is a leading financial journalist, and a senior editor at Complinet. The Global-Investor Book of Investing Rules lists him as one of the 150 most respected financial experts in the world. He is the author of How the Global Financial Markets Really Work, The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing and How to Understand the Financial Pages, all published by Kogan Page.