How the City Really Works : The Definitive Guide to Money and Investing in London's Square Mile

by Davidson, Alexander

• ISBN13: 9780749459680
• ISBN10: 0749459689
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-28
• Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd

Summary

How the City Really Worksexplains the workings of "the City" -- i.e. the City of London, the Wall Street of the UK -- as well as its relationships with other international financial centers. The book features sections on fraud and money laundering, credit derivatives, the latest governance issues, and the current state of the UK 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 Worksgives readers a crash course in City of London markets, hedge funds and traders, City regulation, and the City's relationships with the United States and Europe.

Author Biography

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