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When Genius Failed

The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein ...

Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along ... Read more

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Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along
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Dark Pools

The rise of A.I. trading machines and the looming threat to Wall Street

by Scott Patterson ...

Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge ... Read more

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Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge
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Trillions

How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever

by Robin Wigglesworth ...

Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra... ... Read more

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Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra...
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Reimagining Capitalism

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________ ... Read more

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*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________
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財富背後的法律密碼

法律如何創造財富與不平等The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by 卡塔琳娜．皮斯托（Katharina Pistor）, 趙盛慈 ...

Series series FROM
■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt ... Read more

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt
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Lombard Street

A Description of the Money Market

by Walter Bagehot ...

Bagehot was one of the first writers to describe and explain the world of international and corporate finance, banking, and money in understandable language. The book was in part a reaction to the 1866 collapse of Overend, Gurney and Company, located at 65 Lombard Street, from which the title draws its name. Bagehot’s description, and knowledge, is timeless and a must for anyone who wants to ... Read more

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Bagehot was one of the first writers to describe and explain the world of international and corporate finance, banking, and money in understandable language. The book was in part a reaction to the 1866 collapse of Overend, Gurney and Company, located at 65 Lombard Street, from which the title draws its name. Bagehot’s description, and knowledge, is timeless and a must for anyone who wants to
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A Very English Deceit

The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (Text Only)

by Malcolm Balen ...

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft ... Read more

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The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft
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Financial Collateral

Law and Practice

Edited by Matthias Haentjens ...

This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the ... Read more

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This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the
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The Asset Class

How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

by Hettie O'Brien ...

'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own ... Read more

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'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own
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Kapitalmarktrechtliche Einordnung von Kryptowerten in Deutschland

Eine aufsichts- und boersenrechtliche Betrachtung am Beispiel von Bitcoin

by Julian Schulte ...

Series Book 22 - Boersen- und kapitalmarktrechtliche Abhandlungen
Kryptowerte wie der Bitcoin stellen ein neuartiges Phänomen dar, welches vor allem in rechtlicher Hinsicht zahlreiche Fragen aufwirft. Die vorliegende Arbeit erforscht nach Erläuterung der technischen Grundlagen der Blockchaintechnologie die währungs- und aufsichtsrechtliche Einordnung von Kryptowerten am Beispiel des Bitcoin. Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht dabei die Untersuchung der Frage, ob ... Read more

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Kryptowerte wie der Bitcoin stellen ein neuartiges Phänomen dar, welches vor allem in rechtlicher Hinsicht zahlreiche Fragen aufwirft. Die vorliegende Arbeit erforscht nach Erläuterung der technischen Grundlagen der Blockchaintechnologie die währungs- und aufsichtsrechtliche Einordnung von Kryptowerten am Beispiel des Bitcoin. Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht dabei die Untersuchung der Frage, ob
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The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive

A Commentary

Edited by Pierpaolo Marano, Magdalena Kozińska ...

Series series Elgar Commentaries in Financial Law series
This comprehensive Commentary explains the objectives of the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) and its crisis management structure as applicable to the EU (re)insurance sector. It provides an in-depth discussion of the mechanisms and tools that Member States will be required to implement, outlining the fundamental considerations for the transposition and practical application of ... Read more

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This comprehensive Commentary explains the objectives of the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) and its crisis management structure as applicable to the EU (re)insurance sector. It provides an in-depth discussion of the mechanisms and tools that Member States will be required to implement, outlining the fundamental considerations for the transposition and practical application of
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Derivatives Regulation

Rules and Reasoning from Lehman to Covid

by David Murphy ...

Derivatives Regulation - Rules and Reasoning from Lehman to Covid provides an indepth examination of the changes made to the regulation of derivatives that were enacted following the global financial crisis of 2008, considering the motivations behind these changes and including insights from the Covid pandemic. Key areas of derivatives regulatory reform are examined, including bank capital and ... Read more

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Derivatives Regulation - Rules and Reasoning from Lehman to Covid provides an indepth examination of the changes made to the regulation of derivatives that were enacted following the global financial crisis of 2008, considering the motivations behind these changes and including insights from the Covid pandemic. Key areas of derivatives regulatory reform are examined, including bank capital and
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Tabelionato de protesto

by Sérgio Luiz José Bueno, Christiano Cassettari ...

Series series Cartórios
Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de ... Read more

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Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de
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Reform of UK Company Law

Edited by John De Lacy ...

With the completion of the DTI-sponsored Company Law Review, the reform of company law has now become a very important subject of study. This new book is a must for all those interested in the development and reform of UK company law.The book collates the work of leading authorities on company law, including members of the judiciary and the Law Commission, and individuals from the worlds of ... Read more

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With the completion of the DTI-sponsored Company Law Review, the reform of company law has now become a very important subject of study. This new book is a must for all those interested in the development and reform of UK company law.The book collates the work of leading authorities on company law, including members of the judiciary and the Law Commission, and individuals from the worlds of
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Research Handbook on EU Securities Law

Edited by Paolo Giudici, Joseph A. McCahery ...

Series series Research Handbooks in Financial Law series
This Research Handbook provides a critical examination of the landscape of EU securities law, including crypto-markets, financial innovation and the Capital Markets Union. It explores the enforcement of EU securities regulation ies and related instruments, such as the EU Takeover Regulation.Leading specialists discuss the full length and breadth of the subject, from the history and theory of ... Read more

$85.99 AUD

This Research Handbook provides a critical examination of the landscape of EU securities law, including crypto-markets, financial innovation and the Capital Markets Union. It explores the enforcement of EU securities regulation ies and related instruments, such as the EU Takeover Regulation.Leading specialists discuss the full length and breadth of the subject, from the history and theory of
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Postkapitalisme

En guide til vores samfund

by Paul Mason ...

Translated by Karsten Nielsen ...

I to hundrede år har kapitalismen blomstret takket være en unik tilpasningsevne. Hver gang kriser har truet dens eksistens, har den transformeret sig og rejst sig endnu stærkere end før. Men nu er grænsen nået, mener Paul Mason. Informationsteknologiens indtog har sat gang i en revolution, som har potentialet til fuldstændig at ændre vores opfattelse af arbejde, produktion og værdi. I alle hjørner ... Read more

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I to hundrede år har kapitalismen blomstret takket være en unik tilpasningsevne. Hver gang kriser har truet dens eksistens, har den transformeret sig og rejst sig endnu stærkere end før. Men nu er grænsen nået, mener Paul Mason. Informationsteknologiens indtog har sat gang i en revolution, som har potentialet til fuldstændig at ændre vores opfattelse af arbejde, produktion og værdi. I alle hjørner
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Zivilrechtliche Haftung bei Leerverkaufsattacken

by Bastian Siegert ...

Series Book 28 - Schriftenreihe zum deutschen und europaeischen Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht
Der Versuch von Investoren, aktiv Einfluss auf die Kapitalmärkte zu nehmen, ist ein bekanntes Phänomen. Das Interesse, die größtmögliche Wertsteigerung seiner Investitionen zu erreichen, ist nachvollziehbar und nicht überraschend. Durch den Paradigmenwandel in der Mediennutzung sind jedoch neue Möglichkeiten der Einflussnahme hinzugetreten. Das Internet und die sozialen Medien dezentralisieren ... Read more

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Der Versuch von Investoren, aktiv Einfluss auf die Kapitalmärkte zu nehmen, ist ein bekanntes Phänomen. Das Interesse, die größtmögliche Wertsteigerung seiner Investitionen zu erreichen, ist nachvollziehbar und nicht überraschend. Durch den Paradigmenwandel in der Mediennutzung sind jedoch neue Möglichkeiten der Einflussnahme hinzugetreten. Das Internet und die sozialen Medien dezentralisieren
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Strategies for Minimizing Risk Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Related Laws

by Mike Koehler ...

Series series Elgar Compliance Guides
In the minds of some, complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related laws is easy: 'you just don't bribe.' The reality, as sophisticated professionals should know, is not so simple. This book is for professionals across various disciplines who can assist in risk management and want to learn strategies for minimizing risk under aggressively enforced bribery laws.Written by a ... Read more

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In the minds of some, complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related laws is easy: 'you just don't bribe.' The reality, as sophisticated professionals should know, is not so simple. This book is for professionals across various disciplines who can assist in risk management and want to learn strategies for minimizing risk under aggressively enforced bribery laws.Written by a
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Temario-guía formación en servicio de vigilancia en centros de internamiento y dependencias de seguridad

by Castro Laura ...

En España, la criminalidad juvenil no es preocupante. Casos como la brutal paliza al joven Alexandru en la localidad vizcaína de Amorebieta no son frecuentes. Pero los menores delinquen. La mayoría de los delitos en justicia juvenil son lesiones (30,6 %), robos (19,2 %) y hurtos (9,2 %), mientras que los homicidios y las agresiones sexuales tan solo resultan un 0,2 y 0,3 %, respectivamente, según ... Read more

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En España, la criminalidad juvenil no es preocupante. Casos como la brutal paliza al joven Alexandru en la localidad vizcaína de Amorebieta no son frecuentes. Pero los menores delinquen. La mayoría de los delitos en justicia juvenil son lesiones (30,6 %), robos (19,2 %) y hurtos (9,2 %), mientras que los homicidios y las agresiones sexuales tan solo resultan un 0,2 y 0,3 %, respectivamente, según
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Transparency of Stock Corporations in Europe

Rationales, Limitations and Perspectives

Edited by Professor Vassilios Tountopoulos, Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Veil ...

This edited collection explores transparency as a key regulatory strategy in European business law. It examines the rationales, limitations and further perspectives on transparency that have emerged in various areas of European law including corporate law, capital markets law and accounting law, as well as other areas of law relevant for European (listed) stock corporations.This book presents a ... Read more

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This edited collection explores transparency as a key regulatory strategy in European business law. It examines the rationales, limitations and further perspectives on transparency that have emerged in various areas of European law including corporate law, capital markets law and accounting law, as well as other areas of law relevant for European (listed) stock corporations.This book presents a
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Securities and Capital Markets Law in China

by Robin Huang ...

This book presents a systematic and contextualised account of Chinese securities and capital markets law, giving readers nuanced and practical understandings of law and practice in this field in China. It is structured to cover topics specific to foreigner investors in China such as foreign investment enterprises and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in China. The cultural and political ... Read more

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This book presents a systematic and contextualised account of Chinese securities and capital markets law, giving readers nuanced and practical understandings of law and practice in this field in China. It is structured to cover topics specific to foreigner investors in China such as foreign investment enterprises and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in China. The cultural and political
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Daytrader

Danmarks bedste børshandlere afslører deres strategier

by Erik Bork, Christian Kongsted ...

En aften i maj 2013 går 38-årige Flemming Kozok aggressivt ind i to amerikanske aktier. I løbet af få timer køber og sælger han titusindvis af værdipapirer. Da handelsdagen er omme, har han tjent 4,6 millioner kroner. En formiddag i midten af april 2015 shorter 45-årige Tom Hougaard det tyske DAX-indeks med voldsom gearing. Da han tjekker sin telefon i IC 3-toget fra Jylland få dage senere, er han ... Read more

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En aften i maj 2013 går 38-årige Flemming Kozok aggressivt ind i to amerikanske aktier. I løbet af få timer køber og sælger han titusindvis af værdipapirer. Da handelsdagen er omme, har han tjent 4,6 millioner kroner. En formiddag i midten af april 2015 shorter 45-årige Tom Hougaard det tyske DAX-indeks med voldsom gearing. Da han tjekker sin telefon i IC 3-toget fra Jylland få dage senere, er han
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Principles of International Financial Law

by Colin Bamford ...

This book explains the legal principles, rules, concepts, and developments that underpin the practice of financial law in common law countries, and by extension across the world. One of the aims of the book is to explain clearly the basis of the concepts applied by the common law to financial transactions. As part of this aim the third edition analyses in detail the interface between common-law ... Read more

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This book explains the legal principles, rules, concepts, and developments that underpin the practice of financial law in common law countries, and by extension across the world. One of the aims of the book is to explain clearly the basis of the concepts applied by the common law to financial transactions. As part of this aim the third edition analyses in detail the interface between common-law
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