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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

£7.49

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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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

£7.99

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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The Asset Class

How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

by Hettie O'Brien ...

'Bang on the money' Guardian'Reads like a financial thriller' New Statesman'Astonishing' Irish Times'Read this if you want to know who precisely is to blame for, well, everything' Oliver BulloughA 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 underm... ... Read more

£14.99

'Bang on the money' Guardian'Reads like a financial thriller' New Statesman'Astonishing' Irish Times'Read this if you want to know who precisely is to blame for, well, everything' Oliver BulloughA 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 underm...
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The Code of Capital

How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by Katharina Pistor ...

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and ... Read more

£18.29

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and
... Read more
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

£4.99

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
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

£6.49

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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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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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

£9.99

**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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Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals

by M.L. Humphrey ...

Series Book 1 - Regulatory Compliance Essentials
We live in a regulated world. And for someone whose role is in regulatory compliance or regulatory enforcement knowledge is often gained on an ad hoc basis through trial and error, via on the job training, or through conversations with others in a similar role.In Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals M.L. Humphrey has taken twenty years of experience as a regulator and a consultant in the financial ... Read more

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We live in a regulated world. And for someone whose role is in regulatory compliance or regulatory enforcement knowledge is often gained on an ad hoc basis through trial and error, via on the job training, or through conversations with others in a similar role.In Regulatory Compliance Fundamentals M.L. Humphrey has taken twenty years of experience as a regulator and a consultant in the financial
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Regulating Services in the European Union

by Vassilis Hatzopoulos ...

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to ... Read more

£79.39

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating services and their international trade is notoriously complex, and controversial. For years the EU's efforts were limited to
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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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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

£171.49

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
Public and Private Enforcement of Securities Laws

The Regulator and the Class Action in Australia’s Continuous Disclosure Regime

by Professor Michael Legg ...

Series series Civil Justice Systems
This book undertakes unique case studies, including interviews with participants, as well as empirical analysis, of public and private enforcement of Australian securities laws addressing continuous disclosure.Enforcement of laws is crucial to effective regulation. Historically, enforcement was the province of a government regulator with significant discretion (public enforcement). However, more ... Read more

£38.79

This book undertakes unique case studies, including interviews with participants, as well as empirical analysis, of public and private enforcement of Australian securities laws addressing continuous disclosure.Enforcement of laws is crucial to effective regulation. Historically, enforcement was the province of a government regulator with significant discretion (public enforcement). However, more
... Read more
Investigação Criminal: Ensaios sobre a arte de investigar crimes

by Emerson Wendt, Fábio Motta Lopes ...

O e-Book apresenta artigos escritos por Delegados de Polícia do Rio Grande do Sul que abordam temas relacionados à investigação criminal. Os assuntos abordados dizem respeito, especialmente, a: Funções constitucionais das polícias judiciárias; modernas técnicas de investigações e de repressão qualificada aos crimes e às inovações legislativas; e discussões inerentes à investigação criminal, frase ... Read more

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O e-Book apresenta artigos escritos por Delegados de Polícia do Rio Grande do Sul que abordam temas relacionados à investigação criminal. Os assuntos abordados dizem respeito, especialmente, a: Funções constitucionais das polícias judiciárias; modernas técnicas de investigações e de repressão qualificada aos crimes e às inovações legislativas; e discussões inerentes à investigação criminal, frase
... Read more
Registro de imóveis

by Christiano Cassettari, Monete Hipólito Serra, Márcio Guerra Serra ...

Series series Cartórios
A Coleção Cartórios foi criada com o objetivo de permitir aos estudantes, tabeliães, registradores, escreventes, juízes, promotores e profissionais do Direito acesso a estudo completo, profundo, atual e didático de todas as matérias que compõem o Direito Notarial e Registral. A obra sobre o Registro de Imóveis contém: a parte geral do registro imobiliário, os atos ordinários e os procedimentos ... Read more

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A Coleção Cartórios foi criada com o objetivo de permitir aos estudantes, tabeliães, registradores, escreventes, juízes, promotores e profissionais do Direito acesso a estudo completo, profundo, atual e didático de todas as matérias que compõem o Direito Notarial e Registral. A obra sobre o Registro de Imóveis contém: a parte geral do registro imobiliário, os atos ordinários e os procedimentos
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Making Money

Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism

by Christine Desan ...

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that ... Read more

£25.49

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that
... Read more
Registro de títulos e documentos

by Christiano Cassettari, João Pedro Lamana Paiva, Pércio Brasil Alvares ...

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

£9.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

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
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States (Revised Corrected Copy)

by Phil Angelides, Bill Thomas ...

In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The Commission was established to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States."The 10 members of the bi ... Read more

£4.29

In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The Commission was established to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States."The 10 members of the bi
... Read more
BENEFÍCIOS POR INCAPACIDADE TEMPORÁRIA NO MUNDO

Aspectos úteis ao aperfeiçoamento do sistema de concessão do auxílio-doença

by Fábio de Souza Lima Nunes ...

Esse trabalho é fruto de uma longa pesquisa, que incluiu visitas a centros de atendimento previdenciário em alguns dos países analisados e contato direto com colegas peritos médicos previdenciários, médicos assistentes e diretores de outros países. Analisa os sistemas de concessão de benefícios por incapacidade temporária, semelhantes ao nosso auxílio-doença, em países da Europa, América do Norte ... Read more

£12.19

Esse trabalho é fruto de uma longa pesquisa, que incluiu visitas a centros de atendimento previdenciário em alguns dos países analisados e contato direto com colegas peritos médicos previdenciários, médicos assistentes e diretores de outros países. Analisa os sistemas de concessão de benefícios por incapacidade temporária, semelhantes ao nosso auxílio-doença, em países da Europa, América do Norte
... Read more
Contenido mínimo del programa de formación específica de servicio de vigilancia con perros en seguridad privada

by Pérez Borja ...

El perro es la mascota por excelencia. Se le considera un fiel y buen amigo. Sin embargo, cuando nos planteamos la posibilidad de adquirir uno, tenemos que tener presente que además de encontrar un compañero al que ofrecer y del que recibir cariño, alegría, respeto y complicidad, la decisión incluye un alto grado de compromiso. Su educación y comportamiento pasa a ser responsabilidad directa del ... Read more

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El perro es la mascota por excelencia. Se le considera un fiel y buen amigo. Sin embargo, cuando nos planteamos la posibilidad de adquirir uno, tenemos que tener presente que además de encontrar un compañero al que ofrecer y del que recibir cariño, alegría, respeto y complicidad, la decisión incluye un alto grado de compromiso. Su educación y comportamiento pasa a ser responsabilidad directa del
... Read more
Guía-Temario formación en servicio de vigilancia en puertos en seguridad privada

by Roca Cristina ...

Un puerto es el conjunto de espacios terrestres, aguas marítimas e instalaciones que, situado en la ribera del mar o de las rías, reúna condiciones físicas, naturales o artificiales y de organización que permitan la realización de operaciones de tráfico portuario y autorice la actividad la autoridad competente.Actualmente, el personal de seguridad privada viene realizando una gran cantidad de ... Read more

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Un puerto es el conjunto de espacios terrestres, aguas marítimas e instalaciones que, situado en la ribera del mar o de las rías, reúna condiciones físicas, naturales o artificiales y de organización que permitan la realización de operaciones de tráfico portuario y autorice la actividad la autoridad competente.Actualmente, el personal de seguridad privada viene realizando una gran cantidad de
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TOI, CE FUTUR OFFICIER DE POLICE

La méthode infaillible en 7 points pour réussir le concours

by Pierre-Etienne HOURLIER ...

DEVENEZ OFFICIER DE POLICE – 7 ÉTAPES, ZÉRO IMPASSEPRÊT À PRENDRE LE COMMANDEMENT ?- Vous êtes candidat externe et vous visez un premier poste à responsabilité dans la fonction publique ?- Vous êtes candidat interne, et vous savez qu’il est temps d’accéder au commandement, à la hauteur de votre engagement ?- Vous cherchez un livre clair, structuré, complet, qui vous offre une vraie méthode et pas ... Read more

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DEVENEZ OFFICIER DE POLICE – 7 ÉTAPES, ZÉRO IMPASSEPRÊT À PRENDRE LE COMMANDEMENT ?- Vous êtes candidat externe et vous visez un premier poste à responsabilité dans la fonction publique ?- Vous êtes candidat interne, et vous savez qu’il est temps d’accéder au commandement, à la hauteur de votre engagement ?- Vous cherchez un livre clair, structuré, complet, qui vous offre une vraie méthode et pas
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Proposed Rules Governing Regulation Crowdfunding

by dslain ...

The JOBS Act has changed the financial landscape. Title II is for deals for less than $1 million. The SEC is still struggling with final rules. ... Read more

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The JOBS Act has changed the financial landscape. Title II is for deals for less than $1 million. The SEC is still struggling with final rules.
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The Securities Regulatory Handbook

2000-2001

by PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

A guide, for financial institutions, to constraints on securities underwriting, brokerage activities, and trading and investments. It provides background and interprets bank securities laws covering underwriting, trading; mutual funds; and derivative products and overseas securities activities. ... Read more

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A guide, for financial institutions, to constraints on securities underwriting, brokerage activities, and trading and investments. It provides background and interprets bank securities laws covering underwriting, trading; mutual funds; and derivative products and overseas securities activities.
... Read more

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