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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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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

$18.99 NZD

*****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

$21.99 NZD

**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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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

$20.99 NZD

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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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

$19.99 NZD

'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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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

$18.99 NZD

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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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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Algo Bots and the Law

Technology, Automation, and the Regulation of Futures and Other Derivatives

by Gregory Scopino ...

The trillion-dollar markets for futures, swaps, commodity options, and related derivatives are extremely important to the global economy because, among other things, they influence the prices that people pay for everything from heating oil and bread to the interest rates connected to mortgages and student loans. Due to technological advances in automation and artificial intelligence, these markets ... Read more

$79.11 NZD

The trillion-dollar markets for futures, swaps, commodity options, and related derivatives are extremely important to the global economy because, among other things, they influence the prices that people pay for everything from heating oil and bread to the interest rates connected to mortgages and student loans. Due to technological advances in automation and artificial intelligence, these markets
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Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais

by Andreia Ruzzante Gagliardi, Marcelo Salaroli, Mario de Carvalho Camargo Neto ...

Series Book 6 - Coleção Cartórios
SOBRE A COLEÇÃO 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 ... Read more

$35.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

SOBRE A COLEÇÃO 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
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Confidentiality in Offshore Financial Law

by Rose-Marie Antoine ...

The only book to focus specifically on confidentiality and by extension, disclosure obligations, in offshore financial law, this new edition examines the issues surrounding confidentiality providing thorough analysis of the current legal position and discussing the extent to which it should be protected given the conflicting interests at stake. The book also addresses the wider issues of ... Read more

$516.22 NZD

The only book to focus specifically on confidentiality and by extension, disclosure obligations, in offshore financial law, this new edition examines the issues surrounding confidentiality providing thorough analysis of the current legal position and discussing the extent to which it should be protected given the conflicting interests at stake. The book also addresses the wider issues of
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Capital Markets, Derivatives and the Law

by Alan Rechtschaffen ...

President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well ... Read more

$369.25 NZD

President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well
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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

$63.24 NZD

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
Rechtshandbuch Kryptowerte

Blockchain, Tokenisierung, Initial Coin Offerings

by Max Foerster, Christoph Gschnaidtner, Lars Haffke, Björn Handke, Veronica Hoch, Mario Keiling, Jasmin Kollmann, Anika Patz, Stephan Romeike, Christian Rückert, Daniel Schmid, Björn Steinrötter, Martin Strauch, Jan Max Wettlaufer, Peter Zickgraf, Patrick Zimmermann ...

Die Blockchain-Technologie ermöglicht die Tokenisierung von Vermögenswerten. Damit eröffnet sie in Form von Kryptowährungen und Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) neue Möglichkeiten der Bezahlung, der Kapitalbeschaffung und des Investments. Dieses Handbuch beleuchtet die damit zusammenhängenden zivil-, aufsichts-, bilanz-, straf- und steuerrechtlichen Fragen aus allen Blickwinkeln und bietet ... Read more

$209.99 NZD

Die Blockchain-Technologie ermöglicht die Tokenisierung von Vermögenswerten. Damit eröffnet sie in Form von Kryptowährungen und Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) neue Möglichkeiten der Bezahlung, der Kapitalbeschaffung und des Investments. Dieses Handbuch beleuchtet die damit zusammenhängenden zivil-, aufsichts-, bilanz-, straf- und steuerrechtlichen Fragen aus allen Blickwinkeln und bietet
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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

$403.99 NZD

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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Sovereignty and Sanctions: Nations' Legal Weapons

by Dilip Kumar Agrawal ...

Sovereignty and Sanctions: Nations' Legal Weapons is a thoughtful and powerful exploration of one of the most important questions in modern international relations: how can the world respect the independence of nations while also holding them accountable for aggression, human rights abuses, corruption, terrorism, and violations of international law? In an age where war remains dangerous and ... Read more

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Sovereignty and Sanctions: Nations' Legal Weapons is a thoughtful and powerful exploration of one of the most important questions in modern international relations: how can the world respect the independence of nations while also holding them accountable for aggression, human rights abuses, corruption, terrorism, and violations of international law? In an age where war remains dangerous and
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Tabelionato de Notas

by Christiano Cassettari, Paulo Roberto Galger Ferreira, Felipe Leonardo Rodrigues ...

Series series Cartórios
Sobre a obra Tabelionato de Notas 4ª Edição 2021 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 ... Read more

$41.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sobre a obra Tabelionato de Notas 4ª Edição 2021 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
... Read more
Registro Civil de Pessoa Jurídica

by Christiano Cassettari ...

Sobre a obra Registro Civil de Pessoas Jurídicas - 1ª Ed - 2023 Coleção 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 ... Read more

$14.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sobre a obra Registro Civil de Pessoas Jurídicas - 1ª Ed - 2023 Coleção 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
... Read more
Familienpflegezeit - Rechsanspruch, soziale und finanzielle Absicherung

by Kerstin Düsch-Wehr ...

Series Book 35 - Studien zum Arbeitsrecht und zur Arbeitsrechtsvergleichung
Die Möglichkeit, Berufstätigkeit und Pflege miteinander zu vereinbaren, ist ein entscheidender Faktor zur Sicherstellung der Betreuung Pflegebedürftiger. Aktuell werden mehr als die Hälfte der Pflegebedürftigen zu Hause durch Angehörige betreut.Für die Übernahme der Pflege durch Angehörige ist insbesondere die finanzielle Situation von Pflegebedürftigem und pflegendem Angehörigen von Bedeutung. ... Read more

$105.90 NZD

Die Möglichkeit, Berufstätigkeit und Pflege miteinander zu vereinbaren, ist ein entscheidender Faktor zur Sicherstellung der Betreuung Pflegebedürftiger. Aktuell werden mehr als die Hälfte der Pflegebedürftigen zu Hause durch Angehörige betreut.Für die Übernahme der Pflege durch Angehörige ist insbesondere die finanzielle Situation von Pflegebedürftigem und pflegendem Angehörigen von Bedeutung.
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Registro de títulos e documentos

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

Series Book 5 - 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

$15.99 NZD 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
Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation

Law and Technology

Edited by Matthias Haentjens, Professor Louise Gullifer, Ilya Kokorin ...

Series series Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law
This book provides a commentary on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), a game-changing EU regulation for crypto-assets and crypto-asset services.Directly applicable in all EU Member States, MiCAR serves as a benchmark for future regulation in other jurisdictions, influencing rulemaking and crypto industry around the world.In this book, leading experts in the fields of financial law, ... Read more

$249.54 NZD

This book provides a commentary on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), a game-changing EU regulation for crypto-assets and crypto-asset services.Directly applicable in all EU Member States, MiCAR serves as a benchmark for future regulation in other jurisdictions, influencing rulemaking and crypto industry around the world.In this book, leading experts in the fields of financial law,
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Raising Capital on Arab Equity Markets

Legal and Juridical Aspects of Arab Securities Regulation

by Lu'ayy Minwer Al-Rimawi ...

This first book of its kind discusses in particular the role of investor protection as regards disclosure when issuers are offering securities to the public, with full descriptions of the securities markets and stock exchanges in seventeen Arab jurisdictions. In two interrelated parts it examines both the regional macroeconomic matrix and a detailed case study (that of Jordan) in order to analyse ... Read more

$447.91 NZD

This first book of its kind discusses in particular the role of investor protection as regards disclosure when issuers are offering securities to the public, with full descriptions of the securities markets and stock exchanges in seventeen Arab jurisdictions. In two interrelated parts it examines both the regional macroeconomic matrix and a detailed case study (that of Jordan) in order to analyse
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Registro de Imóveis

De acordo com as novidades inseridas pela Lei 13.986/2020 (Lei do Agro)

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

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

$40.99 NZD 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
Prospectus Liability Rules in Europe and Beyond

Towards Uniformity

by Danny Busch, Matthias Lehmann ...

Companies in the European Union must publish a prospectus that complies with the detailed information requirements under the Prospectus Regulation before they can offer securities to the investing public. However, the regulation does not feature uniform liability rules, and the applicable national rules vary from one Member State to another. This hinders the development of fully integrated ... Read more

$282.08 NZD

Companies in the European Union must publish a prospectus that complies with the detailed information requirements under the Prospectus Regulation before they can offer securities to the investing public. However, the regulation does not feature uniform liability rules, and the applicable national rules vary from one Member State to another. This hinders the development of fully integrated
... Read more
Yale Law Journal: Volume 123, Number 5 - March 2014

by Yale Law Journal ...

The March 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. The contents for Volume 123, Number 5, include:Articles:The New Minimal Cities, Michelle Wilde AndersonThe Separation of Funds and Managers: A Theory of Investment Fund Structure and Regulation, John MorleyEssays:The Moral Impact Theory of Law, Mark ... Read more

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The March 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. The contents for Volume 123, Number 5, include:Articles:The New Minimal Cities, Michelle Wilde AndersonThe Separation of Funds and Managers: A Theory of Investment Fund Structure and Regulation, John MorleyEssays:The Moral Impact Theory of Law, Mark
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