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How the City Really Works: The Definitive Guide to Money and Investing in London's Square Mile (Times (Kogan Page))
by: Alexander Davidson

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.109421
EAN: 9780749450847
ISBN: 0749450843
Label: Kogan Page Ltd
Manufacturer: Kogan Page Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: February 03, 2008
Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
Studio: Kogan Page Ltd
Sales Rank: 112663

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Editorial Review:

Robin Amlôt, Senior Editor, Moneyextra.com :
"Anyone making their own financial plans should read this book."

Julian Marr, Publisher, Bloomberg Money:
"If you're after a guide to the business end of London, let this be your A-Z."

Daniel Godfrey, Director General, Association of Investment Trust Companies:
"Demystifies the financial services industry in an easy to understand and engaging way."

Eila Rana, Editor, Business Voice, the magazine of the CBI:
"..the place to start for anyone who wants an all-in-one introduction to one of the world's greatest financial centres."

Book News, Library Publication - USA, Spring 2008:
"Gives novices the same inside scoop on the city of London, the square mile that constitutes Britain's financial hub."

Securities and Investment Review, April 2008:
"Davidson has kept the content clear and accessible both to novices and seasoned city veterans."

Synopsis:
"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 new 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; and, the City's relationships with the United States and Europe. This informative and entertaining guide to how London's financial markets operate offers practical advice on how you can put this information to profitable use when making your investment decisions.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Too much advertising
A great pity that the pages and pages of advertising weren't kept together at the beginning or end of the book. Disrupts the reading process and adds little to the book from the reader's perspective. Agree with the other reviewer who suggests buying something else.

Rating:

- Buy something else
The book is full of advertisements, which doesn't leave much room for content. Writing style is therefore pretty glib, just a collection of sentences and statements rather than flowing prose.

It reads more like an average newspaper article rather than a well-written book - buy something that hasn't been written by a journalist, poor.

Rating:

- Clearest best explanation of the City ever published
This is the clearest, best explanation of the City ever published. It helped me clinch a job as a City banker. I wish I'd had this book three years ago and I'd have got ahead sooner. Read it and you will understand the City and how it works. It knocks the other books into a cocked hat. Explanations of derivatives and money markets particularly clear. This book helped me take the all important overview of the City and see where the individual products fell in place. The author has a gripping style and the book is an exciting read. A previous reviewer is right that it reads sometimes like a novel. Highly recommended - you can dip into this book but it is best to read the whole thing to get the full overview.

Rating:

- Do not miss this book
The Financial Services Action Plan and European directives are rewriting the rules of the City. Nothing new here, but it is easy not to see the wood for the trees. This book offers fresh perspectives on how the UK's regulator, the Financial Services Authority, is attempting to direct these changes. The insights are based on the frank views of City contacts and other interviewees well-placed to comment.

The book explores the tacit trade-off between profitability and regulatory risk and the climate surrounding the London Stock Exchange's continued wooing of foreign companies for UK listings. The author speculates on the credibility of foreign corporate governance and focuses on the FSA's special relationship with the US Securities ... Read More:

Rating:

- Would thoroughly recommend this title, by an experienced trader
When I read this book I was amazed by how much goes on in the City! In places, this reads like a novel. This is a good introduction for people who understand nothing about the City.

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