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Peter E Austin
Baring Brothers and the Birth of Modern Finance [EPUB ebook]

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In 1995, the Baring Brothers collapsed over a weekend, brought down by the ”rogue trader” Nick Leeson. Utilizing British and American archives, this work charts Baring Brothers development from wool merchants to one of the most powerful global financial institutions. It also analyses the errors which led to its downfall.

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Format EPUB ● Pagini 288 ● ISBN 9781317314707 ● Editura Taylor and Francis ● Publicat 2015 ● Descărcabil 3 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 4427502 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM

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