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The world of private banking /
This is a full and authoritative account of the history of private banking, beginning with its development in conjunction with the world markets served by and centered on a few European cities, notably Amsterdam and London. These banks were usually partnerships, a form of organization which persiste...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Studies in banking history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is a full and authoritative account of the history of private banking, beginning with its development in conjunction with the world markets served by and centered on a few European cities, notably Amsterdam and London. These banks were usually partnerships, a form of organization which persisted as the role of private banking changed in response to the political and economic transformations of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was in this period, and the succeeding Golden Age of private banking from 1815 to the 1870s, that many of the great names this book treats rose to fame: Baring, Rothschild, Mallet and Hottinger became synonymous with wealth and economic power, as German, French and the remarkably long-lasting Geneva banks flourished and expanded. The last parts of this study detail the way in which private banking adapted to the age of the corporate economy from the 1870s to the 1930s, the decline during and after the Great Depression and the post-war renaissance. It concludes with an appraisal of the causes and consequences of the modern expansion of private banking: no longer the exclusive preserve of partnerships, the management of investment portfolios of wealthy individuals and institutions is now a major concern of international joint-stock banks. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 302 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293), and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754695844 0754695840 1859284329 9781859284322 1315236524 9781315236520 1282344668 9781282344662 9786612344664 6612344660 |