The con men : a history of financial fraud and the lessons you can learn /

Financial fraud, whether large or small is a persistent feature of the financial markets. If you scratch the surface of the investment world you'll find a continuous stream of major financial scandals which are almost unbelievable in the sheer scale of their subterfuge. The Con Men shines a spo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gough, Leo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Harlow, England : Pearson, 2013.
Colección:Financial Times series
Temas:
Commercial crimes > History.
Fraud > History.
Financial institutions > Corrupt practices > History.
Commercial crimes > United States > History.
Fraud > United States > History.
Financial institutions > Corrupt practices > United States > History.
Infractions économiques > Histoire.
Fraude > Histoire.
Institutions financières > Pratiques déloyales > Histoire.
Infractions économiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Fraude > États-Unis > Histoire.
Institutions financières > Pratiques déloyales > États-Unis > Histoire.
Commercial crimes
Financial institutions > Corrupt practices
Fraud
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The horror stories
  • Our touching need for confidence
  • Shiny new inventions and old tricks
  • Sharks or maniacs?
  • Yielding to temptation : the Allen Stanford story
  • Shamanagement : financial wizardry to create paper profits
  • Some deadly sins of investment : trusting false prophets, investing for the apocalypse and the money illusion
  • Moral hazard in the system
  • Due negligence: failing to do the analysis
  • Funds are not all the same!
  • All the books are cooked : the trouble with company accounts
  • Safer strategies.

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