Uncontrolled risk
A risk advisor for top financial institutions explains how limitless risky behaviors toppled a 158-year-old institution, using the story to illuminate the interconnection of the global financial system, as well as broader policy implications.
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New York :
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Williams, Mark T. , |e author | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Uncontrolled risk |c Mark T. Williams |
| 260 | |a New York : |b McGraw-Hill , |c c2010 | ||
| 300 | |a viii, 247 p. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a "The lessons of Lehman Brothers and how systemic risk can still bring down the world financial system" -- tp | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. The inquisition -- 2. From humble roots to wall street contender -- 3. From private to public -- 4. History of investment banking -- 5. How the investment banking money machine works -- 6. The roller-coaster 1980s -- 7. The 1990s: rebuilding years -- 8. Lehman's near-death experience -- 9. Innovation, imitation, and increased risk -- 10. Lehman's risk management -- 11. The real estate bet and the race to the bottom -- 12. The bear mauling -- 13. Time runs out -- 14. The death of Lehman, regulation, and investment banking -- 15. The enablers and the deciders | |
| 520 | |a A risk advisor for top financial institutions explains how limitless risky behaviors toppled a 158-year-old institution, using the story to illuminate the interconnection of the global financial system, as well as broader policy implications. | ||
| 610 | 2 | 0 | |a Lehman Brothers (1993-2008) |
| 650 | 0 | |a Financial crises |z United States |x History |y 21st century | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Financial risk | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | |
| 856 | 4 | 1 | |3 Table of contents only |u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010282750-t.html |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |3 Contributor biographical information |u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010282750-b.html |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |3 Publisher description |u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010282750-d.html |
| 999 | |a 1000134021 |b Book |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS) |e Gong Badak Campus | ||