Financial Competition, Risk and Accountability British and German Experiences

Recent decades have seen a sharp increase in financial competition, intensified by globalisation. Excessive risk-taking leading to inevitable business failures at times reached worrying proportions. A contributing factor arose from the complexities of the derivative and other new markets. This volum...

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Other Authors: Frowen, Stephen F. (Editor), McHugh, Francis P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2001, 2001
Series:Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Recent decades have seen a sharp increase in financial competition, intensified by globalisation. Excessive risk-taking leading to inevitable business failures at times reached worrying proportions. A contributing factor arose from the complexities of the derivative and other new markets. This volume attempts to analyse and explain financial market developments at the turn of the millennium with the emphasis on the need for greater responsibility and a more ethical approach to financial decision-making
Physical Description:XXIV, 320 p online resource
ISBN:9781349652365