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Vincent Antonin Lépinay is associate professor in the sociology department at Sciences Po in Paris. He is also head of the Center for Science and Technology Studies at the European University at St. Petersburg. He is the coauthor (with Bruno Latour) of The Science of Passionate Interests.
A behind-the-scenes account of the derivatives business at a major investment bank
The financial industry's invention of complex products such as credit default...
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English
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"Private equity deal making is often shrouded in secrecy. But one legendary dealmaker is happy to explain how a failing Chinese financial institution was transformed into a profitable one, without a single dollar of government support. During the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, banks around the world, including in America, Britain, and Europe, were supported by government cash injections and guarantees. But there was one significant bank, deeply...
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Bankers Pub. Co
Pub. Date
©1992
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English
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The New Business of Banking: Surviving and Thriving in Times of Unparalleled Consolidation and Competition by George M. Bollenbacher shows financial institutions how they can be among the winners in their field. It takes an eye-opening, positive point of view, focusing on what the winners are doing, how they are doing it and how to become a leader in the new era of financial services. With the spectacular collapse of BCCI, a $70 billion bailout of...
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ERS staff report volume no. AGES 820226
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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Economic Development Division
Pub. Date
1982
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English
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Extract: The competitive structure of local financial markets was not a factor in explaining 1973-1977 employment growth in a sample of 220 nonmetropolitan counties. Loan-to-deposit ratios of commercial banks also failed to explain employment growth. The study did support the hypothesis that bank performance is affected by the degree of local financial competition. Banks participating in more competitive markets had higher loan-to-deposit ratios and...
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Economics working paper volume 97-11
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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[1997]
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English
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AMACOM
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©1999
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English
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"Here is a sophisticated new "risk" planner that covers the full range of banking risks operations managers and executives need to understand, including solvency risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk, price risk, operating risk, and more." "The book shows how to manage each of the kinds of risk effectively within the total banking context and structure and examines in detail such issues as volatility, expected and unexpected loss,...