Thursday, November 25, 2004

Finance, a Fine Art
Author:M. Fleuriet
The financial markets play a crucial role in contemporary society. They can change the lives of whole communities for better or worse and form an essential part of the overall economy. Yet their intermediaries are frequently criticised for misuse of the power that they wield. In this defence of the markets Michel Fleuriet draws on his many years experience in the field to span history and contemporary culture, addressing the market practitioner's raison d'ĂȘtre, his/her wider role, the skills required and the techniques employed. This is a thought-provoking and informative work for all those working in the financial markets, intending to enter them or with an interest in the wider economy.
Euromoney China Capital Markets Handbook 2005
As a comprehensive guide to the capital markets in China, the Handbook will bring together a select consortium of leading experts who will write an in-depth commentary on a range of diverse subjects and provide cutting-edge editorial coverage of these dynamic markets for the very first time.

The publication will feature an excludive directory, listing individual contacts and full contact details for all contributors and industry associations in the region. Leading capital market players including Standard Chartered and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, share their research and insights on the topics on everyone's agenda in China: Yuan Derivatives, Risk Management, Insolvency and Restructuring, and Corporate Governance to name but a few. In addition to this, the Handbook will also include articles from leading industry associations and regulatory bodies such as the Asia Society, Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Euromoney Foreign Exchange & Treasury Management Handbook 2005

The 13th edition of this respected Handbook will reflect the developments that have taken place over the last 12 months and serves as an effective 'who's who in foreign exchange' reference source. All articles are the work and choice of senior decision-makers, forming a unique knowledge bank and creating an essential advisory tool for the reader. Capitalise on the latest research on continuous linked settlement, the future of foreign exchange, white labelling and currency models. A focus on selected regions and countries provides a truly global focus.

This Handbook has consistently featured a consortium of the world's leading FX players as well as a comprehensively updated directory. Treasury experts analyse the current state of the FX market and forecast potential future developments. Editorial provides incisive analysis on FX risk, liquidity outsourcing and individual market reviews that focus on the main treasury developments in a particular country or region.

Also includes an extensive directory of leading service providers lists over 2,700 individual contacts from financial institutions, consultancy firms, IT systems providers, e-FX platforms, treasury associations and central banks.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Julian Robertson: A Tiger in the Land of Bulls and Bears
Author:Daniel Strachman

Julian Robertson is one of the most successful and well-known hedge fund managers of our time. For nearly twenty years his infamous fund--Tiger Management--was the talk of the town, routinely delivering double-digit performance. This biography will explore this legendary fund manager's role in the development and popularity of hedge funds, examine his investment methodology and strategy, and look at the growth of his fund and his 'Tigers'--individuals who have gone on to great success themselves.

- Includes candid interviews of Robertson, his colleagues, and his peers
- Uncovers the trading strategies and investment style of a legendary fund manager
- Offers a rare glimpse inside the personal world of Julian Robertson
Tolley's Tax Planning for Family and Owner-Managed Companies 2004-2005
Author:Peter Rayney;

Tax Planning for Family and Owner-Managed Companies provides clear and precise guidance on the tax position of the family company and the individuals responsible for running it. It deals with personal and corporate tax issues affecting the company, and share-holders, both working and non-working. The 2003-04 edition is fully updated to include:-

- The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003
- The stamp duty reforms being implemented this year
- An explanation on the impact of the increase in NI Contributions
Beautiful Pictures from the Gallery of Phinance
Author:Robert R., Jr Prechter

Bob Prechter has written 13 books, but he says, "The coolest of them all is Beautiful Pictures. It was the hardest one to write because of all the calculations involved. But the end result was a gallery of simple, clear graphs that will let you see at a glance the incredible way that Elliott waves - going all the way back to 1932 - are proportioned in time and price."

Some day, the financial world will catch up to these ideas, but you will enjoy the future now when you look at these truly beautiful pictures. The book is a large size, with full 8 1/2 x11 pages so you can see every chart clearly. With just this guide, you will find that you can forecast market turning points yourself.
The Waterlow Stock Exchange Yearbook 2005
The Waterlow Stock Exchange Yearbook is the most detailed annual guide to the London and Irish stock exchanges. For over 100 years it has provided the most comprehensive information available on the companies and financial instruments quoted on these two financial markets.
Lists all financial instruments traded on the London and Irish stock exchanges

- Individual profiles of all quoted companies
- Five-year financial data
- The ONLY comprehensive loan capital breakdown available in print
- Parent/subsidiary relationships
- Company name changes
- London Stock Exchange Member Firms
- Solicitors and their clients
- Auditors and their clients
- Share registrars

Each annual edition is exhaustively researched to keep pace with the many developments over the previous twelve months. The 2005 volume is no different: it includes 88 brand new profiles and 79 company name changes.

At the heart of The Waterlow Stock Exchange Yearbook are the individual profiles of every company and security listed on the London and Irish bourses.

The 2005 edition includes over 3,400 profiles. Each company profile gives you an instant snapshot of the firm in question: the nature of its business, who runs it, where it is located and who its professional advisers are. The up-to-date consolidated balance sheets and five-year financial summaries give you the information you need to make a quick assessment of a company's financial position. And because we identify all company directors by name - there's a total of 19,288 individuals in the 2005 edition - you'll find it easy to follow up your enquiry with any firm direct.

The Waterlow Stock Exchange Yearbook also contains a wealth of other useful information: a list of member firms; share registrars; solicitors and their clients; auditors and their clients; FT-SE-350 and AIM company listings; government, corporation and provincial stocks and securities; foreign government and corporation stocks and bonds; details on capital gains tax; inheritance tax; exemptions; trustee investments and the full board of The London Stock Exchange.

In short, everything you need to know about the companies and financial instruments traded on the London and Irish stock exchanges in a single, handy volume. We list all stockmarket companies alphabetically by sector. Use our client/adviser listings to find out which professional firms advise which listed companies. We provide full client lists for both solicitors and auditors.

Looking for a listed company which has changed its name, but don't know the new name? If it's happened in the last twelve months, look it up in our Name Changes section. If the change is older than that, use our index of previous company names to find it.

The Art of French Country Living
Author:Jean Naudin;Colette Gouvion

This book discloses an 'intimate' France, as seen from behind the closed doors of private country homes and mansions. Within this quaint and picturesque world, time seems to stand still: family villas full of history, breathtaking landscapes, unspoilt countryside and villages...

This charming book will take you on a visit to country manors, small chateaux and exclusive country hotels. It features beautiful images of aristocratic dining rooms set for dinner, rustic kitchens in the midst of preparing a delicious meal, fragamt flower gardens, antique furniture and exquisitely embroidered linen: all of this exudes the essence of traditional French elegance and art de vivre.

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Retire Rich with a Property Pension
Author:Nick Braun PhD;

In this brand new guide you will read about the most important development in the world of property investment since the invention of the buy-to-let mortgage.Shortly you will be able to invest in property through your very own property pension fund. Along with other important tax changes, this means you will be able to:

Buy property at a 40% discount.
Never pay capital gains tax or income tax on your property profits again.
Cut the income tax on your ENTIRE salary or business profits to zero.

These exciting changes will have an enormous impact on how much wealth and income you can accumulate by investing in property. For example, our calculations show that you could end up with over 70% more income by setting up a property pension fund. In some cases you could even end up with 140% more income!

Pit Bull: Lessons from Wall Street's Champion Trader
Author:Martin Schwartz;

Welcome to the world of Martin 'Buzzy' Schwartz, Champion Trader - the man whose nerves of steel and killer instinct in the canyons of Wall Street earned him the well-deserved name 'Pit Bull.' This is the true story of how Schwartz became the best of the best, of the people and places he discovered along the way, and of the trader's tricks and techniques he used to make his millions.
Pass Cambridge BEC: Higher Student's Book (PASS Cambridge BEC)
Author:Louise Pile, Ian Wood

"PASS Cambridge BEC Higher" is a practical student course book for advanced students who wish to gain a recognised business English qualification equivalent to the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE).

Focusing on relevant international business situations, this book has been structured to provide students with a thorough preparation for the revised examination, with essential advice for examination success.


Pass Cambridge BEC: Higher Teacher's Book (Pass Cambridge BEC)
Author:Catrin Lloyd-Jones, Louise Pile

The Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) is an international business English examination which offers a lan guage qualification for learners who use, or will need to use, English for their work. Pass Cambridge BEC Higher is a practical examination at an advanced level that focuses on English in business related situations. The major emphasis is on the development of language skills for work: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The teacher's book has been structured to provide teaching ideas and essential advice for achieving successful examination results.



Thursday, November 04, 2004

The Planetary Bargain
Author:Michael Hopkins
Corporate scandals and lack of confidence in our largest institutions mean that corporate social responsibility (CSR) now matters more than ever. Encroaching on CSR are concepts such as corporate sustainability and corporate citizenship, and older concerns with business ethics, business in society and the ethical corporation. This significantly revised and updated version of The Planetary Bargain explains the relations among these concepts and reflects the author's new ideas and their new context.

Enterprises across the world are waking up to the need for social responsibility towards shareholders and potential investors, managers and other employees, customers, business partners and contractors or suppliers, the natural environment and the communities within which they operate, including national governments and non-governmental organizations.

Drawing on case studies of international companies and analysis of research from the past two decades, The Planetary Bargain shows how corporations can preserve their profitability while treating all stakeholders ethically and responsibly. It suggests a cooperative CSR strategy which creates prosperity for corporations and for the people they serve. It presents the case for a worldwide agreement, or 'planetary bargain', between private and public sectors, arguing that it is good for business and essential for future prosperity and stability.
Reward Management 5th Edition
Author:Helen Murlis;Michael Armstrong;

This fourth edition of Reward Management, now recognized as the definitive UK text on the subject, has been substantially rewritten to reflect the latest thinking, and incorporates new material based upon the authors’ experience, research and benchmarking activities.

New developments that are covered include job family modelling; broadbanding; competence-related pay and team pay. A highly practical book, Reward Management shows that the subject is all about performance - of individuals, teams and the whole organization.

It examines in detail the performance management processes and various approaches to paying for performance, skill and competence that can be adopted.

Personal Financial Planning Manual 2004-2005
RSM Robson Rhodes: Personal Financial Planning Manual 2003-2004 is an invaluable reference source that provides in-depth practical guidance on personal financial planning.

This comprehensive work is an essential guide which outlines the options available and helps you to draw them together to create a coherent personal financial plan for clients.
This new 19th edition has been revised and updated to include:
- Complete coverage of all the latest legislative developments, including the Finance Act 2003
- Greater detail on the Regulatory Framework in respect of personal financial planning Pension drawdowns
- Developments of ISAs Detailed capital gains tax changes in respect of reinvestment/EIS relief and taper relief
- Comprehensive Index
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Author:Donald J. Trump;Tony Schwartz
From the Impresario of NBC's hit show The Apprentice

TRUMP ON TRUMP: "I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big."

And here's how he does it: the art of the deal.
Beginning with a week in Trump's high-stakes life, Trump: The Art of the Deal gives us Trump in action. We see just how he operates day to day,how he runs his business and how he runs his life as he chats with friends and family, clashes with enemies, efficiently buys up Atlantic City's top casinos, changes the face of the New York City skyline . . . and plans the tallest building in the world.

TRUMP ON TRUMP: "I play it very loose. I don't carry a briefcase. I try not to schedule too many meetings. I leave my door open. . . . I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops."

Even a maverick plays by rules, and here Trump formulates his own eleven guidelines for success. He isolates the common elements in his greatest deals; he shatters myths ("You don't necessarily need the best location. What you need is the best deal"); he names names, spells out the zeros, and fully reveals the deal-maker's art: from the abandoned property that became the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to the seedy hotel that became the Grand Hyatt; from the race to rebuild Central Park's Wollman Skating Rink to the byzantine saga of the property that became Trump Tower. And throughout, Trump talks, really talks ,about how he does it.

TRUMP ON TRUMP: "I always go into a deal anticipating the worst. If you plan for the worst, if you can live with the worst, the good will always take care of itself."

Donald Trump is blunt, brash, surprisingly old-fashioned in spots and always, always an original. Trump: The Art of the Deal is an unguarded look at the mind of a brilliant entrepreneur and an unprecedented education in the art of the deal. It's the most streetwise business book there is and a sizzling read for anyone interested in money and success.