The London Stock Exchange - A History
Author:Ranald Michie

Benefiting from unrivalled access to its archives, Professor Michie explores the changes that have taken place throughout the history of the London Stock Exchange and reveals the profound implications of these changes not only for the Stock Exchange itself, but also for the relationship between the government and the securities market. Complete with an introduction by Sir Nicholas Goodison, former Chairman of the Stock Exchange, this book provides an invaluable insight into the way Britain's financial system has evolved over the centuries and the role it has played both at home and abroad.

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Magic Numbers for Bonds and Derivatives
Author:Peter Temple;

The third book in the top-selling Magic Numbers series clarifies the key concepts and formulas of finance

Magic Numbers for Bonds and Derivatives takes difficult financial concepts and breaks them down into easily understandable formulas that can be readily applied by finance professionals and individual investors. It examines key ratios and concepts for assessing bond investments from conventional to index-linked bonds, along with commonly used derivatives including futures, options, warrants, and convertibles. Ratios and concepts are described in detail, with guidelines on where to find the data needed to actually calculate them. The author includes explanations of compounding and discounting, internal rates of return, accrued interest, yield curves and spreads, duration, convexity, default rates, and more

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Innumeracy
Author:John A Paulos;

Poor education, psychological blocks and romantic misconceptions about mathematics have made much of the population innumerate. Yet if we are to resist the false claims of advertisers and politicians, quack doctors and pseudo-scientists, we urgently need a healthy bit of scepticism about statistics. In his lively and witty book John Allen Paulos brings together many intriguing and practical examples to make accessible the sheer beauty and power of mathematics - and to put the fun back into facts and figures.

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Major Unquoted Companies 2005
Now in its 17th year, Major Unquoted Companies provides a stand-alone guide to the UK's 20,000 top private companies. A single source of detailed statistics on company performance in the unquoted sector, Major Unquoted Companies makes an ideal day-to-day reference for anyone involved in decision-making or research.

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Financial Services Regulation in the Americas
This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the financial services regulatory framework in 18 American countries, provided by leading commercial law firms in the jurisdictions. The analysis includes a description of the nature of the regulatory regime; recent regulatory developments; analysis of the regulatory bodies, their policies, operational activity and relationships; scope of regulatory responsibilities, their application and legal basis; explanation of the international context; future developments expected.

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Financial Services Regulation in Middle East and Africa
This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the financial services regulatory framework in 19 countries in the Middle East and Africa region, provided by leading commercial law firms in the jurisdictions. The analysis includes a description of the nature of the regulatory regime; recent regulatory developments; analysis of the regulatory bodies, their policies, operational activity and relationships; scope of regulatory responsibilities, their application and legal basis; explanation of the international context; future developments expected.

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UK Commercial Law
Author:Nick Lockett

UK Commercial Law is a practioner-oriented expert commentary with sample agreements and forms and includes commentary and tips on drafting practice.

The book includes a glossary of terms to provide a basic understanding of systems and issues involved in commercial business together with key legislative and regulatory instruments, Industry guidelines and codes of practice and includes full text of important international treaties and agreements, and rules of transactions and some sample commercial template agreements, including private corporate by-laws and articles of incorporation, sales and purchase contracts, Assignment of copyright, Software lease agreements and confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.

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The Naked Advisor: An Open Guide to Money
Let's face it, while a spending spree can be great fun, managing your finances and planning for the future can be a real headache. Where do you start? Who do you go to for advice? And what do you need to know when you get there?

So a team of researchers from Sesame, the UK’s number one provider of financial know-how to 6,000 Independent Financial Advisers, decided to help.

The result is The Naked Adviser: A romp through a financial forest of almost 500 common financial phrases, abbreviations and definitions to help navigate the money maze. Facts are laid bare. Concepts are revealed. Weird words are exposed.

This pocket size book is ideal for investors to carry with them or to dip into when the need to have a term made clear. It is also well priced to make it an easy purchase for yourself or someone you know.

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Careers in Financial Markets 2004-2005
Author:Imogen McEvedy;

Careers in Financial Markets divides your career options into 15 sector profiles covering the breadth of the industry. These profiles explain the workings of each sector, attributes and skills needed, plus pay and career progression.

Top employers in each sector are listed to help you find out which best fit your career objectives and to help you make informed and targeted applications.

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Buying a House in Spain
Author:Dan Boothby;

Making a fresh start, looking for a dream retirement, finding a holiday home, locating the up and coming areas, understanding the law, agents and contracts, looking for useful contacts or interested in personal case histories ... then this book if for you!

COMPREHENSIVE: how to find all types of property from villas in Valencia or city apartments in Barcelona to bars in Malaga for the budding entrepreneur.

INSIDE INFORMATION on the up-and-coming areas where the bargains are to be found as well as full coverage of the regions already popular with British buyers.

BANG UP-TO-DATE information on property prices, housing regulations, taxation etc.

RICHLY ILLUSTRATED with both original line drawings and full colour photographs showing the types of property to be found.

FOR EVERYONE looking for property in Spain whether they are moving there to live and work, start a business or retire, or want somewhere to use as a holiday home or investment.

ALL THE ESSENTIALS from raising finance and dealing with estate agents to arranging removals and getting power and water connected and dealing with builders.

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Globalization and Its Discontents
Author:Joseph E. Stiglitz

The book that will get you marching mad
Our world is changing. Globalization is not working. It is hurting those it was meant to help. And now, the tide is turning.

Explosive and shocking, Globalization and Its Discontents is the bestselling exposé of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives - from the man who has seen them at work first hand.

As Chief Economist at the World Bank, Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz had a unique insider’s view into the management of globalization. Now he speaks out against it: how the IMF and WTO preach fair trade yet impose crippling economic policies on developing nations; how free market ‘shock therapy’ made millions in East Asia and Russia worse off than they were before; and how the West has driven the global agenda to further its own financial interests.

Globalization can still be a force for good, Stiglitz argues. But the balance of power has to change. Here he offers real, tough solutions for the future.


Chinese Yuam (Renminbi) Derivative Products
Author:Peter G Zhang

With the CNY revaluation perspectives, hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in various types of CNY-related derivative products. As a derivatives specialist with more than ten years' experience in the international financial market and with a working experience in China in the past few years, the author offers a volume on trading and other practical issues of CNY- related derivative products in the offshore marketplace.

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Crunch Time for Credit?
Author:Edward Chancellor

Economic historian and consultant Edward Chancellor’s in-depth study of the growing credit bubble in the US and UK economies. Required reading for any professional firm operating in the financial markets.

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Who's Who
Who’s Who contains over 32,000 biographies of the people of enduring influence and interest in our society today, over 1000 of them new for 2004. Supplied and checked by the biographees themselves, the autobiographical entries make Who’s Who an enlightening and often amusing snapshot of the lives, careers and recreations enjoyed by the feted and the famous from all walks of life. Birth dates, family details, school, university and career history, clubs and other information are all included. Once in Who’s Who , a biographee will remain there until their death when they enter Who Was Who .

New names in Who’s Who 2004 include Sly Bailey (Chief Executive, Trinity Mirror plc), Paula Radcliffe (professional athlete), Kate Winslet (actress) and Dr Raj Persaud (Consultant Psychiatrist, Maudsley Hospital).

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Excellence in Business Communication
Author:Courtland L Bovee, John Thill

This best-selling text captures the dynamics of business communication, presenting the subject in a fascinating way, powerfully stimulating and motivating students. This text will form the centerpiece of a comprehensive teaching and learning package that holds the interests of students and teachers alike.

It offers “On the Job” simulations that feature current companies, enabling students to apply business communication concepts to real situations and sharpen their problem-solving skills.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

Greater emphasis on process and product

Integrated approach to technology; includes a special four page photo essay in Chapter 1, “Powerful Tools for Communicating Effectively,” and additional technology coverage throughout the text

Increased coverage on listening and teams

Added coverage on business etiquette

Added “Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage,” “Improve Your Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage” exercises, and online exercises, designed to gives additional skills

KEY FEATURES

Each chapter includes a checklist which provides a quick and useful guideline for writing, without limiting creativity.

Special feature sidebars; presents additional material under four themes- Promoting Workplace Ethics, Achieving Intercultural Communication, Sharpening Your Career Skills, and Using the Power of Technology.

Writing guides on how to write company letters, memos, e-mail, and reports

“Documents for Analysis” section offers a wide selection of documents that students can use for revision; including letters, memos, e-mail, graphic aids, and resumes

Exercises and cases with practical assignments

“On the Job” simulations where students can apply business communication concepts to real situations

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ness Communications Essentials and Grammar CD [AUDIOBOOK]
Author:Courtland L. Bovee

This exciting new text is great for any undergraduate business student who is looking to improve their written communication skills.

This new textbook will aid students as both a workbook and a Handbook of Grammar, Mechanics, and word usage, all-in-one package. The text offers students, especially those who lack proficiency in business English, the tools they need to succeed in today's workplace with a heavy emphasis on exercises to improve grammar, punctuation, style, usage, and writing skills.

Its three-step writing style enables the student to follow the writing process successfully through the stages of planning and writing through to completing business messages. The Peak Performance Grammar CD-Rom will assist students greatly in developing these vital communication skills.

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The Housebuilder's Bible
Author:Mark Brinkley;

The Housebuilder's Bible is the first and only guidebook to mix yardstick costing with information and advice on residential building projects in the UK.

The author is an experienced housebuilder and renovator and much of the detail in the book is drawn from personal experience.

The sixth edition has been fully revised, expanded and updated to reflect recent changes in prices and legislation and it includes sections specifically for renovators and converters. This 400-page book has been completely redesigned and includes new tables, designed to be clearer and easier to use.

It's an ideal companion for anybody, selfbuilder or professional, who seeks to build well and wants to know more about how to make and stick to a budget.



Synopsis

A unique title that combines cost information with guidance and comment in the fast growing selfbuild arena. Now in its sixth edition, the Housebuilders Bible is fully up to date on recent building reg changes for the UK mark This is one of those books that has become a cult hit despite the publishing and bookselling trades. Self published because no publisher was originally interested in the concept, sold via mail order because bookshops don't like to deal with one man and a dog publishers, it first appeared in 1994 with a print run of just a few hundred. The print run on the previous edition was more than 30,000. So who is buying it and why? The majority of purchasers are drawn from Britain's growing army of selfbuilders, people building new homes or renovating existing ones, who appreciate the frank and at times brutal appraisal of their efforts. However there is also a large number of architects, surveyors and builders who sing its praises. The information in the book is detailed and infomative yet the presentation is succint and often witty. If you just want to find out how the British build houses, this is a fascinating read. If you want to actually build one yourself, then frankly you'd be nuts not to have read this book from cover to cover. It's 400 pages are packed with information on all aspects of homebuilding and renovating including more than 90 tables which detail current construction costs on everything from drains to hanging curtains. Even if the only tools you ever lift are your chequebook and your credit card, you will still benefit from owning this book.

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Modeling Financial Time Series with S-PLUS
Author:Eric Zivot;Jiahui Wang

The field of financial econometrics has exploded over the last decade This book represents an integration of theory, methods, and examples using the S-PLUS statistical modeling language and the S+FinMetrics module to facilitate the practice of financial econometrics. This is the first book to show the power of S-PLUS for the analysis of time series data. It is written for researchers and practitioners in the finance industry, academic researchers in economics and finance, and advanced MBA and graduate students in economics and finance.



Readers are assumed to have a basic knowledge of S-PLUS and a solid grounding in basic statistics and time series concepts.

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