"What happens in the city has never affected us more. In this authoritative guide, now fully revised and updated, Philip Coggan cuts through the headlines, the scandals and the jargon to explain the nuts and bolts of the financial system showing why we should all be more familiar with a system we so intimately depend on." - from back cover.
Acknowledgements --- Introduction --- 1. The international financial revolution --- 2. Money and interest rates --- 3. The retail banks and building societies --- Investment banks --- 5. The bank of England --- 6. The money markets --- 7. Borrowers --- 8. Investment institutions --- 9. Hedge funds and private equity --- 10. Shares --- 11. The international bond market --- 12. Insurance --- 13. Risk management --- 14. Foreign exchange --- 15. Personal finance --- 16. Controlling the city --- Glossary..
