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Uncontrolled risk : the lessons of Lehman Brothers and how systemic risk can still bring down the world financial system / Mark T. Williams.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2010.Description: viii, 247 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780071638296
  • 0071638296
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.6/20973 22
LOC classification:
  • HB 3722 W725u 2010
Contents:
The inquisition -- From humble roots to Wall Street contender -- From private to public -- History of investment banking -- How the investment banking money machine works -- The roller-coaster 1980s -- The 1990s: rebuilding years -- Lehman's near-death experience -- Innovation, imitation, and increased risk -- Lehman's risk management -- The real estate bet and the race to the bottom -- The bear mauling -- Time runs out -- The death of Lehman, regulation, and investment banking -- The enablers and the deciders.
Summary: A risk advisor for top financial institutions explains how limitless risky behaviors toppled a 158-year-old institution, using the story to illuminate the interconnection of the global financial system, as well as broader policy implications.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index.

The inquisition -- From humble roots to Wall Street contender -- From private to public -- History of investment banking -- How the investment banking money machine works -- The roller-coaster 1980s -- The 1990s: rebuilding years -- Lehman's near-death experience -- Innovation, imitation, and increased risk -- Lehman's risk management -- The real estate bet and the race to the bottom -- The bear mauling -- Time runs out -- The death of Lehman, regulation, and investment banking -- The enablers and the deciders.

A risk advisor for top financial institutions explains how limitless risky behaviors toppled a 158-year-old institution, using the story to illuminate the interconnection of the global financial system, as well as broader policy implications.

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