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Item specifics

Condition
Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
ISBN
1780271328
EAN
9781780271323
Date of Publication
2013-07-15
Publication Name
N/A
Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
Hubris: How HBOS Wrecked the Best Bank in Britain
Artist
Ray Perman
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Birlinn, The Limited
ISBN-10
1780271328
ISBN-13
9781780271323
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167907740

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hubris : How Hbos Wrecked the Best Bank in Britain
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Banks & Banking, Economic History, Finance / General, Economic Conditions, Historical
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Author
Ray Perman
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
We are indebted to Ray Perman for giving us a powerful lesson on what happens when you usurp the wisdom of a banking culture acquired over centuries for the pursuit of market share and profit at all and any cost' - The Scotsman '...as a document of the l, ...as a document of the long and short-term causes of one of British banking's lowest moments, Perman's book more than delivers. Its balanced treatment of the major players involved should be required reading for anyone wondering where to position the likes of Hornby in the credit crunch Hall of Shame, as a document of the long and short-term causes of one of British banking's lowest moments, Perman's book more than delivers. Its balanced treatment of the major players involved should be required reading for anyone wondering where to position the likes of Hornby in the credit crunch Hall of Shame'
Dewey Decimal
332.1209411
Synopsis
In 1995 Bank of Scotland celebrated 300 years as Britain's oldest commercial bank. Voted 'most admired bank', respected by competitors, applauded by investors and trusted by customers, it looked forward to the next three hundred. Less than 15 years later it was bust, reviled as part of the spectacular collapse of HBOS, the conglomerate it had joined. One of the high-profile victims of the credit crunch, its spectacular fall caused seismic shock waves throughout the financial world. What went wrong? Ray Perman, who has followed the Bank since the 1970s when he was a Financial Times journalist, uncovered the story from documents and dozens of interviews with people at the top in Bank of Scotland and HBOS - from being the bank of choice for the highrolling Monte Carlo mega-rich to losing GBP10 billion. It is a cautionary tale for our times. In the complex world of modern global finance, the brilliant men who ran the company ignored the simple banking rules that their predecessors learned the hard way three centuries before., A unique insight into the collapse of one of the world's oldest banking institutions. Ray Perman charts the rise, and the fall of the Bank of Scotland that caused seismic shock waves throughout the financial world., In 1995 Bank of Scotland celebrated 300 years as Britain's oldest commercial bank. Voted 'most admired bank', respected by competitors, applauded by investors and trusted by customers, it looked forward to the next three hundred. Less than 15 years later it was bust, reviled as part of the spectacular collapse of HBOS, the conglomerate it had joined. One of the high-profile victims of the credit crunch, its spectacular fall caused seismic shock waves throughout the financial world. What went wrong?Ray Perman, who has followed the Bank since the 1970s when he was a Financial Times journalist, uncovered the story from documents and dozens of interviews with people at the top in Bank of Scotland and HBOS - from being the bank of choice for the highrolling Monte Carlo mega-rich to losing GBP10 billion. It is a cautionary tale for our times. In the complex world of modern global finance, the brilliant men who ran the company ignored the simple banking rules that their predecessors learned the hard way three centuries before.
LC Classification Number
HG2332

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