Market Players

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The global financial markets are not just driven by the biginvestment houses and fund managers. Along with these, privatebanks, insurance houses, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and arange of boutique investment managers, regional institutions andbrokers of different sizes and nationalities all operate andinteract to form the bedrock of the global financialinfrastructure. Because of this, it is essential that practitionersand observers of the markets fully understand the linkages,objectives and functions of these institutions, and the new anddynamic environment they are working in. Market Players provides a complete roadmap to theinstitutions and intermediaries operating in today's globalfinancial landscape, illustrating what they are, how they work, howthey interact and importantly, their motivation. It explains thecore financial market business of these institutions and considershow they have become the firms that we see today, providing readerswith a clear understanding of which market sectors are likely tosee the most involvement from the different types of institutionand, importantly, why they are involved in these market areas. Key features include: * a series of case studies looking at examples of some of theseinstitutions including an explanation of the EIB and the UK agencyUKFI. They also look at the financial crisis and the impact on AIGand Northern Rock, two institutions that clearly illustrate whatcan go wrong and how the other market players have to step in whenthis happens. * an international perspective looking at representativeinstitutions from Europe, Asia and North America, showing globalsimilarities and differences. * a Post Financial Crisis perspective on the structure ofinternational banks in today's markets. * coverage of the major players on both the buy and sell side ofthe market Written in plain English, Market Players is an accessibleand much needed guide to financial institutions, equipping readerswith the knowledge to better understand how the global financialmarkets really work.

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Gail Rolland

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