"From the invention of interest in Mesopotamia and the origin of paper money in China, to the creation of mutual funds, inflation-indexed bonds, and global financial securities, here is a sweeping survey of financial innovations that have changed the world." "Written by a distin…
Portfolio society: on the capitalist mode of prediction
by Ascher, Ivan
fromNear futures
Portfolio society: on the capitalist mode of prediction
by Ascher, Ivan
fromNear futures
"As financial markets expand and continue to refashion the world in their own image, the wealth of capitalist societies no longer presents itself, as it did to Karl Marx in the nineteenth century, as a "monstrous collection of commodities." Instead, it appears as an equally mons…
"In order to be a successful CEO, corporate strategist, or analyst, understanding the valuation process is a necessity. The second edition of Damodaran on Valuation stands out as the most reliable book for answering many of today's critical valuation questions. Completely revise…
This text looks at how non-financial corporations can use structured finance, insurance, and alternative risk transfer to create value through the integrated management of capital and risk. Culp explores their economic rationale, and also includes case studies written by special…
Der erste umfassende Report über die Machtverhältnisse im globalen Kapitalismus. Sie heißen Larry Fink, Stephen Schwarzman oder Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Thani. Mit ihren Billionen schweren Fonds legen Blackrock, Blackstone oder Qatar Investment mehr Geld an als Deutschl…
Focusing on international markets and multinational corporate finance, this book is the go-to resource for students seeking a complete understanding of the field.
""Elie Ayache is the only person to present arguments about the Black Swan and rare events that I had not thought about. He does what philosophical inquiry has always done: to go the extra mile and look at the world in a deeply philosophical way."--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, PhD, au…
October 19th 1987 was a day of huge change for the global finance industry. On this day the options market crashed, the Nobel Prize winning Black-Scholes formula failed and volatility smiles were born, and on this day Elie Ayache began his career, on the trading floor of the Fre…
