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A Dictionary of Finance and Banking, 4th Edition

Oxford Dictionary of Finance and Banking 4th Edition

A Dictionary of Finance and Banking, 4th Edition

Author: Jonathan Law; John Smullen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199229741
Published In: June 2008
Format: Paperback , 480 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Fully revised and updated: Over 5,100 entries - 200 new to this edition
Covers all aspects of personal and international finance, from private investments and borrowing to European and American commerce.
Recommended web links for many entries, accessible via the Dictionary of Finance and Banking companion website
Useful feature entries on areas requiring a fuller explanation, such as Financial Times Share Indexes, Bankruptcy Law, and Financial Reporting Standards (FRS)
Expanded coverage of central banking, monetary policy, and a special focus on financial institutions reflecting recent developments in this area

New to this edition

Fully revised and updated with 200 new words added to this edition
Feature panels with full explanations of topical and complex terms, e.g. Financial Times Share Indexes.
Recommended web links for many entries, accessible via the Dictionary of Finance and Banking companion website
Expanded coverage of central banking, monetary policy, and a special focus on financial institutions reflecting recent developments in this area

A comprehensive and authoritative dictionary with over 5,100 entries. Over 200 new entries have been added to this edition and it has been fully updated to reflect recent developments in the industry, such as structured finance and the sub-prime lending crisis. Defines terms from all aspects of personal and international finance, including money markets, private investments and borrowing, foreign exchanges, and public and government finance. Now with expanded coverage of central banking, monetary policy, and financial institutions. Feature entries have been included in this edition for the fuller explanation of topical and complex areas, e.g. Financial Times Share Indexes, and Bankruptcy Law. Recommended up-to-date web links for many entries, accessed via the

Dictionary of Finance and Banking

website, provide valuable extra information.

With clear and accessible definitions, this jargon-free dictionary is a companion volume to the other financial titles in this best-selling series,

A Dictionary of Business and Management

A Dictionary of Accounting

, and

A Dictionary of Economics

, and provides accurate and valuable information for students, practitioners, private investors, and readers of the financial pages alike.

Readership: Professionals working in accountancy, banking, commerce, public finance, and related fields; private investors, readers of the financial pages, small businesses; indispensable for students and lecturers of finance, banking, economics, and business.

Preface
A-Z Dictionary of Finance and Banking

Edited by Jonathan Law, Market House Books Ltd, and John Smullen, Senior Academic Advisor, University of Greenwich

Contributors:

Barry Brindley

Brian Butler

David Butler

Brian Clutterbuck

Nicholas Hand

Alan Isaacs

Brian Johnson

Graham Sidwell

John Smullen