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Investment and Portfolio Management
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Investment and Portfolio Management

by Ian Pagdin, Michelle Hardy
November 2017
Beginner
616 pages
16h 31m
English
Kogan Page
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03

Main market participants

By the end of this chapter you should have an understanding of the main market participants and their contribution, including:

  • central bank;
  • wholesale banking;
  • retail banking;
  • private banks;
  • investment banks;
  • private equity;
  • sovereign wealth funds;
  • hedge funds;
  • pension funds and insurance companies;
  • private investors.

Introduction

This chapter will not look to explore every possible market participant in microscopic detail, but will seek to identify and consider the importance of the main market participants who play a key role in the financial markets worldwide. The various participants fulfil different roles within the financial market, some complementary and some competitive; however, what is clear is that ...

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