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Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity
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Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity

by David Stowell
February 2010
Intermediate to advanced
592 pages
19h 56m
English
Academic Press
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Regulation of the Securities Industry

Introduction

Activities of investment banks impact the global economy and are very important to the smooth functioning of capital markets. Given their significance, it is no surprise that the business of investment banking has been subject to a great deal of government regulation. This chapter discusses the regulatory environment of investment banking. In the first section, the U.S. history of investment banking and regulation is discussed. The second section looks at more recent events and regulations. The third section summarizes the regulatory environment in the United Kingdom, Japan, and China.

U.S. History and Regulations

Early Investment Banking

The essence of what an investment bank does in its underwriting ...

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ISBN: 9780123745033