Plumbers and Visionaries by Peter Norman
Crossing Frontiers is a story about the settlements industry in Europe, with an emphasis on cross border, influenced by the developments and business in the US and bound up with the Americanization of securities markets, all the while relating the impact on Europe."virtually the only book to cover this arcane subject comprehensively, it is an essential complement for any financial market’s library." (Financial World, February 2008)
"...a comprehensive and exhaustively researched study.." (Speed, Vol. 2)
“Norman has produced a history of EU clearing and settlement systems” (European Voice, Thursday 14th February 2008)
“...deserves to become compulsory reading for regulators and policy makers everywhere." (Global Custodian, Spring 2008)
Peter Norman is a London-based journalist and writer, specialising in European issues. He began a career in journalism in 1968 as a trainee for Reuters Economic Services in London. He later worked for The Times (of London) and The Wall Street Journal-Europe before joining the Financial Times in 1988 with responsibility for the newspaper’s UK and international economic news coverage. He spent 22 years of his professional life on the European mainland based at various times in Frankfurt, Bonn and Brussels. After three years in Bonn as the FT’s chief correspondent in Germany, he moved in 1998 to Brussels as bureau chief and chief EU correspondent. He has combined book authorship and journalism since returning to the UK in July 2002. Plumbers and Visionaries: Securities Settlement and Europe’s Financial Market is his second work of recent European history.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780470724255 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470724250 |
| Title | Plumbers and Visionaries |
| Author | Peter Norman |
| Series | The Wiley Finance Series |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Year published | 2007-12-07 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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