The Origins of Asset Management from 1700 to 1960 Towering Investors /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Morecroft, Nigel Edward (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Σειρά: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
• Θέματα: Finance.; Investment banking.; Securities.; Finance > History.; Capital investments.; Financial History.; Investments and Securities.; Personal Finance/Wealth Management/Pension Planning.; Investment Appraisal.

This book explores the origins and development of the asset management profession in Britain as a distinct activity within financial services, independent of banks and stockbrokers. Specifically, it identifies the main individuals and institutions after 1868 who established the profession. The book...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction adn overview
• Chapter 2: Markets and insurance company investments,1700 to 1900.-Chapter 3: Philip Rose and the first investment company, 1868 to 1883.-Chapter 4: Robert Fleming and Scottish asset management, 1873 to 1890.- Chapter 5: Life office investment 1900 to 1960, and John Maynard Keynes
• Chapter 6: Keynes - flawed investor or genius? Chapter 7: George Booth, Ian Fairburn and the first trust units, 1931 to 1960
• Chapter 8: George Ross Goobey, revolutionising pension fund investment, 1947 to 1960.- Chapter 9: Observations from the past.