How I rob banks

(and other such places)

Follow FC as he steals from the world's most secure banks and government facilities-without breaking a single law In How I Rob Banks: And Other Such Places, renowned ethical hacker and social engineer FC delivers a gripping and often hilarious discussion of his work ...

El crédito documentario y el mensaje SWIFT

El medio de pago más utilizado en el comercio internacional de mercancías es el crédito documentario. Un recurso que actúa, a su vez, como mecanismo de financiación e instrumento de garantía en las relaciones comerciales, más allá de las diferencias culturales y de idioma, o ...

La curva de tipos de interés

adecuación en el mercado español de la metodología europea para su estimación, selección de la muestra y medidas de liquidez y riesgo del mercado

La Directiva 2009/138/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 25 de noviembre de 2009, denominada Solvencia II, establece la obligación por parte de las agencias aseguradoras de crear un fondo de provisión valorado de acuerdo a los principios de mercado, que garantice ...

Keystroke Capitalism

how banks create money for the few

Contemporary capitalism produces more and more money, debt, and inequality. These three trends have a common cause: the privilege of private banks to create money by means of accounting - by the stroke of a key. Why was this privilege not addressed politically for so long ...

Reinventing banking and finance

frameworks to navigate global fintech innovation

The finance industry is currently going through a digital revolution, with new and developing technology transforming the world of banking and financial services beyond recognition. Banks and financial institutions worldwide recognize the pressing need to innovate to avoid disruption or displacement by highly agile and ...

Investment Banking

Valuation, LBOs, M&A, and IPOs

A timely update to the global bestselling book on investment banking and valuation - this new edition reflects valuable contributions from Nasdaq and the global law firm Latham & Watkins LLP plus access to the online valuation models and course. In the constantly evolving world of finance ...

Guía para no colaborar con la financiación de las armas

La banca armada, más de 450 entidades financieras de 35 países de todo el mundo, han financiado con 821.659 millones de dólares en el período 2013-18 a 36 empresas de armas, conformando la banca armada internacional. En esta publicación puedes acceder a información específica ...

Unelected power

the quest for legitimacy in central banking and the regulatory State

How central banks and independent regulators can support rather than challenge constitutional democracy Unelected Power lays out the principles needed to ensure that central bankers and other independent regulators act as stewards of the common good. Blending economics, political theory, and public law, this critically ...

New trends in banking and finance

Finance is the root of the economic systems. Positive or negative developments in the financial sector directly affect the economy of the countries. One of the fundamental components of the financial sector is the banking sector. Financial markets, which are one of the basic elements ...

Holding bankers to account

a decade of market manipulation, regulatory failures and regulatory reforms

This book provides a compelling account of the rigging of benchmarks during and after the financial crisis of 2007-08. Written in clear language accessible to the non-specialist, it provides the historical context necessary for understanding the benchmarks - LIBOR, FOREX and the Gold and Silver Fixes ...

Retail and digital banking

principles and practice

Endorsed by the Chartered Banker Institute as core reading for the Personal and Private Banking module, Retail and Digital Banking looks at the changes that have occurred, including developments in onshore and offshore operations, call centres and the impact of technology and other critical factors ...

Do central banks serve the people?

Central banks have become the go-to institution of modern economies. In the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, they injected trillions of dollars of liquidity - through a process known as quantitative easing - first to prevent financial meltdown and later to stimulate the economy. The untold ...

Ajuste de cuentas

cómo el sector bancario se convirtió en una trampa para millones de ciudadanos

Cláusulas suelo, participaciones preferentes, tarjetas black, rescate público al sector de las cajas de ahorros... el sistema bancario español lleva casi una década ocupando portadas debido a algunos de los mayores escándalos de la historia reciente. Este libro indagará y aportará claves para entender cuándo ...

Risk management and financial institutions

Risk Management and Financial Institutions, Fifth Edition explains all aspects of financial risk and financial institution regulation, helping you better understand the financial markets-and their potential dangers. Inside, you'll learn the different types of risk, how and where they appear in different types of ...

How the other half bank

exclusion, exploitation, and the threat to democracy

The United States has two separate banking systems today—one serving the well-to-do and another exploiting everyone else. How the Other Half Banks contributes to the growing conversation on American inequality by highlighting one of its prime causes: unequal credit. Mehrsa Baradaran examines how a ...

Central banking in turbulent times

Central banks came out of the Great Recession with increased power and responsibilities. Indeed, central banks are often now seen as 'the only game in town', and a place to put innumerable problems vastly exceeding their traditional remit. These new powers do not fit well ...

The financial system, financial regulation and central bank policy

Traditional money and banking textbooks are long, expensive, and full of so much institutional and technical modeling detail that students cannot understand the big picture. Thomas F. Cargill presents a new alternative: a short, inexpensive book without the 'bells and whistles' that teaches students the ...

Orígenes de la globalización bancaria

experiencias de España y América Latina

La formación, estructura y funcionamiento de los sistemas financieros modernos tienen una larga tradición en los estudios de historia económica y en los de desarrollo económico. La mayoría de estos análisis, abordados desde una perspectiva histórica, han centrado su atención en experiencias o casos nacionales ...

Rating agencies and the Fallout of the 2007-2008 financial crisis

This book examines rating agencies role in the recent financial crisis and proposed reforms. It summarizes the key causes that have led to the crisis, analyzes points of criticism and accusations leveled at rating agencies, and discusses proposals towards regulatory reform. The author takes rating ...

History of financial institutions

essays on the history of European finance, 1800–1950

History of Financial Institutions contributes to the analysis of how the modern corporation, business and finance have shaped and keep on shaping our world. In a collection of nine succinct essays, this volume looks at the role of finance in European history from the beginning ...