Open secret : the global banking conspiracy that swindled investors out of billions
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New York : Portfolio / Penguin, 2014.
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Published
New York : Portfolio / Penguin, 2014.
Format
Book
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xiv, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"A bestselling financial reporter exposes the decades-long banking conspiracy that swindled ordinary investors out of billions Following her national bestseller Too Good to Be True, the inside story of the Bernie Madoff scandal, Erin Arvedlund brings her reporting chops and deep financial expertise to the first book to tell the full story of the Libor scandal. In 2012, news broke that a group of young, chummy bankers had, for years, been colluding to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate-the interest rate that determines how money is borrowed and lent throughout the world. They set the Libor higher or lower to suit each others' needs, while ordinary savers and investors suffered without even knowing it. It was a classic "open secret" among competitors that cost countless victims as much as $1 trillion. Arvedlund takes us behind the scenes of elite firms like Barclays Capital, where twenty-something masters of the universe played fast and loose, while their bosses looked the other way. She also examines the failures of prominent regulators and other officials"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Following her national bestseller Too Good to Be True, the inside story of the Bernie Madoff scandal, Erin Arvedlund brings her reporting chops and deep financial expertise to the first book to tell the full story of the Libor scandal. In 2012, news broke that a group of young, chummy bankers had, for years, been colluding to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate--the interest rate that determines how money is borrowed and lent throughout the world. They set the Libor higher or lower to suit each others' needs, while ordinary savers and investors suffered without even knowing it. It was a classic "open secret" among competitors that cost countless victims as much as $1 trillion. Arvedlund takes us behind the scenes of elite firms like Barclays Capital, where twenty-something masters of the universe played fast and loose, while their bosses looked the other way. She also examines the failures of prominent regulators and other officials"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Arvedlund, E. (2014). Open secret: the global banking conspiracy that swindled investors out of billions . Portfolio / Penguin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Arvedlund, Erin. 2014. Open Secret: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions. Portfolio / Penguin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Arvedlund, Erin. Open Secret: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions Portfolio / Penguin, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Arvedlund, Erin. Open Secret: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions Portfolio / Penguin, 2014.

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