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PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G

ISBN-103319847589

ISBN-139783319847580

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038721778

Product Key Features

Book TitleOrigins of Asset Management from 1700 to 1960 : Towering Investors

Number of PagesXv, 343 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicEconomic History, Investments & Securities / Portfolio Management, Accounting / General, Industries / Financial Services, Corporate Finance / General

IllustratorYes

GenreBusiness & Economics

AuthorNigel Edward Morecroft

Book SeriesPalgrave Studies in the History of Finance Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight16.6 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal332.106810941

Table Of ContentChapter 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.

SynopsisThis 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 draws a distinction between banks (short-term deposit-taking) and asset management (an investment service with longer-term objectives). It explains why some banks fail but asset management businesses generally do not. It argues that asset management has been socially useful and has had a beneficial impact on the development of securities markets by offering choices to savers as an alternative to banks, improving the efficiency of capital allocation, re-cycling excess savings productively and enabling a range of investors - from institutions to individuals - to benefit from thoughtful, long-term investing.

LC Classification NumberHG171