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All You Need to Know About the City: Who Does Why and What in London's Financial Markets (Paperback)

by Christopher Stoakes (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Four by Four Publishing Limited (10 May 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0954637224
  • ISBN-13: 978-0954637224
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 294,368 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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The title used to train the world's finest law firms, banks, accountants and other professionals.

All You Need to Know About the City: revised and updated in 2009 for the Credit Crunch. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher
We all know the quickest and surest way to a million is through the City, but how is it done? Here at last is a simple guide

All You Need To Know About The City is a new book designed to help anyone who needs to know how the City works. No matter whether you work in them or are an interested bystander the international markets affect you. But few people undertsand how they work or what the principal players do. This book demystifies them using very simple language.

It’s designed for people in front-line fee-earning roles as well as mid-office and back office staff. "It’s aimed at people in their first jobs as bankers, brokers, fund managers, lawyers, accountants, insurance brokers, surveyors, actuaries, PRs, recruiters and headhunters," says Stoakes. "But it’s also for support staff such as secretaries, PAs and business managers as well as people in Accounts, HR, IT, Business Development, PR, compliance, settlement and custody. They need to understand what the fee-earners do in order
to support them in their roles. That’s because for City institutions to compete these days, all of their people need to understand the business.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable resource for grads and interns, 31 Jul 2006
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I brought this book when applying for jobs in the City so that I would sound like I was informed. The book is attractively laid out and certainly not dry - the text is a joy to read and doesn't bore you to death like some others. It has everything I needed so that I didn't embarrass myself on my first day, and more importantly, I still use it and refer back to it now that I'm at work. It's not written for business guru's - its for students, grads and interns who don't have any real practical knowledge of how the world works (that doesn't mean that its basic though). A sound investment.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, easy to digest, and, above all, interesting! , 13 Jun 2007
I came across this book when I was just starting out in the City and it helped me immensely. The author's conversational tone makes for a great read, and the book really does pack everything you need to know into 224 relaxed pages. I had a muddled understanding of how everything connected in the financial market, but this book completely demystified everything. I can now converse with City types about derivatives, hedge funds and securitisation without breaking a sweat!

I would highly recommend it to anyone working in the City - from newbies who are starting out and need to know what all the unfamiliar jargon means, to those who've been at it for a while but need to brush up or clarify something. This book will answer all the questions you were too embarrassed to ask without being patronising or going all 'boring textbook' on you.

Definitely a must-read.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and non confusing, 4 Jan 2007
This book is great for those just about to head in to the city to work, those thinking about doing so but are scared or even people that have been in there for a while and need to brush up.

It answers so many questions that you'd feel embarassed to ask and does so delightfully - it's written simply and not like a textbook, it's actually enjoyable to read and you won't want to put it down.

However I would recommend looking elsewhere for a better price, I got mine on ebay for £9 inc. delivery!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Whether it's "all" depends on who "you" are - but excellent for most outsiders and debutantes
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