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Zusatztext 'Regulation of the London Stock Exchange is a colourful and carefully researched account of the activities of unscrupulous and sometimes notoriously fraudulent share dealers and the often-conflicting attempts of Stock Exchange and Government to balance independence and public interest protection.' - Professor Steven Toms! University of Leeds. Informationen zum Autor Chris Swinson is one of the country's leading experts on corporate accountancy and auditing, acting as an expert witness in litigation concerning auditing negligence, usually in the respect of fraud. Zusammenfassung This study examines the stages by which share trading in the United Kingdom came to be a statutorily regulated activity and by which the London Stock Exchange moved from being antagonistic towards public regulation in 1914 to lobbying in 1944 for the new scheme to be implemented. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of contents List of tables List of charts Abbreviations Acknowledgements Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Coming to terms with change Chapter Three The demand for securities 1914-1945 Chapter Four The supply of securities 1914-1945 Chapter Five The Exchange’s marketplace 1914-1945 Chapter Six Forced into partnership 1914-1918 Chapter Seven Leave it to the Exchange 1919-1929 Chapter Eight On the brink of the abyss 1929 Chapter Nine Managing the Hatry crisis Chapter Ten Towards another boom 1930-1936 Chapter Eleven Negotiating a new partnership 1936-1939 Chapter Twelve Surviving another war 1939-1945 Chapter Thirteen Reflections Index
