Tectonic shifts in financial markets
Subtitle: people, policies, and institutions
By: Henry Kaufman
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9783319483863
Subjects: Macroeconomics; Finance
Description: "In this wide-ranging book, Wall Street legend Henry Kaufman recounts the events surrounding the catastrophic collapse of Lehman Brothers from his then vantage point on the board. He explains how, ironically, the Federal Reserve's shortcomings contributed to its growing power. And he argues that Dodd-Frank--by sanctioning rather than truly addressing the too-big-to-fail dilemma--squandered a rare opportunity for essential reform. Whether sparring in print with Citicorp's mercurial Walter Wriston, consulting with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, spurning a deal with junk bond king Michael Milken, or reflecting on his long-time friend Paul Volcker, Kaufman brings readers inside post-war Wall Street. Looking ahead, he dissects major national and global trends and the likely future of credit markets, financial institutions, and leading economies. As we search for bearings in the wake of the 2008 financial debacle, Henry Kaufman offers sage and penetrating analysis of today's superheated and--he argues--still-fragile financial world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How it began at Salomon Brothers; title: The art and science of forecasting; title: Presidents versus Fed chairmen; title: Paul Volcker, Perennial public servant; title: The Fed and financial markets : Greenspan, Bernanke, and Yellen; title: Charles Sanford and the rise of qualitative risk management; title: The dominance of Walter Wriston; title: The bigness crisis; title: A meeting with Margaret Thatcher; title: Michael Milken : moving junk bonds to prominence; title: Financial crises and regulatory reform; title: The present value of financial history; title: The politicizing of the Fed; title: Tectonic shifts; title: You can't go home again.