Financial Fandango
Article Abstract:
One criticism of price competition on the London Stock Exchange was that huge financial conglomerates would be formed. The tangled relationship among Charter Consolidated, Rowe and Pitman, Akroyd and Smithers, and S.G. Warburg is detailed. A table illustrates outside stakes in British stock exchange firms.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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Power to Gower
Article Abstract:
The self-regulation proposals for the City of London by professor Jim Gower are reviewed. He advocates an investor protection bill which falls short of the United States system. An independent, knowledgeable commission is needed to sensibly regulate a stock market in transition.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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Now We Are Three
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London's Unlisted Securities Market (USM) has grown quite a lot since it started in 1980. It gives smaller newer companies a chance for capital. A graph shows USM index and turnover.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1983
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