thanks Owen, sounds very interesting, will listen to this dave
On 6 November 2010 19:56, Owen Bowden <[email protected]> wrote: > This was interesting : > > CORRUPT LONDON: 'My Word is my Bond' - But can we really trust the > City of London? > > The City liked to pride itself that it lived up to the Stock Exchange > motto, ‘My word is my bond’, but this claim has no credibility with > the public following the banking crisis. There is nostalgic talk of > the need to return to old values but did the City’s culture, ethics > and business practices ever meet the ideal? Is it possible to > establish a credible ethical code in the modern financial world and do > today’s bankers deserve their reputation for sleaze and greed? > > Philip Augar led NatWest’s global securities business, and was a Group > Managing Director at Schroders before turning to writing in 2000. His > fifth book, Reckless: The Rise and Fall of the City, has just been > released in paperback and he has completed a trilogy highly critical > of the modern financial services industry. > > 'My Word is my Bond' - But can we really trust the City of London? [32 > minutes] > > http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/podcast/bishopsgate_podcast_my_word_is_my_bond.MP3 > > http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/events_details.asp?EventsID=510 > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 6:14 PM, dave miller <[email protected]> wrote: >> Explains the financial crisis far better than anything I've seen in the UK: >> >> http://www.nma.tv/2010/11/05/wall-street-gorges-on-record-bonuses/ >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
