Regulation of the London Stock Exchange. Share trading, fraud and reform, 1914-1945

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  • Name Legislation & regulation exc h&s & competition policy
  • Name Crime & misdemeanour inc fraud, theft & sharp practice

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Traces and explains the emergence and development of Stock Exchange statutory regulation, 1914-45. It 'serves to: track the steps by which this outcome came about; explain why the Exchange felt obliged in the process to abandon long-cherished policies; analyse the forces which led to it; and account for the form in which it was implemented'. Chapters include: 'Coming to terms with change, 1914-45'; 'The demand for securities, 1914-45'; 'The supply of securities, 1914-45'; 'The Exchange's marketplace, 1914-45'; ' -- 'Forced into partnership, 1914-18'; 'Leave it to the Exchange, 1919-29'; 'On the brink of the abyss, 1929'; 'Managing the Hatry crisis, 1929'; 'Towards another boom, 1930-36'; 'Negotiating a new partnership, 1936-39'; 'Surviving another war, 1939-45'; 'Reflections'