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Meltdown

- Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse
Af: Duncan Mavin Engelsk Hardback

Meltdown

- Scandal, Sleaze and the Collapse of Credit Suisse
Af: Duncan Mavin Engelsk Hardback
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''This is more than a richly detailed story about the hubris, corruption and incompetence that doomed Credit Suisse; it''s a stark warning to all of us about what happens when we let bankers do what they like'' - Oliver Bullough, bestselling author of Butler to the World

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For centuries, Swiss banks have served the globe''s wealthiest individuals, employing a strict culture of anonymity and gaining massive wealth in the process. But when Credit Suisse collapsed, the veil of secrecy came down and the world was suddenly privy to the corruption, scandal and empty hubris that keep our biggest banks alive.

It was a 166-year-old bastion of Swiss banking, amongst the most important and influential financial institutions in the world – but a veneer of high-class service disguised a darker, dirtier reality. From its sterile Zurich headquarters, the bank catered to a clientele that included dictators, drug dealers and former Nazi officers, and helped fleece its own clients out of billions of dollars. This continued for decades, even as Credit Suisse continued to expand, acquiring smaller banks and granting its own executives lucrative bonus contracts.

Meltdown is the story of how the house of cards fell apart. Bloomberg investigative journalist and bestselling author of Pyramid of Lies Duncan Mavin takes readers inside the bank’s hushed marble corridors, detailing its secretive culture and the series of increasingly selfish decisions, made by a handful of men at the top, which ultimately led to disaster.

This is the fascinating history of one of the biggest financial institutions of our times - and a thrilling exposé of the wider financial services sector - which promises to give readers a shocking and brutally honest look into a previously-unknown world of greed, lies and unrelenting human ambition.

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"A riveting autopsy of how one of banking''s titans gradually, then suddenly, crumbled under the weight of its own misdeeds" - Bradley Hope, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale and Blood and Oil

"This financial thriller of a book offers a tantalising glimpse into the rot at the heart of one of the world''s most powerful banks" - Parmy Olson, bestselling author of We Are Anonymous and Supremacy

"We''re used by now to bankers behaving badly, but Duncan Mavin takes it to another shocking, anger-inducing level. Credit Suisse stood for propriety, but he shows this to be a total fabrication" - Chris Blackhurst, former editor of The Independent and bestselling author of Too Big to Jail

"A gripping story of power, greed and panic, and a humbling reminder of the enormous cost of capitalism going awry" - Josie Cox, author of Women, Money and Power

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''This is more than a richly detailed story about the hubris, corruption and incompetence that doomed Credit Suisse; it''s a stark warning to all of us about what happens when we let bankers do what they like'' - Oliver Bullough, bestselling author of Butler to the World

---

For centuries, Swiss banks have served the globe''s wealthiest individuals, employing a strict culture of anonymity and gaining massive wealth in the process. But when Credit Suisse collapsed, the veil of secrecy came down and the world was suddenly privy to the corruption, scandal and empty hubris that keep our biggest banks alive.

It was a 166-year-old bastion of Swiss banking, amongst the most important and influential financial institutions in the world – but a veneer of high-class service disguised a darker, dirtier reality. From its sterile Zurich headquarters, the bank catered to a clientele that included dictators, drug dealers and former Nazi officers, and helped fleece its own clients out of billions of dollars. This continued for decades, even as Credit Suisse continued to expand, acquiring smaller banks and granting its own executives lucrative bonus contracts.

Meltdown is the story of how the house of cards fell apart. Bloomberg investigative journalist and bestselling author of Pyramid of Lies Duncan Mavin takes readers inside the bank’s hushed marble corridors, detailing its secretive culture and the series of increasingly selfish decisions, made by a handful of men at the top, which ultimately led to disaster.

This is the fascinating history of one of the biggest financial institutions of our times - and a thrilling exposé of the wider financial services sector - which promises to give readers a shocking and brutally honest look into a previously-unknown world of greed, lies and unrelenting human ambition.

---

"A riveting autopsy of how one of banking''s titans gradually, then suddenly, crumbled under the weight of its own misdeeds" - Bradley Hope, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale and Blood and Oil

"This financial thriller of a book offers a tantalising glimpse into the rot at the heart of one of the world''s most powerful banks" - Parmy Olson, bestselling author of We Are Anonymous and Supremacy

"We''re used by now to bankers behaving badly, but Duncan Mavin takes it to another shocking, anger-inducing level. Credit Suisse stood for propriety, but he shows this to be a total fabrication" - Chris Blackhurst, former editor of The Independent and bestselling author of Too Big to Jail

"A gripping story of power, greed and panic, and a humbling reminder of the enormous cost of capitalism going awry" - Josie Cox, author of Women, Money and Power

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9781035037469
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1035037467
Kategori: Zurich
Udg. Dato: 7 nov 2024
Længde: 32mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 162mm
Forlag: Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato: 7 nov 2024
Forfatter(e): Duncan Mavin
Forfatter(e) Duncan Mavin


Kategori Zurich


ISBN-13 9781035037469


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 336


Udgave


Længde 32mm


Bredde 242mm


Højde 162mm


Udg. Dato 7 nov 2024


Oplagsdato 7 nov 2024


Forlag Pan Macmillan

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