Other peoples money, the real business of finance by john. Industry insider john kay argues that the finance worlds perceived profitability is not the creation of new wealth, but the sectors appropriation of wealth of other peoples money. Other peoples money and how the bankers use it wikipedia. During fifteen years as an executive at skyscraping banks like goldman sachs, bear stearns, and lehman brothers, prins never lost her ability to see the broader picture. Then, once that money is taken, it is rarely spent as carefully as the person who earned it would spend. Yet kay is no angry jeffersonian agrarian, but rather an. The ft columnist argues that banks have turned away from the real economy to trade with each other. John kay, economist and financial times columnist, asks in his book other people s money why financial services are so profitable. Change in stock of central bank reserves, 200012 7. The institutional investors roped in to contribute to the purchase price meant tishman speyer made the purchase using other peoples money. First, a disclaimeri think john kay is a quite brilliant economist, thinker and writer. Currently, he is a visiting professor of economics at. An introduction to other peoples money by john kay doris nikolic. The book falls into the same sort of territory kate atkinson is now mining to.
All the chapters of the book appeared as articles in harpers weekly between. Patrick honohan on an economist who argues that the world financial crisis has been contained but not settled. John kay, a distinguished economist with wide experience of the financial sector, argues that the industrys perceived profitability is partly illusory, and partly an appropriation of wealth created elsewhere of other peoples money. Other peoples money deals with the state of the financial services industry. The theme of broken governance and accountability is echoed in economist john kay s other people s money. Author john kay sets forth the theme of his book, and its title, at the beginning. The directors of banks and corporations, being the managers rather of other peoples money than of their own, it cannot well be expected, that they should watch over it withanxious vigilance.
You are asking to take a copy of my most popular blog post ever the sweat of my brow. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. Librivox recording of other peoples money, by louis d. The finance sector of western economies is too large and attracts too many of the smartest college graduates. Other peoples money 2015 offers a detailed breakdown of the financial sector. A lottery ticket, which millions of people buy each week, is a wager. Prof john kay is an economist whose career has spanned the academic world, business and public affairs. Milton friedman on other peoples money competitive.
Peter thiel, hulk hogan, gawker, and the anatomy of intrigue, 2018, etc. Other peoples money, by john kay the new york times. The finance sector needs to be reminded of its primary purpose. I will not hesitate to draw lessons from these industries. Whether his specific proposals are the best approach, policy wont change unless many more people recognize the issues and demand better. A financial times book of the year, 2015an economist best boo. Other peoples money is not merely another broadside content to denounce finances dysfunction, but rather a masterly attempt to locate its various origins and connect them with analytical and theoretical rigor. It is an aberration when the some of the finest mathematical and scientific minds are tasked with devising algorithms for the sole purpose of exploiting the weakness of other algorithms for computerized. Clemons foundation join pinball and other cfl legends for a 5k run along the lakeshore to support people in priority neighbourhoods. When metlife decided to sell, the deal became the priciest real estate transaction in new york city history. Austinbased speaker and strategist holiday conspiracy. A guide to finance and investment for normally intelligent people who arent in the industry. The soul of money and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle.
The financial sector, he shows, has grown too large, detached itself from ordinary business and. Common sense suggests that if a closed circle of people continuously exchange bits of paper with each other, the total value of these bits of paper will not change much, if at all. Dealing on the basis of historic price series was once described as technical analysis, or chartism and there are chartists still. Very interesting book about peoples relationship with money and how you can change your views of it. Financialization over the past three decades has created a structure that lacks resilience and supports absurd volumes of trading. The real business of finance pdf, epub, docx and torrent then this site is not for you. Other peoples money and how the bankers use it 1914 is a collection of essays written by louis brandeis first published as a book in 1914, and reissued in 1933.
In other peoples money, john kay shows, in his inimitable style, what has gone wrong in the dark heart of the finance sector. I have read two very good books other peoples money masters of the universe or servants of the people and everlasting light bulbs how economics illuminates the world written by him over the last two weeks. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. In other peoples money john kay shows in his inimitable style what has gone wrong in the dark heart of finance. John kay is a british economist who once taught economics at oxford and is now a professor at the london business school and an editorial contributor to the financial times. John kay deciphered the complicated world of finance and presented in an intriguing and logical way. The theme of broken governance and accountability is echoed in economist john kays other peoples money. Other peoples money posted on august 28, 2015 by diane coyle catching up with postholiday stuff has slowed me down, but i finished john kays new book. Find out why the international financial sector has become a ruthless mechanism made up of rotten parts, and discover how these parts can be eliminated and, eventually, replaced. But cartwright, who impressively refuses to write the same novel twice, is a pretty cluedup guide, and other peoples money a wellpaced and absorbing read. Author john kay lectured in economics at oxford from 1971 to 1978, is visiting professor of economics at the london school of economics, and is a regular editorial contributor to the financial times. The real business of finance, which provides an accessible expose of the complex and layered modern financial system and the failure of laws and regulations to protect the public. He bolsters this theory with a wide array of perspectivessome.
Reclaiming the wealth of our inner resources paperback. Other peoples money professor john kay professor wouter. Bloomberg view a challenging book that will add to ongoing discussion and debate. Other peoples money is an engaging and informative narrative that circles but does not quite prove this central point. Other peoples money and how the bankers use it is a collection of essays written by louis brandeis published as a book in 1914. Finance is a business like any other, and should be judged by reference to the same principles the same tools of analysis, the same metrics of value that we apply to other industries, such as railways, or retailing or electricity supply.
Chair, professor of economics lse, codirector of the centre for macroeconomics. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well. I was most impressed by how he explained the role of cds credit default swaps, moral hazard, and cdo collateralized debt obligation during the financial crisis in 2008. An exploration of the importance of clarity through calmness in an increasingly fastpaced world. His 2015 book other peoples money should be added to the long and sagging bookshelf on how the nature of the financial services industry here denoted fsi, and including both commercial banking and shadow. Kay provides by way of context a panoptic overview of the history, evolution and structure of the financial system in the. If youre looking for a free download links of other peoples money. John kay ebooks epub and pdf format john kay ebooks. She walked away from the game in 2002 out of disgust with the burgeoning. I have been quoting a lot from the writings of british economist john kay in my recent columns. From the 1970s until the global financial crisis of 20078, the financial sector grew in size, revenues and sophistication. According to john kay, a visiting professor at the london school of economics and a regular contributor to the financial times, the finance sector is too large and too powerful. His brilliance in the following video not only explains the moral problem with using other peoples money, but he also explains why it leads to poor results.
Check out the other books in ashleys christmas books for children ebook series while the introductory prices are still low. Critical, independent voices are seldom found within the citadels of international finance. We need it to store our money, manage our payments, finance housing stock, restore infrastructure. The real business of finance by john kay online at alibris. Booklist the theme of broken governance and accountability is echoed in economist john kays other peoples money. If some members of that closed circle make extraordinary profits, these profits can only be made at the expense of other members of the same circle. The book attacked the use of investment funds to promote the consolidation of various industries under the control of a small number of corporations, which brandeis alleged were working in concert to. Inside the housing crisis and the demise of the greatest real estate deal ever made by charles v. Whether his specific proposals are the best approach, policy. An introduction to other peoples money by john kay youtube. In order to use other peoples money, one must first take it from them. A financial times book of the year, 2015 an economist best book of the year, 2015 a bloomberg best book of the year, 2015 other peoples money is not merely another broadside content to denounce finances dysfunction, but rather a masterly attempt to locate its various origins and connect them with analytical and theoretical rigor. Chronophilia, john moneys idiosyncratic term coined in 1986 to replace his slightly earlier classificatory nudges at fixation on age disparity and agediscrepancy paraphilia, has remained an entirely speculative and normative gesture. John kay echoes the sentiment, noting that as exchanging bits of paper cannot make profits for everyone, it is very likely that much of finance.
About the author john kay is a visiting professor at the london school of economics and a fellow of st johns college, oxford. The charge is an old one that has taken on new relevance in the wake of the 2008 crisis. Department of economics and centre for macroeconomics public lecture. Kays insistence on stepping back, on judging finance by the humdrum standards of any other industry, with its selfserving mystique and aura of inevitability stripped away, makes other peoples money one of the best two or three books ive read on the crash.
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