TY - BOOK AU - Stenfors,Alexis TI - Barometer of Fear: An Insider's Account of Rogue Trading and the Greatest Banking Scandal in History SN - 9781783609314 AV - CT105 U1 - 332.1/09/051 PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Academic & Professional KW - Scandals-History KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: 'It's a Misunderstanding' -- 1. The Barometer of Fear -- 2. 'Why Did You Do It?' -- 3. Superheroes and Beauty Pageants -- 4. The LIBOR Illusion -- 5. The Value of Secrets -- 6. Conventions and Conspiracies -- 7. Rotten Apples -- 8. The Perfect Storm -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author N2 - Labelled a 'rogue trader' after a mismarking scandal, Alexis Stenfors reveals the murky truth about banks and how the rigging of LIBOR - described as 'the biggest banking scandal in history' - and the more recent foreign exchange (FX) scandals are just the tip of the iceberg UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4851827 ER -