Bloomberg Visual Guides
Two new titles have been added to the MBS Eddie Davies Library book stock.
‘Bloomberg visual guide to candlestick charting’ [2012/374 pages] and ‘Bloomberg visual guide to municipal bonds’ [2012/192 pages].
Attractive and easy to use layout means information can be located quickly.
For example, use of ‘KEYPOINT’ and ‘SMART INVESTOR TIP’ sections, colour coded, with succinct, helpful information.
Extensive use of graphics (pie/bar charts, tables), bullet points combined with different sized text (headings, main body) promote ease of use.
Within Appendix B at the rear of ‘Bloomberg visual guide to municipal bonds’ there is a Bloomberg Functionality Cheat Sheet, which lists commonly used functions for this area. For example, ‘TOP MUN’ is a function to display Top Municipal Market News.
These books should prove useful when using Bloomberg Professional, in the newly opened Bloomberg Suite within the Eddie Davies Library (for use by current students and staff of the University of Manchester).
Implementing Models of Financial Derivatives [2011/674 pages] is a new title which has been added to the MBS Eddie Davies Library book stock.
This book is comprehensive with a summary and exercises to test comprehension at the end of each of the 31 chapters. These are in turn organised into 8 Parts with appendices at the rear [Part 1: A Procedural Monte Carlo Method in VBA. Part 2: Objects and Polymorphism. Part 3: Using Files with VBA. Part 4: Polymorphic Factories in VBA. Part 5: Performance Issues in VBA. Part 6: Variance Reduction in the Monte Carlo Method. Part 7: The Monte Carlo Method: Convergence and Bias. Part 8: Valuing American Options by Simulation].
The content is highly technical, with many formulas and references to computer programs for the models being examined.
Diagrams are primarily flow charts and screen shots of computer program listings, reflecting the complex technical nature of the subject area.
Wiley Finance Series* - other titles ordered include:
CAIA level II.
New trading systems and methods.
Expected returns.
Simulation and optimization in finance.
Market risk analysis.
Counterparty credit risk.
Excel dashboards & reports.
The handbook of convertible bonds.
Modern investment management.
Probable outcomes.
An introduction to algorithmic trading.
High-frequency trading models.
Uprising .
Technical Analysis of Stock Trends.
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We have just received delivery of a number of titles from McGraw Hill’s “All about” Finance series, which are now available to borrow from the Eddie Davies & Precinct libraries. Though targeted primarily at investors these books provide clear and easy to understand introductions to a variety of hot investment topics. As an example the book about Derivatives focuses on: The various derivative contracts (including forwards, futures, swaps and options); Pricing methods and mathematics for determining fair value and Hedging Strategies for managing and reducing investment risk.
The titles of the books now available to borrow are given below – You can click on the links provided to check current availability of the individual titles.
“Poor Economics” by MIT professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo has won the prestigious Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award for 2011.
The authors are part of a group of economists known as “randomistas”, and have used controlled trials across five continents to test the impact of policies aimed at beating poverty, from the provision of free anti-malaria bed-nets to education subsidies. “Poor Economics” maps out a third way between those who believe aid does more harm than good and those such as Jeffrey Sachs who believe the reverse.
The book beat off stiff competition to take home the £30,000 prize. See below for details of the other short-listed books which are also available to borrow from the library:
MBS Library has followed this award closely since it’s establishment in 2005, as it aims to identify books that provide compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues, including management, finance and economics.
This year we have again purchased every book which appeared on the long list published earlier this year. You can Search for books from this list using the Library catalogue
Long list for FT Business Book of the Year 2011
You may also be interested in the previous winners of the award listed below:
We have recently purchased all 15 volumes of the book series produced by the UK and Ireland Chapter of the Academy of International Business (AIB – UKI). This is the leading association of scholars and specialists (in the field of international business) in the UK & Ireland.
The AIB-UKI promotes the teaching and research of all areas of international business, within the framework of the worldwide AIB, and acts as a forum for the development and exchange of views on issues in international business, mainly by means of the AIB-UKI Annual Conference.
The book series comprises the best papers from the annual conferences, with each title focusing on a particular theme. The latest entry in the series concentrates on “Firm-Level Internationalization, Regionalism and Globalization” and features contributions from Manchester Business School’s own Rudolf Sinkovics.
Full details of the books and themes covered can be found on the AIB – UKI website.
To check availability in the Eddie Davies Library access the Library Catalogue and type the title of the volume you need into the search box.
Wiley International Encyclopedia of Marketing – a multi-volume collection of over 300 articles dedicated to international marketing concepts and applications – is now available online! Designed to encompass the scope of modern marketing the volumes cover a range of disciplines including:
- Marketing Strategy
- Marketing Research
- Consumer Behaviour
- Advertising and Integrated Communication
- Product Innovation and Management
- International Marketing
Edited by Jagdish Sheth and Naresh Malhotra with contributions from leading experts in the field, including Richard Bagozzie, Mickey & George Belch, Dawn Iacobucci and Valerie Zeithaml, this is an excellent resource for understanding current marketing developments, challenges and opportunities.
This publication is available to view via the A-Z electronic journals, note your university username and password is required for off-campus access.
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The Harvard Business Review Paperback series brings together inspiring and useful perspectives on various management topics, all in one place. Articles from the 
familiar leading Harvard Business Review quarterly journal are gathered into paperbacks each of which focusses on key management topics such as negotiating, decision-making, communicating, career advancement, marketing and others.
In common with its journal, these paperbacks compile some of the best articles, carefully selected, with contributions from existing experts in the field as well as rising stars. They share their knowledge, experience, ideas and thinking, to make the books compilations of best practice. Each book is succinct enough to make it a convenient reference point or just to dip into when needed.
Contributors include partners and CEOs, entrepreneurs, academics from leading management and business schools and founders of successful businesses. Chapters look at a diverse range of management topics:
• How not to manage customer loyalty
• The risk of hiring stars
• Managing virtuoso teams
• Why men still get more promotions than women
• Hidden traps in decision-making
• How to pitch a brilliant idea
• When to walk away from a deal
and much more! Read it for yourself – MBS Library now has the most recently published of this set available to borrow. Titles include: Advancing Your Career; Aligning Technology with Strategy; Building Better Teams; Communicating Effectively; Finding & Keeping the Best People; Increasing Customer Loyalty; Making Smart Decisions; Winning Negotiations; Reinventing Your Marketing; Managing Your Career in Tough Times and Greening Your Business Profitably. A copy of each is available both in Precinct and Eddie Davies libraries Search the Library catalogue
With so much information saturating the market about the recent financial crisis, trying to understand why the economic crisis happened and what needs to be done to fix it can be daunting. There is a real need, and demand, from both the financial professionals and scholars to obtain answers as to what really happened and why.
Lessons from the Financial Crisis brings together the leading minds in the worlds of finance, government and academia to dissect the crisis. Divided into three broad themes – a. The Subprime Crisis; b. The Global Financial Crisis; and c. Law, Regulation, the Financial Crisis, and The Future - this book puts the events that have transpired in perspective, and details why it began and how it developed as well as its effect on people, implication for our economy, and the broader ramifications for our society.
There are altogether 11 chapters written by experienced contributors, each with his or her own unique insights into this crisis. Topics touched upon include:
- Particular institutional problems that were revealed in the crisis
- The role of borrowers, especially subprime borrowers, in formenting the crisis
- The failures of modern risk analysis and management, and how these essential disciplines can be improved
- The securitization process and how a new way of originating mortgages affected the mortgage market and the broader financial crisis
- Regulatory, systemic, and other solutions that can b e implemented to avert future problems
`The Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance provides a comprehensive view of the field of finance in all its variety and complexity. The series is projected to include approximately 65 volumes covering all major topics and ecializations in finance ranging from investments, to corporate finance, to financial institutions.’
Currently, the MBS Library Service has purchased 10 of the published books which are now available in the Eddie Davies Library. For more information about the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, click on the link below:
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-397613.html
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