The Ivar Kreuger, the financial genius behind a century of Wall Street scandals Partnoy, Frank creator text nyu New York PublicAffairs 2009 monographic eng

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xiii, 272 pages ; 24 cm A nearly century-old Wall Street scandal rooted in unscrupulous investment banking and derivative hedge funds techniques developed by one man--Swedish émigré and notorious charmer Ivar Kreuger. Kreuger made his fortune in the 1920s by raising money from American investors to lend to European governments in exchange for match monopolies. After the collapse of 1929, he continued to make money. Then in 1932 he suddenly committed suicide. As his fraudulent schemes unraveled in the wake of his death, the so-called "Kreuger crash" began, bankrupting millions and leading to the enactment of the securities laws of 1933 and 1934 Coming to American Getting to Lee Higg The speech Trouble at home The green eye shade Poland first Le Boom The match palace A weekend in Germany One last chance Coming back to America Death in the air Greatness? Coda Frank Partnoy. Includes bibliographical references (pages [230]-235) and index. Kreuger, Ivar 1880-1932 Svenska tändsticks AB Historia Kreuger & Toll Historia Sveriges riksbank Historia Industria del fósforo Historia Suecia Estafadores Suecia Delincuentes Biografías Suecia Capitalistas y financieros Suecia Finanzas internacionales Prácticas corruptas B HD 9660 K92P 2009 9781586487430 (hbk.) 1586487434 (hbk.) 260514 20260526155813.0 eng