A Financial Tale of Two Cities

Jim Bain

ISBN 10: 0868409634 / ISBN 13: 9780868409634

Published by UNSW Press, Sydney, 2007

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Describes the intense commercial rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne over a period of 150 years. While Sydney was established nearly 50 years before Melbourne, the great wealth generated by the Victorian goldfields soon gave Melbourne an unassailable position as the continent's richest center of commerce. The story of this contest for commercial supremacy is based on Jim Bain's own long experience in the Australian financial-services industry, and particularly his exposure to the competition and fierce rivalry that existed between the leading Melbourne- and Sydney-based banks, merchant banks, fund managers and stockbrokers. Bain focuses on the roles played by several financial institutionsâ "and key personalitiesâ "over many decades. 301 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Australian::Australian History; Australian History; Business,Finance,Economics. ISBN: 0868409634. ISBN/EAN: 9780868409634. Inventory No: 279321.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Financial Tale of Two Cities
• Publisher: UNSW Press, Sydney
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0868409634
• ISBN 13: 9780868409634
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australian::Australian History

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Synopsis

Describes the intense commercial rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne over a period of 150 years. While Sydney was established nearly 50 years before Melbourne, the great wealth generated by the Victorian goldfields soon gave Melbourne an unassailable position as the continent's richest center of commerce.  The story of this contest for commercial supremacy is based on Jim Bain's own long experience in the Australian financial-services industry, and particularly his exposure to the competition and fierce rivalry that existed between the leading Melbourne- and Sydney-based banks, merchant banks, fund managers and stockbrokers. Bain focuses on the roles played by several financial institutions—and key personalities—over many decades.

About the Author

Jim Bain AM, now farmer and company director, retired stockbroker and banker, has enjoyed an illustrious career in Australian business; he is a doyen of Sydney's financial community, and has been one of its leading figures for more than 40 years.