The City: A Guide to London's Global Financial Centre, 2nd Edition

1. About the City.

2. From the Royal Exchange to Canary Wharf.

3. Financial markets and instruments.

4. The sell-side: investment banking and securities.

5. The buy-side: investors and asset management.

6. Banking, payments and specialist financial institutions.

7. Insurance.

8. Professional and support services.

9. Shipping and commodities.

10. Bank of England.

11. Regulation.

12. Financial centre league tables.

13. City scandals, calamities and causes celebres.

14. Challenges and outlook.

Appendix 1. City institutions and organisations.

Appendix 2. Principal players.

Appendix 3. Timeline.

Further reading.

Index.