One Increasing Purpose. The annals of an investor
Details:
- Author(s) Whyte, Lewis
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1984
- Pages 141pp
- Publisher Hutchinson Benham
- Place Published London
Topics:
- Name Securities investment practice & process
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
Business autobiography of a senior City of London based investment manager who worked variously for Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society where he was a trainee actuary; Equity & Law Life Assurance Society, 1940-53, 'investment manager'; London & Manchester Assurance Co Ltd and London & Manchester Assurance Group including Welfare Insurance Co Ltd, director and latterly chairman, 1953-78. Also deals with his board appointments at Associated Equipment Co Ltd [AEC]; British Leyland; National Coal Board, 1963-6; Transport Holding Co Ltd, 1971-73; National Freight Corp, 1971-74. Also a great deal about his investment process and philosophy