A Financial Tale of Two Cities

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Sydney and Melbourne's Remarkable Contest for Commercial Supremacy

By Jim Bain

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'A Financial Tale of Two Cities' by Jim Bain explores the contrasting financial landscapes of two urban centres. Through detailed analysis and storytelling, the book delves into the economic forces and historical factors that shape these cities' current financial climates. It's an insightful read for anyone interested in the intersection of urban development and financial strategy.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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A Financial Tale of Two Cities

Describes the intense commercial rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne over a period of some 150 years. This book focuses on the key roles played by several financial institutions - and certain key personalities - over many decades. It includes some 70 photos of the main players in this remarkable tussle for top-financial-city status.

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A Financial Tale of Two Cities 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 centre 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780868409634

Publisher: UNSW Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2007

Country: Australia

Imprint: UNSW Press

Illustration: illustrations

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 336

Collections

Australian & Pacific History Finance & Economics Finance & Investment History & Military Jim Bain Non-Fiction

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. Employed at Bain & Company from 1947 to 1987 (and Senior Partner from 1972 to 1987), he was Chairman of Natwest Australia Bank 1985 - 91 and a Member of the Sydney Stock Exchange 1954 - 92, and its Chairman from 1983 to 1987. Bain was awarded membership of the Order of Australia in 1986, for services to commerce, and in May 2003 was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian Society through the arts and business. Bain is the author of the autobiographical The Remarkable Roller Coaster, Forty Years in the Australian Finance Industry.