非文學類(金融)
更新日期:
2021-10-22
The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Duncan Mavin
Macmillan
July 2022
352 pp
書籍編號:
03-12706
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● 內文簡介

★英亞馬遜暢銷銀行業#1;企業歷史#1;犯罪學#5
★獲《紐約時報》暢銷作《Billion Dollar Whale》作者Bradley Hope、《星期日泰晤士報》、《每日電訊報》等名人媒體大力支持
★前《華爾街日報》資深記者Duncan Mavin蒐羅眾多內幕的嘔心瀝血之作

一部關於格林希爾資本創辦人的曲折著作,講述一位深具個人魅力的企業家,最終被自己的龐氏騙局給反將一軍的金融慘劇。

2011年,格林希爾資本(Greensill Capital)於英國和澳洲成立,主要經營供應鏈金融等服務。創辦人萊克斯.格林希爾(Lex Greensill)的遠大計畫,是讓供應鏈金融超越極限,並與花旗、匯豐等國際企業分庭抗禮。格林希爾的野心與魅力除了讓他躍升全球金融科技業的新興龍頭,也讓他成功遊說英國前首相卡麥隆以及政商要角前來投資。

然而,格林希爾的野心,終究不敵龐氏騙局的空洞與脆弱,這是一種以後期投資者資金向早期投資者支付利息的不正當金融行為。2021年3月,格林希爾資本的財務惡化,向英國政府聲請破產,並在英國媒體間一片震驚與轟動,而卡麥隆的政治地位,也因此一落千丈。這座金融帝國跌落神壇後,日本軟銀和瑞士信貸集團對其大筆投資化為泡沫;格林希爾全球旗下員工及客戶共計5萬人面臨失業風險。

格林希爾的大起大落顯現了全球金融經濟的數大亂象,如影子銀行的陰暗面,以及政商間的不可分割。正如《惡血》(Bad Blood,商業周刊出版)揭露了美國矽谷的巨大謊言;《The Spider Network》揭示了倫敦城裡的混亂交易,這部《謊言金字塔》(Pyramid of Lies )也將劃破影子銀行和供應金融鏈產業的寧靜,如實報導一個瘋狂至極,喪盡人性的金錢世界。

 

● 作者簡介

Duncan Mavin,英國記者,曾於《華爾街日報》任職多年,負責亞洲、歐洲、美國線新聞。近期他晉升為《華爾街日報》母公司道瓊Ceo的編輯顧問,並擔任英國Tortoise Media的編輯。兩年來因深入報導格林希爾,Mavin被迫和政商界的部分勢力相互為敵,但這位極力想挖掘真相的資深記者,依然守著自己手邊的內幕和資源,極力將這場金融騙局著作成書。

 

● 媒體報導

Unputdownably delicious . . . the British version of Bad Blood . . . [but] better ― The Sunday Times

Terrific . . . shows the emptiness behind the bombast -- Nick Cohen, The Observer, Book of the Week

A meticulously researched and enjoyably lively account ― The Daily Telegraph

Forensic and riveting ― The New Statesman

An incredible book, transforming a complex financial scandal into a rich character drama -- Bradley Hope, co-author of New York Times bestseller Billion Dollar Whale

Quite simply, one of the best books of investigative journalism I have ever read. Duncan Mavin is a natural story-teller and a brilliant sleuth -- Matthew d’Ancona, author of Post-Truth

Leaves little doubt that much is indeed wrong in the excessively close relationship between some financiers and politicians . . . [who] stood to gain millions of pounds -- Simon Clark, author of The Key Man

Mavin expertly demystifies the rise and fall of Greensill Capital and weaves an intriguing tale at the cross section of sleaze, power and greed at the heart of UK politics and global finance. A fascinating - and prescient - read -- Karl Holbrook, Executive Editor, Daily Express

The extraordinary story of Greensill’s rise and collapse is a microcosm of global finance in the last decade . . . a keen eye for the colourful - and at times absurd - human drama -- Peter Thal Larsen, EMEA Editor Reuters Breakingviews

The definitive account of the Greensill Capital’s rise and spectacular meltdown . . . and a searing inquisition into the political connections that make it all possible -- Mary Childs, cohost of NPR's Planet Money and author of The Bond King

A classic cautionary tale, as fun to read as it is disturbing. Meticulously reported and brilliantly narrated -- Katherine Bell, formerly Editor in Chief, Quartz and Barron’s

Mavin expertly unfolds a searing, unflinching, incisive, and definitively reported narrative on one of the great financial scandals of our time and the wreckage left in its wake . . . a must-read cautionary tale -- Sean Silcoff, co-author, Losing the Signal: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of BlackBerry

A keen eye for the colourful and at times absurd human drama ― Reuters