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Tricontinental

The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Bank

Hugo Armstrong and Dick Gross

The astonishing and alarming story of Tricontinental is also the story of the roller-coaster ride of Australian finance throughout the 1980s.

Opinion

‘It is an excellent book which has been well produced. Readability never sags. In an absorbing manner, the authors sift through the wreckage and disclose the rampant financial greed other the 1980’s and the concomitant failures of accounting systems and prudential supervision.’
Australian Banking Law Bulletin

About this Title

The astonishing and alarming story of Tricontinental is also the story of the roller-coaster ride of Australian finance throughout the 1980s.

Here is a full analysis of the Royal commission into the incident and its report, making plain the events and consequences of the debacle. It reflects the excitement and the drama, without sacrificing accuracy and detail.

About the Author

Hugo Armstrong covered the events of the Tricontinental Royal Commission for ABC Radio and Television and for the Sunday Age.

Dick Gross is a lawyer and broadcaster who worked as a solicitor and investigator with the National Companies and Securities Commission.

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