{"title":"Daniel Ziffer","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the works of \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Ziffer\u003c\/strong\u003e, a distinguished author and journalist known for his insightful analysis of the finance and banking sectors. If you're interested in understanding the intricate world of finance, Daniel Ziffer offers a compelling and accessible entry point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis acclaimed book, \u003cem\u003eA Wunch of Bankers\u003c\/em\u003e, navigates the complex world of banking with clarity and wit. It provides readers with an inside look at the banking royal commission in Australia, chronicling the fascinating, and sometimes disturbing, behaviours of the financial industry. Ziffer's acute observations and engaging writing style help demystify the jargon-laden world of bankers and finance, making it a must-read for both industry professionals and curious readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003cem\u003eFinance \u0026amp; Investment\u003c\/em\u003e category, Daniel Ziffer’s work stands out for its blend of factual reporting and narrative flair. Whether you are a seasoned investor or a novice eager to learn, his work offers valuable insights and engaging stories that illuminate the impact of financial systems on our daily lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into Daniel Ziffer's collection to explore the high-stakes world of modern banking and investment through the lens of one of Australia's most articulate and insightful commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-wunch-of-bankers-by-daniel-ziffer-9781925849363","title":"A Wunch of Bankers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was a complicated, galling, and gasp-inducing year at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't just the long list of scandals exposed to a horrified nation - charging fees to dead people, ignoring blatant conflicts of interest, and taking $1 billion from customers in fees that banks were never entitled to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat made it so fascinating, so heart-breaking, and so enraging was the procession of faces through the witness box, and the team of counsel gazing into the dark heart of banking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTearful victims, blank-faced executives, hapless regulators, and a couple of utter charlatans all had their day in court, watched by an audience of millions, revealing - in their stories - the material to justify re-shaping the multi-trillion dollar financial-services industry that forms a pillar of Australian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Wunch of Bankers\u003c\/em\u003e covers not just the big shocks, but the small moments - lost in the flurry of daily reporting - that reveal how companies have used the law, limp enforcement, and basic human behaviour to take advantage of customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs there a phrase that allows life-insurance spruikers in call centres to terrify you about your impending death - and the grief-stricken ruins of an estate you'll leave for your bereaved family - while still being legal? Yes, there is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWas there a meeting in which a bank's executives ignored a warning of 'Extreme' from its chief risk officer, to embark on a dodgy scheme that accrued $3.6 billion in funds? There was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Wunch of Bankers\u003c\/em\u003e, the World's Oldest Debuting TV Reporter brings out the colour and grit of the royal commission's proceedings, and explores broader issues raised by the testimony. A compelling mixture of analysis, reportage, and observation, it is a revelatory work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Wucking funderful.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Wil Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A rollicking blow-by-blow of the Hayne Royal Commission into banking ... Ziffer's doom, gloom and snark sums up our twenty-first century tastes perfectly. Enjoy this real-life Dickensian nightmare, and despair!'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Chris Dite, Readings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Daniel Ziffer doesn't suffer from inertia. His book, \u003cem\u003eA Wunch of Bankers\u003c\/em\u003e, is a supercharged flight through the absurdity of the year he spent reporting from the commission for ABCTV.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Peter Martin, The Saturday Age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46481669816556,"sku":"9781925849363","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18818963482873.jpg?v=1748210214"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/daniel-ziffer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}