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The collapse of BaringsThe collapse of Barings

The collapse of Barings1996

Stephen Fay

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Examines the circumstances behind the downfall of Barings Bank in 1995, describing the closed network of privilege, greed, and incompetance that enabled rogue trader Nick Leeson to lose hundreds of millions of pounds speculating in the Far East.

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First published
1996
OL Work ID
OL2397367W

Subjects

Merchant banksBarings BankBank failuresBanks and banking, great britainNew York Times reviewed

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