An edition of The collapse of Barings (1996)
The collapse of Barings
By Stephen Fay
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Publish Date
1997
Publisher
Norton
Language
eng
Pages
309
Description:
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.
subjects: Merchant banks, Barings Bank, Bank failures, Banks and banking, great britain, New York Times reviewed
People: Nicholas William Leeson
Places: Great Britain