This "Rogue" Trader's Losses Wiped Out One of the Oldest Investment Banks—Now He's Investigating People Just Like Him
Nick Leeson went from being a symbol of everything that is wrong with financial markets to investigating the kind of misconduct he became famous for.
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He lost £800million and brought down Barings Bank. Now, 30 years on, rogue trader NICK LEESON says: 'I'm not lying awake worrying about the victims'
He was bold, bright, alarmingly young and seemed to be making more money for Barings Bank than all the other ... Rogue Trader (later adapted into a 1999 film starring McGregor).
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'I was there': Nick Leeson brings down Barings bank, 1995
Nick Leeson was Barings Bank's star trader on the Singapore International Monetary Exchage (SIMEX). He regularly reported huge profits. In truth though, he was gambling with the bank's money ...