The collapse of Barings
by Stephen Fay
Merchant banksBarings BankBank failuresBanks and banking, great britainNew York Times reviewed
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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Book data: Open Library