Rogue Trader by Nick Leeson
Twenty years ago - before Lehman Brothers; before PPI; before a global recession and crises with the Euro - before all that, there was Nick Leeson, the original rogue trader.
Hair-raising..as revealing a document about contemporary Britain as all 2,000 pages of the Scott Report - OBSERVER - The story of Leeson and his bride has it all: filthy lucre, brazen abuse of power, and boy-meets-girl romance - SUNDAY TIMESSimultaneously entertaining and appalling - FINANCIAL TIMES - 'When Nick Leeson was arrested in 1995 for bringing Barings Bank to its proverbial knees, it initially seemed as if he had single handedly crushed this most well-established and well-respected financial institution, and indeed it was he alone who found hiSusan Harrison, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW
Nick Leeson was born in Watford in 1967 and after a stint at Morgan Stanley joined Baring Brothers in 1989. His immediate success led to his transfer to Singapore. The rest is history. In August 1998 it was revealed that he has contracted cancer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780751563399 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751563390 |
| Title | Rogue Trader |
| Author | Nick Leeson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2015-10-22 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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