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25th anniversary: Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London, was declared insolvent after...
Wed, February 26, 2020
7 yr ago
In 1995, Barings Bank, the oldest merchant bank in London, was declared insolvent after its head derivatives trader in Singapore, Nick Leeson, lost £827 million while making unauthorised trades on futures contracts.
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