Rogue Trader
the original story of the banker who broke the system
$25.82
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
8 November 2015
Summary
Rogue Trader: The Shocking True Story of Nick Leeson and the Fall of Barings Bank
When Leeson was arrested in 1995 for bringing Barings Bank to its knees, it initially seemed as if he had single-handedly crushed the company. Indeed, it was he alone who found himself in the dark confines of a Singapore jail, from where he wrote ROGUE TRADER.
Now updated for the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of Barings, this is his story of a broken system; of a cast of charac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751563399 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751563390 |
| Author: | Nick Leeson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | Digital original |
| Release Date: | 8 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 279g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Susan Harrison, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW
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 TIMES
Simultaneously 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 REVIEWAbout The Author
Nick Leeson
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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