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Total Risk
"For more than two centuries, Baring Brothers dominated the global financial markets. It underwrote the Louisiana Purchase, funded the Napoleonic Wars, and rescued many a British firm during the Great Depression. It was Her Majesty's indestructible frigate, ever guarding known waters while charting new ones." "In 1992 Barings sent a young would-be trader named Nick Leeson to run its newly formed derivatives unit. By 1995 the twenty-eight-year-old had sunk the 250-year-old ship." "Total Risk is a tale close to Conrad's Heart of Darkness, in which one man runs amok when left to his own devices. Rawnsley, an accomplished journalist and novelist, plunges fearlessly into the middle of the crisis, with the sequence of scandalous events beginning on February 23, 1995, as rumors of Barings' financial distress rock the international markets."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Going for Broke
This work charts the development of Baring's Securities: its employment policies, work ethics, and the professional environment created by Christopher Heath. It describes the climate of greed which fostered the rise of Nick Leeson, the political struggles within the company which accomodated his rise to power, and the circumstances which allowed his fraudulent activities to go unchecked for over two years, culminating in the dramatic collapse of the Queen's bankers.
Rogue Trader
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 characters blind to anything but profits - whatever the cost. Leeson's tale of boom and bust is an important reminder of the immense power the banking system held and, worryingly, still holds.
Going for Broke
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Barings Lost
Barings Lost is the story of the collapse of Barings Bank. How and why unmonitored trading by a single dealer brought a venerable institution to its knees is revealed through careful analyses of a long series of events. Nick Leeson's role in bringing down the bank is central to the story. The exciting early days of his life in Singapore, his rise within the bank, his dealing wins and losses, and his eventual flight, all make fascinating reading.
All That Glitters
The definitive, classic account of the fall of the House of Baring and the ultimate rogue trader Nick Leeson. John Gapper, Associate Editor of the Financial Times, and his co-author Nicholas Denton, now founder of Gawker Media, interviewed all the major players involved in the collapse of one of England's oldest banks. All That Glitters reveals the faustian deal struck between the whizz-kid traders who seemed to be bringing in huge profits and the grandies who were happy to pocket them without asking too many questions. For the first time, the actions and motives of all the participants are explained, including the final days when politicians and bankers made a last-ditch attempt to save the bank, as well as Nick Leeson's actions and motives.
Day One Trader
“The catastrophic events of 2008 prove that the financial world has not learnt the lessons of my own tragic tale. But anyone who thinks that the world of derivatives is just about greedy bankers who put our pensions and savings at risk is wrong. Day One Trader is the gripping chronicle of the unknown working class heroes of the Liffe floor who shattered a glass ceiling of elitism in the City of London and helped build one of the few financial institutions that we can be proud of...” NICK LEESON Day One Trader is the exclusive story of John Sussex on his journey from son of a Basildon factory worker, leaving school at 16, to successful City financier and member of the Liffe board. Providi...
Don't Panic
Empowering individuals to address multiple financial problems with expert advice The issue of personal insolvency, how individuals can address its various aspects, what steps they can take, and what options are available to them, is one of the most pressing issues in Irish society at the present time. The aim of this book is to provide answers, direction, and, above all, reassurance, to those people affected by what has become a very common problem. Taking in the new insolvency legislation and its implications, together with providing details of the many available avenues for assistance, this book provides factual and professional advice to those who need it most.
All that Glitters
This is an account of the fall of the House of Baring. Financial Times journalists John Gapper and Nicholas Denton have interviewed all the major players involved in the collapse of one of England's oldest banks. This book reveals the faustian deal struck between the whizz-kid traders who seemed to be bringing in huge profits and the grandies who were happy to pocket them without asking too many questions. For the first time, the actions and motives of all the participants are explained, including the final days when politicians and bankers made a last-ditch attempt to save the bank, as well as Nick Leeson's actions and motives.
Baring Brothers and the Birth of Modern Finance
In 1995, the Baring Brothers collapsed over a weekend, brought down by the 'rogue trader' Nick Leeson. Utilizing British and American archives, this work charts Baring Brothers development from wool merchants to one of the most powerful global financial institutions. It also analyses the errors which led to its downfall.
