Rogue Trader
Author | : Nick Leeson |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2015-10-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780751563641 |
ISBN-13 | : 0751563641 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rogue Trader written by Nick Leeson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.