Barings was declared insolvent less than a week after Leeson's trading losses were discovered. A few years later the bank was sold for just £1. In his autobiography, Leeson blamed his reckless ...

At just 28 years old, Nick Leeson orchestrated one of the most infamous financial collapses in history - bringing down Barings Bank, a 233-year-old institution once considered untouchable. Was it ...

Nick Leeson was Barings Bank's star trader ... In truth though, he was gambling with the bank's money, eventually racking up an astonishing £832 million of losses. Nick told 5 live Daily he ...