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Nick Leeson

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Name: Nick Leeson

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Rogue Trader

Leeson sees Barings Bank parallels in Ireland

There are clear parallels between the Irish property crash and the collapse of Barings Bank, rogue trader Nick Leeson has told Estates Gazette ... [Published Estates Gazette - May 18 2013]

Entities: Barings Bank, Nick Leeson, Ireland, Estates Gazette, Rogue Trader

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

The return of Nick Leeson

In 1995, Nick Leeson became one of the most reviled men in banking after a series of highly risky positions he took on futures on the Nikkei exchange unravelled spectacularly, plunging Barings Bank into insolvency. Leeson went from the bank’s star trader ... [Published Estates Gazette - May 14 2013]

Entities: Nick Leeson, Barings Bank, Estates Gazette, Ireland

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

David Callaway

Callaway: Bloomberg's snooping empire

What a Bloomberg reporter did is long-overdue wake up call for Wall Street and the media world.USA TODAY editor-in-chief David Callaway(Photo: Kate Patterson USAT)Story HighlightsBloomberg terminal is world's most sophisticated deliverer of financial ... [Published USA Today - May 13 2013]

Entities: David Callaway, Wall Street, Nick Leeson

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Barings Bank

Man who broke Barings is helping debt zombies get back on their feet

NICK Leeson calmly sinks into a green leather chair. It has been a busy first month for Leeson as a business adviser to distressed Irish borrowers. The man best known for being the rogue trader who lost $1.3bn betting on risky trades in 1995, causing ... [Published Irish Independent - May 12 2013]

Entities: Nick Leeson, James Gibbons, Barings Bank

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

The biggest HR crises of all time

Join People ManagementAdvertisement: open in new window Peter CrushComments 0 commentsWhat HR did and what they should have done...When disaster strikes we all wish we’d had prior warning as those involved in the libor, horse meat and phone hackings scandals ... [Published People Management Online - May 03 2013]

Entities: Brent Spar, Nick Leeson, Verdict, News International Ltd

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

The Economist

Blind Justice

| The EconomistWhy have so few bankers gone to jail for their part in the financial crisis?Crime sometimes pays unusual social dividends. In 2010 São Paulo’s museum of modern art hosted an exhibition of works that had been seized from a variety of crooks ... [Published CFO.com - May 02 2013]

Entities: Iceland, Crisis, The Economist, Criminal

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

International Monetary Fund

Baring Frontier Manager Avoids Egypt Stocks as IMF Talks Stall

Baring Asset Management, the money manager once owned by the bank brought down by Nick Leeson, is shunning Egyptian stocks until the country’s talks with the International Monetary Fund for a $4.8 billion loan conclude.“Valuations in our opinion aren’t ... [Published Bloomberg - May 01 2013]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Egypt, Michael Levy

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Rogue trader Nick Leeson contemplated paying fellow inmates to kill him after he was jailed over collapse of Barings Bank

'Rogue Trader' says he met Mafia-connected men who would do the deedIt would have cost him £10,000 as he did not want to do it himselfAmazingly, he spoke to wife and father about organising the hit for himLeeson, now 46, also commented on current banking ... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Nick Leeson, Rogue Trader, Barings Bank

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

So Are Extroverts to Blame for Excessive Risk-Taking?

Given the lameness of the bible of psychological diagnostics, the DSM, it’s pretty easy for the lay public to play armchair psychologist, particularly in the realm of organizational behavior. The Financial Times supplies an unadulterated dose tonight ... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Jeff Skilling, Rainmaker, Investment Banking, Enron Corp

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

How to avoid another bailout

When will the financial markets sort themselves out? No sooner is one bank bailed out of its insolvent state than another finds itself in difficulties. After Cyprus there already looms on the horizon the Slovenian banks which seem to have taken excessive ... [Published Times of Malta - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Commercial Banks, Joe Pace, Malta, Barings Bank, Nick Leeson

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

RIMS 2013: Aon Global Consulting Chairman Sees Cyber Risk, Terrorism, Ranked Surprisingly Low as Industry Risks

Stephen Cross, chairman of Aon Global Risk Consulting, said a new global risk survey shows the industry finds increased regulation, the economy and a lack of innovation among its top risks. Cross, who spoke with Best's News Service at the Risk and Insurance ... [Published Scottrade - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Global Consulting Ltd, Terrorism, Unethical, Invention

First reported Apr 09 2013 - Updated Apr 09 2013 - 2 reports

'Rogue' Leeson Returns to Finance

Nick Leeson toppled Barings, a centuries-old British bank, with huge, unauthorized trades in the mid 1990s. Now, he is making a comeback in an industry that still regards him as a pariah. ... [Published WSJ.com: Markets - Apr 09 2013]

Entities: Nick Leeson

Quotes

"Growing up in the Eighties, debt was kind of a dirty issue but now it touches everybody," Leeson said. "the type of people we've been seeing are middle to upper middle-class people who have got themselves into difficulty. the level of indebtedness has quite shocked me" he added

Man who broke Barings is helping debt zombies get back on their feet [Published Irish Independent - May 12 2013]

'Anything that they've done and hidden is fraud.' Leeson said. "i think it's a macho culture that's evolved. when things go wrong, there's a certain age group that is usually involved: young men."

Rogue trader Nick Leeson contemplated paying fellow inmates to kill him after he was jailed over ... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 25 2013]

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Leeson sees Barings Bank parallels in Ireland [Published Estates Gazette - May 18 2013]
The return of Nick Leeson [Published Estates Gazette - May 14 2013]
Callaway: Bloomberg's snooping empire [Published USA Today - May 13 2013]
Islamic Bank: Dubious trading causes reputation... [Published PRMIA - May 13 2013]
Man who broke Barings is helping debt zombies g... [Published Irish Independent - May 12 2013]
The biggest HR crises of all time [Published People Management Online - May 03 2013]
Blind Justice [Published CFO.com - May 02 2013]
Baring Frontier Manager Avoids Egypt Stocks as ... [Published Bloomberg - May 01 2013]
Rogue trader Nick Leeson contemplated paying fe... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 25 2013]
So Are Extroverts to Blame for Excessive Risk-T... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 25 2013]
Rogue traders [Published Financial Management - Apr 24 2013]
How to avoid another bailout [Published Times of Malta - Apr 24 2013]
Rogue trader back in the game [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 23 2013]
RIMS 2013: Aon Global Consulting Chairman Sees ... [Published Scottrade - Apr 22 2013]
Nick Leeson: I’ve observed the need for debt so... [Published TheJournal.ie - Apr 21 2013]
SUNDERLAND ON SATURDAY: Why the bankers escape ... [Published Mail Online UK - Apr 20 2013]
City Spy: Professor on rocky ground with corpor... [Published London Evening Standard - Apr 17 2013]
PRA chief 'surprised' bank bosses have avoided ... [Published Compliancy Services - Apr 16 2013]
Regulator surprised no bank bosses face charges... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 16 2013]
'It's odd bank bosses have avoided charges' [Published Telegraph - Apr 15 2013]
Don’t Trust the Market? You’re Not Alone [Published Yahoo! Finance - Apr 15 2013]
Business booming for the financial middlemen [Published Irish Times - Apr 13 2013]
The 6am Cut London [Published FT Alphaville - Apr 09 2013]
'Rogue' Leeson Returns to Finance [Published WSJ.com: Markets - Apr 09 2013]
'Rogue' Leeson Returns to Finance [Published WSJ.com: What's News Europe - Apr 09 2013]
World Business Quick Take [Published Taipei Times Online - Apr 08 2013]
'Rogue Trader' Leeson Returns to Finance [Published WSJ.com: What's News US - Apr 08 2013]
Access Governance: Perceptions And Misconceptions [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 08 2013]
You Won't Believe What This Rogue Trader Is Doi... [Published Here is the city - Business News - Apr 08 2013]
Rogue trader Leeson gets Irish partnership as f... [Published Reuters: Business News - Apr 08 2013]

Blogs

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So Are Extroverts to Blame for Excessive Risk-T... [Published naked capitalism - Apr 25 2013] Given the lameness of the bible of psychological diagnostics, the DSM, it’s pretty easy for the lay public to play armchair psychologist, particularly in the realm of organizational behavior. The Financial Times supplies an unadulterated dose tonight ...
The 6am Cut London [Published FT Alphaville - Apr 09 2013] China's inflation rate slowed in March \|\|Asian markets higher\|\|Bernanke talks stress tests\|\|Thatcher obituaries\|\|Nick Leeson working in Irish debt renegotiation\|\|UK bank leverage ratios Continue reading: The 6am Cut London ...
Access Governance: Perceptions And Misconceptions [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 08 2013] We touched on Access Governance (AG) last year, but have found that misconceptions about the space still fuel some of the discussion. Access Governance is basically the overarching system that governs who has access to what in a given organization, ...
You Won't Believe What This Rogue Trader Is Doi... [Published Here is the city - Business News - Apr 08 2013] Nick Leeson is back.... read more > ...
Rogue Trader Nick Leeson Has A New Job In Finance [Published Clusterstock - Apr 08 2013] He is, as his new employer puts it, the man “famed for his role in the collapse of Barings Bank”. Investors and staff at what was once the City’s oldest merchant bank may not remember Nick Leeson in quite such glowing terms, but his new clients may ...

Audio/Video

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Rogue trader back in the game [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 23 2013]
Evolution of the Financial Sector [Published ABN Digital - Video - Mar 07 2013]