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  • On this day: The collapse of Barings Bank

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    On 26 February 1995, 31 years ago today, Baring Bank, one of the City’s most venerable institutions, was declared insolvent after a massive fraud by one of its employees, Nick Leeson, recalls Eliot Wilson In the 1990s, following the wake of Big Bang and the influx of brash but wealthy, “Greed is good, greed is [...]

    Barings Bank historical building exterior showcasing iconic architecture in a bustling financial district setting

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