FLASH FRIDAY is sponsored by Instinet, a Nomura company.) On February 24, 1995, Barings Bank received a fax from fugitive trader Nick Leeson. In the fax, Leeson apologized for his trading losses that ...

Nick Leeson was Barings Bank's star trader on the Singapore International Monetary Exchage (SIMEX). He regularly reported huge profits. In truth though, he was gambling with the bank's money ...

Leeson, whose illicit trades sparked the collapse of 230-year-old Barings Bank and sent him to prison ... made in 1999 based on his book about the scandal, starring Ewan McGregor.

Drivers have given the go-ahead to 'pursue justice' and compensation for the car finance scandal. More than 5,000 ... following a landmark legal case. Barings Law, a Manchester-based firm ...