A film was made in 1999 based on his book about the scandal ... Q: What advice would you give to another Nick Leeson who might be out there? A: “Stop. You know, it’s not worth it.

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 ...

That at least is the opinion of Nick Leeson, the former rogue derivatives trader who brought down one of the UK’s most venerated financial institutions. He sat down with Bloomberg Radio Anchor ...

Nick Leeson was born in Watford in February 1967 and left school after A-Levels to became a clerk in the Lombard Street branch of Coutts bank. By 1987 he had moved to a “back office” (that is ...

(Bloomberg) -- As a growing chorus of bankers and politicians around the world demand the roll-back of crisis-era regulations, Nick ... his book about the scandal, starring Ewan McGregor. Leeson ...

Leeson reflects on the push to roll back certain financial regulations three decades after his own rogue trades sparked the collapse of one of the UK’s most venerated financial institutions.

(Bloomberg) -- As a growing chorus of bankers and politicians around the world demand the roll-back of crisis-era regulations, Nick Leeson ... made in 1999 based on his book about the scandal, ...