Nick Leeson

The Man Who Broke Barings Bank

In 1995, Nick Leeson’s unchecked risk-taking caused the sensational collapse of Barings Bank. He was sentenced to a six-and-a-half-year jail sentence in a Singaporean jail, in conditions that defy belief. Whilst in prison he was diagnosed with cancer but recovered against all the odds, determined to begin a new life.

"My experiences may be unusual, but they offer real insight into how stress can get out of hand and affect all of us."

Topics

The Baring's Story
Struggling with Debt
Striving to Achieve Status and Success
Coping with Serious Illness
Current Financial Issues
Risk

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Nick’s well delivered presentations are absolutely riveting and he speaks openly about his experiences in Singapore and how his life has changed since then.

Publications

2005
Back from the Brink - Coping with Stress
1996
Rogue Trader

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In Detail

Few stories have dominated the world’s headlines quite like the collapse of Barings. Trusted with the finances of royalty and aristocracy for over two hundred years, Barings had apparently been brought down by the covert trading activities of just one man, leaving the bank with losses of around £860 million. The fate of that man, Nick Leeson forever dubbed the "Rogue Trader" is now well known.

What he offers you

Leeson’s own story of his rise and fall is both candid and compelling. He took one of the greatest gambles of all time and found himself sucked into a spiral of terrifying loss that rocked the City to its foundations and threatened to destroy his life.