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Seven Years Ago in TIME.

Authors :
Barovick, Harriet
Bland, Elizabeth L.
Rainert, Victoria
White, Roy B.
Winters, Rebecca
Source :
Time International (South Pacific Edition); 2/18/2002, Issue 6, p20, 1/4p, 1 Color Photograph
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

Presents an abstract of an article from a March 1995 edition of 'Time' about the corrupt trader at Great Britain's Barings Bank, Nicholas Leeson. Details on the crime, in which Leeson was accused of losing $1.4 billion; Questions surrounding how Leeson could have lost this amount of money, nearly twice the available capital of the bank at the time.

Subjects

Subjects :
BUSINESS losses

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08180628
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Time International (South Pacific Edition)
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
6134672