baring brothers bank 始创于1763年 创始人为弗朗西斯.巴林公爵 是英国历史悠久 名声显赫的商人银行集团 1995年因投资失败而倒闭 以一英镑的象征性价格被荷兰国际集团收购
a british merchant bank that was started in 1762, and for centuries was considered the largest and most stable bank in the world. in 1995, barings - then the oldest bank in britain - collapsed after it was unable to meet its cash requirements following unauthorized speculative trading in derivatives at its singapore office by then-trader nick leeson.
investopedia says: leeson, acting as a rogue trader, accumulated well over billion in losses, which eventually led to the bank's collapse. barings bank was purchased by ing for £1.00 shortly after it was determined that the bank did not have enough capital on hand to cover its debts |
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