Feb 21st, 2025

Nick Leeson: ‘We Had One Compliance Officer At Barings’

Three decades on from the collapse of Barings Bank, the prospect of sweeping deregulation in the financial system risks paving the way for a repeat. 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 Caroline Hepker and Finance Reporter Will Shaw for an exclusive conversation about how banking has changed.