Inside Story - Season 1996 Episode 6 £830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings
25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) by speculating on futures contracts. The film contextualises the downfall as the history of Barings Bank was one of the oldest and most prestigious merchant banks in Britain, run by the same family for decades with extensive ties to Britain's elites. But in the late 19th century Barings almost went bankrupt after investing heavily in South American bonds, including backing the construction of a sewer system in Buenos Aires. The bank was saved by The Bank of England, but Edward Baring, the head of the bank, was financially ruined and never recovered. This film explores the culture of Barings and of the financial markets during the 1990s, and how Nick Leeson was able to cause another huge loss of money to the bank, this time bankrupting the company.
First Air Date: Jan 01, 1970
Last Air date: May 24, 2000
Season: 19 Season
Episode: 191 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 4.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 4.6238
Language: English
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