

The official report of the Bank of England concluded that Barings' failure to segregate Leeson's duties was "reprehensible," and those with "direct executive responsibility for establishing effective controls must bear much of the blame." If you're looking for an edge of your seat thriller, with no violence!and hilarious breaks in the tension, this is your film!Įwan McGregor perfectly captures the bullish arrogance of the rogue trader who we still are able to like and admire.

A highly entertaining point of view regarding the Barings bank disaster of the mid 90's!Ī cunning scoundrel in exotic Singapore single-handedly brings down Barings Bank, established two centuries ago and one of England's foremost financial institutions.
