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Nick Leeson

    Prime Numbers
    TV licences, Tayto sandwiches and Operation Transformation: The week in numbers
    28 Feb 2015
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    trust me
    Timeline: How Nick Leeson brought down Barings Bank at the age of just 28
    26 Feb 2015
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    20 years on
    Nick Leeson: I sat my sons down this week to pass on the hard lessons I have learned
    26 Feb 2015
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    Trading Places
    Nick Leeson on the 20th anniversary of Barings scandal: "The most embarrassing period of my life"
    25 Feb 2015
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: Positive talk sounds hollow in the corridors of power
    Nick Leeson
    22 Nov 2013
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    Read Me
    Nick Leeson: In debt? Don't panic.
    Nick Leeson
    20 Sep 2013
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    Read Me
    Nick Leeson: I’ve observed the need for debt solution – now I’m acting on it
    Nick Leeson
    21 Apr 2013
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    column
    Nick Leeson: The banks don't care so we need to look after each other
    Nick Leeson
    27 Dec 2012
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: Using puppets for Anglo musical is very apt indeed.
    Nick Leeson
    12 Nov 2012
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: I'm not a motivational speaker. THIS GUY is.
    Nick Leeson
    15 Oct 2012
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: Look to Swedish model of dealing with toxic banks
    Nick Leeson
    1 Oct 2012
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: Here's why I won't be buying into the iPhone 5...
    Nick Leeson
    17 Sep 2012
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: This is what I wish for my daughter
    Nick Leeson
    3 Sep 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: You know what? Doing time does help you move on in life.
    Nick Leeson
    20 Aug 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: Nick Leeson on why Seán Quinn is in denial
    Nick Leeson
    6 Aug 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: HSBC funnelled money for drug kingpins? This isn't surprising.
    Nick Leeson
    23 Jul 2012
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: On Mick Wallace and his 'false economy'
    Nick Leeson
    25 Jun 2012
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    Opinion
    Nick Leeson: Young man's tragedy is part of national illness of suicide
    Nick Leeson
    12 Jun 2012
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    Daily Fix
    The Daily Fix: Wednesday
    30 May 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: Let's stop pussyfooting around the Bloxham debacle
    Nick Leeson
    30 May 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: Low rate of lending to Germany has put them in driving seat
    Nick Leeson
    29 May 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: Nick Leeson - My heart says 'No', but my head says 'Yes'
    Nick Leeson
    14 May 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: There IS white collar crime here - it's just that no-one is jailed for it
    Nick Leeson
    30 Apr 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: Did you hear the one about the developer, the banker and the politician?
    Nick Leeson
    3 Apr 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: Could we learn something from India's banking ethics?
    Nick Leeson
    19 Mar 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: All the warnings of cancer were there, but I ignored them
    Nick Leeson
    20 Feb 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: We’re all in this together? Yeah, right.
    Nick Leeson
    7 Feb 2012
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    Opinion
    Column: It's the turn of banks to pay a financial transaction tax
    Nick Leeson
    23 Jan 2012
    64
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    Opinion
    Column: I don't have political leanings - but neither, it seems, has Labour
    Nick Leeson
    10 Jan 2012
    73
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    Good Morning
    The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this St Stephen’s Day morning…
    26 Dec 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: Nick Leeson's 4 lessons learned from 2011
    Nick Leeson
    26 Dec 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: Why David Cameron made the right decision...
    Nick Leeson
    13 Dec 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: New CEO of AIB knows the tale of two islands
    Nick Leeson
    28 Nov 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: Whistleblowers in banking are doing the right thing - but not for themselves
    Nick Leeson
    14 Nov 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: Confused about what will happen to the euro? Everyone is.
    Nick Leeson
    1 Nov 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: “Growing up, I never expected to spend a day in prison – never mind four years”
    Nick Leeson
    16 Oct 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: Michael Fingleton's expense claims are despicable - but they are tip of the iceberg
    Nick Leeson
    3 Oct 2011
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    Opinion
    Column: Greek crisis might not be all bad for Ireland
    Nick Leeson
    19 Sep 2011
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    Rogue Trading
    UBS trader questioned over €1.5 billion losses 'told bank of error'
    16 Sep 2011
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    The Daily Fix
    The Daily Fix: Monday
    22 Aug 2011
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