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Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World is a book by Nick Leeson, who served four years in prison for fraud after bankrupting the London-based Barings Bank in 1995 by hiding $1.4 billion in debt he accumulated as a derivatives trader in Singapore. Nick Leeson (born February 25, 1967) is a British investments trader whose actions caused the collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdoms oldest investment banking firm. ... The City of London forms the historic and financial centre of Greater London. ... Barings Bank, previously known as Baring Brothers & Co. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National motto: Majulah Singapura (English: Onward, Singapore) National anthem: Majulah Singapura Capital Singapore1 Largest city Singapore1 Official languages English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil Government President Prime minister Westminster system (de jure) Dominant-party system (de facto) Sellapan Rama Nathan Lee Hsien Loong Independence - From Malaysia August 9, 1965 Area  - Total...


It was made into a feature film (1999), entitled the same, which starred Ewan McGregor and Anna Friel. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor, born March 31, 1971, in Crieff, Scotland is probably most well known for his role in The Phantom Menace and its two sequels as Obi-Wan Kenobi, but came to prominence for his role as the heroin addict Renton in the film version of Irvine Welsh... Anna Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. ...


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When Rogue Traders invited the company out to do some block paving in Stourbridge, it was true to form.
Rogue Traders then exposes the salesmen who go to any lengths to hit their monthly targets.
So Rogue Traders invites Chapman out to a garden to lay a patio and he quickly gets a sniff of the green stuff - and our granny is soon marched down to the cashpoint.
Rogue Trader (Warhammer 40,000) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (758 words)
Rogue Trader is the common name of the first edition of Warhammer 40,000 miniature wargame by Games Workshop.
The game play of Rogue Trader differs from its modern-day version, mostly due to the fact that it was heavily role-play-oriented, with great detail placed on weaponry and vehicles and the inclusion of a third player in battles, the Games Master, a role not too different from the Dungeon Master of Dungeons and Dragons.
The Rogue Trader game contained some races that were later removed from the storyline, such as Squats, Zoats and Jokaero.
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