Nick Leeson is a former derivatives broker and investment officer of Barings Bank. His unsupervised, unauthorised trading caused the collapse of the 233 year old Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest investment bank, in 1995.The losses of $1.3 billion were considered massive at the time.

Nick Leeson has served his time and is contrite for his actions. GoldCore in no way condone his activities but believe that his losses serve as a reminder to the fragility of the still unreformed global financial system. Indeed, Leeson offers interesting insights into governments'