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Strategies & Market Trends : Asia Forum
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To: James F. Hopkins who wrote (5367)8/3/1998 1:15:00 AM
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Jim,

Barings was a 233-year-old British investment bank whose equity was wiped out by unauthorized trading in a huge long position in Nikkei futures in 1995. Barings was subsequently acquired by the financially strong ING Group of the Netherlands. Most links on the subject have expired, but you might be interested in:

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John
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