baringbrothersbank始创于1763年创始人为弗朗西斯.巴林公爵是英国历史悠久名声显赫的商人银行集团1995年因投资失败而倒闭以一英镑的象征性价格被荷兰国际集团收购
abritishmerchantbankthatwasstartedin1762,andforcenturieswasconsideredthelargestandmoststablebankintheworld.in1995,barings-thentheoldestbankinbritain-collapsedafteritwasunabletomeetitscashrequirementsfollowingunauthorizedspeculativetradinginderivativesatitssingaporeofficebythen-tradernickleeson.

investopediasays:leeson,actingasaroguetrader,accumulatedwelloverbillioninlosses,whicheventuallyledtothebank'scollapse.baringsbankwaspurchasedbyingfor£1.00shortlyafteritwasdeterminedthatthebankdidnothaveenoughcapitalonhandtocoveritsdebts