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Unitilizing British and American archives, Peter Austin charts Baring Brothers development from wool merchants to one of the most powerful global financial instututions. Throughout the 19th century the company grew in tandem with the British Empire. In 1995, the company collapsed over a weekend, brought down by 'rogue trader' Nick Leeson.Peter E Austin Staff is the author of 'Baring Brothers and the Birth of Global Finance ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781851969227 and ISBN 1851969225.
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