Barings Bank

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bank
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:ING_Group
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalImpact increased scrutiny of financial institutions
gptkbp:discontinued 1995
gptkbp:dissolved 1995-02-26
gptkbp:employees over 4,000 (1995)
gptkbp:famousFor being the world's oldest merchant bank
gptkbp:financials credit cards
insurance products
investment products
pension funds
real estate investments
loans
mutual funds
checking accounts
savings accounts
hedge funds
derivatives trading
structured products
asset management services
trust services
fixed income securities
commodities trading
private equity investments
foreign exchange trading
equity securities
1995 Barings Bank crisis
wealth_management_services
UK_banking_license
gptkbp:founded 1762
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Francis_Baring
gptkbp:headCoach gptkb:Nick_Leeson
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkb:London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barings Bank
gptkbp:industry banking
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:David_Baring
gptkb:Nick_Leeson
Peter_Baring
gptkbp:legacy reforms in banking regulations
gptkbp:localBusiness private banking
gptkbp:location City of London
gptkbp:marketSegment futures trading
gptkbp:notableEvent collapse due to Nick Leeson
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_government
large corporations
wealthy individuals
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Barings_LLC
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance lack of oversight
gptkbp:revenue £1.2 billion (1994)
gptkbp:riskManagement poor risk management practices
gptkbp:sells £827 million
gptkbp:services financial services
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Barings_Asset_Management
gptkbp:type investment bank
gptkbp:website www.barings.com