Latest financial fraudster joins long and infamous list

IF previous rogue traders are anything to go by, notoriety and possibly even a Hollywood film await the person behind the €1.66 billion UBS fallout.

Nick Leeson hit the headlines in 1995 when he single-handedly destroyed 233-year-old Barings Bank, which proudly counted the Queen as a client.

Leeson’s early career was a success, quickly making an impression with Barings and being promoted to the trading floor.