 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Ye Olde English Samurai; THE TRUE STORY OF A KENT SAILOR WHO BECAME A JAPANESE WARLORD.(News)
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Byline: DAVID EDWARDS
THEY were the knights of Japan, born into a life of chivalry and service to the sword.
The Last Samurai is a block-busting movie about a Westerner who is adopted by the ferocious warriors - but it is a mere shadow of the story of a Kentish sailor who became a real Japanese samurai.
In the film, Tom Cruise plays an American Civil War veteran who is hired by the rulers of 19th-century Japan to eliminate the samurai but, after being captured by them, is converted to their way of life.
But the Hollywood epic, which took ...
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Barings' apocalypse. (collapse of Barings PLC)
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; ...Financial Products (Baring's proprietary trading...was the rising star of Barings' rapidly expanding empire...full-time member of Baring's proprietary trading...Regent Hotel, using his Baring credit card and insisting...corporate rate. In London, Barings senior executives realized...
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; ...aftermath of the Barings meltdown raises profound...handedly built Baring's Far East customer...time, and was told Baring Futures Singapore...it looked like the Barings Bank would go down...Nick Leeson (see "Barings' Apocalypse...positions held by Baring, perhaps the largest...
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Barings culprits `will never work in the City again'
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; ...from their posts at Barings, in what appeared...managing director of Baring Futures (Singapore...formerly a director of Baring Futures and Securities...will be kept on by Barings' new owners, Internationale...will be known as Barings Futures International...business in a few days. ...
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Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
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Baring Private Equity Partners Reports Record Year for Exits.
Business Wire
; ...LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003 Baring Private Equity Partners (Baring) today announced that despite the global downturn...its best year on record for exits. Last year, Baring successfully executed 17 divestments (in 15 companies...
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Baring Securities wins Queens Award for Export Achievement.
PR Newswire
; BARING SECURITIES WINS QUEENS AWARD FOR EXPORT ACHIEVEMENT LONDON, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Baring Securities, Baring Brothers' stockbroking subsidiary, formed only four years ago...
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Barings' staff earn share in record profits
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...people," he said. Barings, which made pounds 21...strong recovery from Baring Securities, the overseas...significant business". Baring Brothers, the banking...arm, contributed what Barings described as "a major...group intends to bring Baring Brothers and Baring Securities...
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Barings `knew of rogue deals'
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...arrangements. Peter Baring, the bank's chairman...professionals who phoned Barings in London as long...Leeson was making for Barings before the dbcle...the profits of Baring Futures, of which...to the disaster. Barings' internal inquiry...Speculation by Mr Baring that the bank's...
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Barings casualties face fines and City blackballing
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...Lybrand, auditors to Barings in the years leading up...or any litigation by Barings' administrators, saying...actions. UNDER INVESTIGATION Barings executives under SFA disciplinary investigation Peter Baring, former chairman Andrew...
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Barings look to future as 21 are asked to leave
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...executive officer of Barings Investment Bank. Ronald...resignations of Peter Baring, the ex-chairman...senior victims of the Barings debacle now totals 23...service areas, the name of Barings was rightly held in the...Norris Chief Executive, Baring Inv. Bank Ron Baker...
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