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A recent undated photo of 'rogue trader' Nick Leeson, whose risky deals caused the collapse of Barings investment bank, who is facing a battle against cancer, it was confirmed by his lawyer in London on Thursday, August 6, 1998. Leeson has been moved to the hospital wing of a prison in Singapore where he is serving six and half years for fraud. (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO/PA/BBC TV)