Euroblog
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Bond Bitch Poor Fred Zorzi. Could he have been the only banker left in London this week? As the tumbleweed blew through the City, Fred alone was manning the syndicate desk at BNP, on conference calls, watching the Olympics, practising his goalkeeping...
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boy wonder It seems that Asbo might have had the right idea: resign just before the only 10 minutes of British summer kick in, and then make sure you ring up your old desk to tell them how you’re frying bacon on the deck of your yacht, just as they’re about to embark on another day of capital markets fun.
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Bond Dame Unlikely Youtube sensation — Emilio Botín, chairman of Banco Santander. In a video link to Euromoney’s Award Dinner last week, he gave advice to the financial community. If you want to find out how to “be a better banker my son,” take a look — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKaBkLUSM0U
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Bond Bitch The week kicked off on a high, with a very swish party at Lancaster House courtesy of Société Générale. The surroundings were swanky, the speeches mercifully brief and they even provided table football for all the bankers present to really showcase their competitive streaks.
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Bond Dame What do retired bankers do? Get on their bikes of course. Ex-Credit Suissers Silver Fox Fleming and Simon “I really am over 40” Meadows are obviously already missing the cut and thrust of banking. They need to get their kicks somehow so they’re embarking on a 100 mile overnight bike ride from Hackney to Dunwich next month.
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Bond Dame We hacks love this time of year — all the borrowers are in town so the banks have to lay on lavish entertainment and sometimes we get invited along. BNP, Barclays, Merrill Lynch and RBC all asked us to their parties — shame on HSBC for not inviting us to their wine tasting. Probably afraid their bankers might give us something to write about.
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Finland Tourist Board Come to lovely Helsinki and take a sauna on NIB’s roof for the best views of the skyline you will ever get. And, of course, drink vodka with the NIB staff!