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It’s well known that bankers can be a boozy lot, be it when they are schmoozing clients or when simply letting off steam after pulling an all-nighter. But fund managers are no better, if one friend’s firm is anything to go by — it almost seems to encourage such behaviour.
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I’ve long been suspicious of how much time bankers these days spend on their phones, but I’ve always given them the benefit of the doubt. It’s a 24-seven world now, after all. But a recent episode made me think I may have given bankers too much credit.
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I met with an old pal down at the American Bar this week for some mulled wine and holiday cheer.
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Trump, Brexit, giant sinkholes in Japan – there’s plenty happening in the world to make this year a tough one for anyone, including bankers. Clients, for their part, are taking the opportunity to squeeze every penny out of the banks that come knocking. But bankers are finding ways to make the most of a bad situation. -
I was a risk taker, back in the day, always on the lookout for money-making ventures. Now that I am retired, I am more conservative, but I made a big blunder on Tuesday after imbibing a Scotch or two at Captain’s Bar.
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A man of my intelligence really ought to have known better. I should have trusted my instincts when an acquaintance I hadn't heard from in years invited me, out of the blue, to a news conference his company was holding in the Island Shangri-La hotel last week.
