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  • It doesn’t surprise me anymore the extent to which standards at banks have fallen. I still remember an incident from earlier this year when I was invited to a Swiss private bank for tea, only to be served cheap supermarket grade tea in shabby looking cups.
  • I’ve always considered myself a gent of superior taste and class. While I’m not averse to hanging out with the hoi polloi, I think it is no exaggeration to say that I’m considered one of Hong Kong’s respected elder statesmen.
  • September has been my favourite month this year, as I managed to enjoy some peace and quiet at Captain’s Bar, thanks to all the young’uns working like mad to push out deals. And when I say young, I mean some are really, unbelievably, young — at least judging by their looks.
  • One of the perks of working for a global bank is the possibility of a transfer to an office in a different country. A friend of mine recently had the good fortune, so it seemed, to move to the US. But alas, events conspired against him.
  • What I would not give to be one of those guys who has a helicopter at his beck and call, a limousine and a personal assistant whose sole responsibility is to make life easy and organised.
  • I have often said the glamour that was once associated with banking has faded away and the recent antics of a good friend only illustrate my point.