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Banks training descends to new lows
Bankers are famous gossips. They like nothing more than talking about the revolving door of job moves in the industry, the embarrassing slip-ups rivals have made with clients or the scandals that can result when alcohol and the capital markets collide. But although the rumour mill ensures bankers know plenty about other firms, they don’t always know what’s going on at their own.
17 Sep 2020 -
A banker’s summer scarlet letter
It can occasionally be tempting for a young banker to pull a sickie to spend a day with friends. But sick days are best spent under the cover of darkness — not in the searing sun.
10 Sep 2020 -
Japan after Abe: no reason for panic
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, who has decided to retire, will be missed by many bankers.
03 Sep 2020 -
Mixed blessings of working from home
The Covid-19 coronavirus has thrown up many challenges for bankers forced to work from home. But perhaps none is tougher than trying their very best to pretend they’re getting anything done.
27 Aug 2020 -
Teaching ABCs with the birds and the bees
Truly selling a product is about putting your money where your mouth is.
20 Aug 2020 -
Of mice and men: returning to the office
After months of lockdown in countries across the world, a few of my banker friends are now slowly heading back to their offices. It is not easy.
13 Aug 2020 -
Now is a good time to dump old friends
Social distancing, wearing masks in public, bars and restaurants shutting down en masse: the coronavirus is a gift to those trying to avoid people.
06 Aug 2020 -
Chinese SOE employees face tax rise
American expats have long looked at their low-tax paying peers with envy. While Englishmen, Frenchmen and others in Hong Kong have enjoyed a 17% maximum tax rate, those born in the US are also forced to pay taxes in their country of birth, even if they’ve been absent for decades.
30 Jul 2020 -
Where there is a will, there is a way to get drunk
The Covid-19 pandemic could forever change the way we as a society live and travel. Bankers may find it hardest to adjust to the new normal.
23 Jul 2020 -
A virtual picture is worth a thousand words
This year has been a strange one on many fronts, but one of the oddest things we’ve been forced to confront is the virtual meeting.
16 Jul 2020
