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It made him perfect for the job. In his new book Swimming with sharks , he collates his findings and reaches his sobering conclusions. What was different about your journalistic approach to the world of banking? Most reporters focus on the news, what happened today.
They tend to make themselves exclusive and play journalists off against each other by selectively offering quotes about the latest developments. If you look at the reality of the banking world as a whole, you can talk to anyone who works within that reality. Why was it so important to approach the City in this anthropological way?
That became my approach. This kind of journalism is a supplement to daily coverage, rather than a substitute. Ideally, people who have read my blog will start following the financial pages. Quant: 'The vast majority of bankers are decent honourable people'. Joris Luyendijk: Today's interviewee says he doesn't recognise the picture painted by many contributors to this blog. Join the discussion. Joris Luyendijk: The most hated sub-culture in banking is fixed income.
Today's interviewee spills the beans on the pressure to be at the cutting edge. Voices of finance Former private banker: 'Making money is the easy part' Joris Luyendijk.
Joris Luyendijk: Voices of finance: A former director-level fixed-income banker exposes the cut-throat world of creating instruments for investment banks. Voices of finance 'The most dishonest bankers walk away with the most money' Joris Luyendijk.
Voices of finance Group financial reporting manager: 'We need to allow people to work in banks without being made to feel like villains' Joris Luyendijk. Voices of finance 'The sort of people you would want to work in a bank are being driven away'.
Does a happy banker change his outlook after he is fired? Joris Luyendijk: 'I may have fallen victim to the self-serving idea that we control our fate; as long as you're good, nothing bad can happen to you'.
Happy banker, post-redundancy: 'I still don't think investment banking is a terrible environment'. Happy banker: 'There's something narcotic about landing a big deal'. Published: 11 Sep Published: 6 Sep Brexodus has begun.
We EU nationals know staying on is too big a gamble. Who would sacrifice EU citizenship for life in a country we now know could turn on us at any moment? It makes sense to get ahead of the returning herd. Published: 29 Jun Published: 23 Jun Europe must act alone. Published: 9 Jun Published: 5 May The doom-mongers got it wrong: the centre is holding in Europe. There is reason for cautious optimism. Published: 25 Apr What is being negotiated between Britain and the European Union is not the end of a marriage.
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