Martin Vander Weyer Martin Vander Weyer

<strong>Are markets becoming part of the problem?</strong>

Martin Vander Weyer wonders whether 'City spivs' are responsible for the current economic turbulence.

issue 05 January 2008

‘Should we blame it all on City spivs?’ I asked a managing director of a famous investment bank at a pre-Christmas party.

He had just told me – with the smile of a man who can look forward to yet another seven-figure bonus in a few weeks’ time – that his firm was still doing very nicely thank you.

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