Is there anyone I wouldn't take as a client? Well, I'd never represent a banker.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I've never wanted to play bank managers and real people particularly.
I avoid banks and I've never been in any sort of corporate environment at all.
I am not embarrassed to be a banker. I am not embarrassed to be in business.
We don't think of ourselves as a regional investment bank. We think of ourselves as merchant bankers with clients all over the country.
For 30 years I've been responsible for managing client money, and it's been a joy, but at some point I need to move on. Thirty years is enough.
You must look like a money person for clients to trust you.
Of course, bankers were always interested in making money. But when bankers had clients, they bore some responsibility for the clients' welfare.
I've never met a client who wants to be the worst.
I've never categorically been a banker. I had two internships while I was at university. The decision was more banking, or magic, and I went with the latter.
I've never particularly liked bankers.