Voices of finance

Written in the form of monologues, bankers and others across the financial sector speak about their lives and describe a typical working day.

This series is part of the Joris Luyendijk banking blog.

1 October 2013

The 10 best quotes from financial insiders
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Joris Luyendijk: As the banking blog comes to an end, here are some choice quotes that epitomise the series from people I interviewed in the finance sector
1 Oct 2013 15.52 BST
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27 September 2013

Former communications manager: 'There's so much the public don't get'
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Joris Luyendijk: A woman who worked in PR for major banks explains how media training of bankers keeps information out of the press
27 Sept 2013 11.59 BST

25 September 2013

Former HR head at ABN Amro: 'We are beta-male chimpanzees'
Joris Luyendijk: Kilian Wawoe says that as long as the bonus culture exists, bankers cannot be blamed for being 'immoral', as they are forced to operate with a different set of rules
25 Sept 2013 17.28 BST

23 September 2013

Former senior managing director (quant): 'Trading is no longer a balls job, it's a brains job'
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Joris Luyendijk: Voices of finance: Today's interviewee – a quant, or maths 'genius', who worked at managing director level, says bankers are not self-serving idiots
23 Sept 2013 17.00 BST

19 September 2013

'At the back of your mind is: I have to hit my target, or there's redundancy'
19 Sept 2013 12.00 BST
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Former private banker: 'Making money is the easy part'
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19 Sept 2013 12.00 BST

1 August 2013

'The most dishonest bankers walk away with the most money'
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1 Aug 2013 11.00 BST
'The top at your bank has no idea what's going on, how could they?'
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1 Aug 2013 11.00 BST
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30 July 2013

'The sort of people you would want to work in a bank are being driven away'
30 Jul 2013 11.01 BST
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Group financial reporting manager: 'We need to allow people to work in banks without being made to feel like villains'
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30 Jul 2013 11.01 BST

19 July 2013

Happy banker, post-redundancy: 'I still don't think investment banking is a terrible environment'
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19 Jul 2013 14.44 BST
Happy banker: 'There's something narcotic about landing a big deal'
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19 Jul 2013 14.43 BST

20 June 2013

Graphics worker: 'The shouting of the bankers resembled constant gunfire'
20 Jun 2013 16.00 BST
'It's a proto-fascist ideology. Top bankers as predators and us as prey'
20 Jun 2013 16.00 BST
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6 June 2013

'You don't work for the bank – you work for someone and his world'
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6 Jun 2013 10.00 BST
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Operations officer: 'Outsiders see greed, I see politicking and bad management'
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6 Jun 2013 09.59 BST

23 May 2013

Product controller: 'If you've been there for a while, it becomes harder to suddenly say: by the way, I am gay'
Joris Luyendijk: Voices of finance: A product controller discusses being gay and working in finance, as well as his role in the 'middle office' of his firm
23 May 2013 11.00 BST

22 May 2013

Derivatives trader: 'Trading can take over your life – but only if you let it'
Joris Luyendijk: Voices of finance: A migrant derivatives trader working in London talks of how he trades on volatility to buy himself financial security
22 May 2013 17.00 BST

16 May 2013

Coach/therapist: 'What banks are offering people is an identity'
Joris Luyendijk: Karin Peeters, a life and executive coach working with bankers, talks about low self-esteem in the sector – and the problem with banker bashing
16 May 2013 10.56 BST

8 May 2013

Equity sales director: 'Something happens to your brain after a big bonus'
Joris Luyendijk: Voices of finance: An employee at a global bank tells Joris that working in the City can challenge one's ability to be level-headed
8 May 2013 17.30 BST
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Voices of finance

1 October 2013

The 10 best quotes from financial insiders

27 September 2013

Former communications manager: 'There's so much the public don't get'

25 September 2013

Former HR head at ABN Amro: 'We are beta-male chimpanzees'

23 September 2013

Former senior managing director (quant): 'Trading is no longer a balls job, it's a brains job'

19 September 2013

'At the back of your mind is: I have to hit my target, or there's redundancy'

Former private banker: 'Making money is the easy part'

1 August 2013

'The most dishonest bankers walk away with the most money'

'The top at your bank has no idea what's going on, how could they?'

30 July 2013

'The sort of people you would want to work in a bank are being driven away'

Group financial reporting manager: 'We need to allow people to work in banks without being made to feel like villains'

19 July 2013

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'

20 June 2013

Graphics worker: 'The shouting of the bankers resembled constant gunfire'

'It's a proto-fascist ideology. Top bankers as predators and us as prey'

6 June 2013

'You don't work for the bank – you work for someone and his world'

Operations officer: 'Outsiders see greed, I see politicking and bad management'

23 May 2013

Product controller: 'If you've been there for a while, it becomes harder to suddenly say: by the way, I am gay'

22 May 2013

Derivatives trader: 'Trading can take over your life – but only if you let it'

16 May 2013

Coach/therapist: 'What banks are offering people is an identity'

8 May 2013

Equity sales director: 'Something happens to your brain after a big bonus'