Friday 8 August 2008

Phriday Photo II

I like the fact that large corporations have PR advisors (or even departments) who devise ingenious ways of promoting their image as a caring, responsible institution. It's such a rich source of humour and irony when they slightly miss their mark.
It is very noble of the Bank of America to adopt the donkeys from the Singapore Zoological Gardens. I'm not sure all of them need to work in the FX department though.


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Anonymous said...

Back in my BOA days we were definitely above donkey level. Perhaps llamas or even giraffes would have been the relevant adoptee group (we certainly had lofty aspirations, and some would say opinions of ourselves ;)).
Interestingly the only real connection with animals we had back then to my knowledge was our well publicised business relationship with Huntingdon Life Sciences, who were well known for running a kind of S+M holiday camp for rabbits, pigs, monkeys and rats. Many was the day I had a group of swampy-esque characters standing outside the bank screaming "you sick bast++d!" as I walked into the office. I know I did the Yen at BOA but that's a bit much, someone HAD to do it, right?
(NB There used to be a website called Bankofamericakills which documented some of the nastiness associated with HLS and how BOA funded half of it, probably out of action now but if anyone wants to find it, must be some info out there about it...).

P.S. Enjoy the holiday Dr Rambler. In your absence be comforted that FVJ is co-running the global FX business today.

8 August 2008 at 07:22
Daddy Papersurfer said...

I think he has too many holidays actually ...... no wonder the world is in such a mess

8 August 2008 at 08:19
Somnambulist said...

@UDH Boy - I think you are confused. The vicious barracking you encountered entering BOA offices were nothing to do with Huntingdon. They were the vestiges of hatred stirred up by Mark Clark with his infamous smug comments on the telly after Sterling exitied the ERM.

"MR Clark, Please can you give us a soundbite that will ensure people consider FX dealers with contempt for a decade or so?".....

I have just seen yesterday's p&l from when we were both out of the office. Trywalker is clearly getting too competent for his own good ;-)

9 August 2008 at 08:36
Somnambulist said...

@DP - Sorry. Will be back to save the world in a few days. Trywalker is holiding it together with plasters and sellotape in the meantime...

9 August 2008 at 08:37

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