Cityboy – The Life Of Investment Banker Geraint Anderson

Geraint Anderson was the star analyst for a London investment bank and earned millions of pounds. Now, he is the first banker to break the financial world’s code of silence. This documentary tells a breathtaking story of a banker and the business ethics in the City of London, one of the biggest financial centres of the world. Within a very short time, Geraint works his way up and becomes a leading expert in the energy industry. After twelve exciting years in the City, Geraint burns out and faces a serious personal crisis. From that time onwards his life changes. He starts to write down his banking experiences and gets published in a London newspaper – anonymously. Very soon the confessions of the “Cityboy” gain cult status. Anderson honestly describes the tricks in the business and the often overstrained young bankers. Not revealing real names, he wants to describe the moral standards of a business that is sliding towards catastrophe. Eventually, in early 2008, he gets a last huge bonus payment and then quits. In the following summer, Geraint reveals his identity and causes a commotion. Many former colleagues evade him, fearing for their jobs. But with the outbreak of the financial crisis, Geraint Anderson suddenly appears as a courageous, visionary man.

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