Well done, son! ... / ... 'Who's Peter Reichel, boss?' Peter Reichel, Voice? Our Pete? You've never heard of him? 'Remind me.' Well, he was the chief investment officer at Berenberg Bank. But now he's a strategist on the multi-asset team at BlackRock. He's based in Frankfurt, too. A place where a lot of people will be based soon ... because of Brexit. 'I thought we weren't going to discuss Brexit no more.' We're not going to, man. 'Thank God!' Yes. But I'll just say that Theresa May is dashing over to see the EU guys today in a blind panic. 'Has she woken up at last then?' I hope so. I mean, it's about time, ain't it? We've got inflation going up, wages are stagnating, firms are moving, and conservative imbeciles want us to jump off a fucking cliff and make it all even worse. Let's have some sanity! Please!
[Calm down, Mikey.]
Okay, okay. Right. Our Pete, a guy we hardly know. 'Ha! I'm sure Bloomberg can tell us something about him, boss.' Are you being sarcastic, Voice? 'Just a bit.' Okay. Well, this is what Bloomberg says about our Pete -
This person is connected to 0 Board Member in 0 organization across 0 different industries.
Well, well ... what were you expecting, dear reader(s)? 'Ha! Boss, they've got it wrong.' Have they? 'Yes. This is what they should have said -'
This person is connected to 0 Board Members in 0 different organizations across 0 different industries.
Oh. 'They've missed the "s" on members and organizations.' Bloody hell! What on earth is going on at Bloomberg?! And they've missed a "different". 'They're getting sloppy, boss. I don't think they care any more.' Yes. It's a tragedy really, when you think about it.
[Try not to think about it, Mikey.]
By the way, Mr Reichel - 'Who?!' Our Pete. 'Yes, of course.' Yes, our Pete is reporting to Stephen Crocombe. I hope he's a nice guy and not one of these psychos we hear so much about. 'That would be a real shame.' It happens though. You can choose your job, man, but you can't choose who you report to. Some of them are real monsters, by all accounts.
[He'll be all right, Mikey.]
'Who's that in the square brackets, boss?' Me. 'Oh, talking to yourself again?' So? 'Nothing.' Shut up!
...
Right. Anything else? No. Laters.
[Calm down, Mikey.]
Okay, okay. Right. Our Pete, a guy we hardly know. 'Ha! I'm sure Bloomberg can tell us something about him, boss.' Are you being sarcastic, Voice? 'Just a bit.' Okay. Well, this is what Bloomberg says about our Pete -
This person is connected to 0 Board Member in 0 organization across 0 different industries.
Well, well ... what were you expecting, dear reader(s)? 'Ha! Boss, they've got it wrong.' Have they? 'Yes. This is what they should have said -'
This person is connected to 0 Board Members in 0 different organizations across 0 different industries.
Oh. 'They've missed the "s" on members and organizations.' Bloody hell! What on earth is going on at Bloomberg?! And they've missed a "different". 'They're getting sloppy, boss. I don't think they care any more.' Yes. It's a tragedy really, when you think about it.
[Try not to think about it, Mikey.]
By the way, Mr Reichel - 'Who?!' Our Pete. 'Yes, of course.' Yes, our Pete is reporting to Stephen Crocombe. I hope he's a nice guy and not one of these psychos we hear so much about. 'That would be a real shame.' It happens though. You can choose your job, man, but you can't choose who you report to. Some of them are real monsters, by all accounts.
[He'll be all right, Mikey.]
'Who's that in the square brackets, boss?' Me. 'Oh, talking to yourself again?' So? 'Nothing.' Shut up!
...
Right. Anything else? No. Laters.
