Buttonwood: The Shanghai open

摘要

IN HIS BOOK "The Death of Gentlemanly Capitalism", Philip Augar described a shift in the culture of London's financial industry during the 1980s and 1990s. The old City of public-school amateurism, late starts, early finishes and long, boozy lunches disappeared. In its place, a new City emerged under the sway of American investment banks. The morning meeting started two hours earlier. Lunch was a sandwich at your desk. And instead of port and cigars, try mineral water.