Bankers would not be punters if they were forced to pay all losses
Telegraph.co.uk
02 Maggio 2008
About 10 years ago, I had lunch with some directors of C. Hoare & Co, the independent private bank, at its head office in Fleet Street. They were extremely courteous, but also rather odd: there was no sales pitch.
Bemused by my hosts' PR-lite table manners, I started firing questions. "The bank has been around since 1672, yet has only two branches - what are your plans for expansion?"
The most senior director present, I think it was Henry Hoare, replied: "We don't really have any. We believe … (L’articolo è disponibile previo sostegno)
