Geraint Anderson
Encyclopedia
Geraint Anderson is a former City of London
utilities sector analyst, and newspaper columnist, best known for his City Boy column in thelondonpaper
.
politician Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
and his missionary wife Dorothy, herself the daughter of Bolivia
n missionaries, he was raised at his parents' London
home in Notting Hill
. Anderson was educated at Fox School in Notting Hill
and Latymer Upper School
in Hammersmith
. Taking a gap year
in Asia
, Anderson says he lived the hippy life and smoked dope
. He then undertook a degree in history at Queens' College
, University of Cambridge
, and then an MA
in revolutions at Sussex University, before heading back to Goa
to plan a trading based lifestyle in trinket
s.
investment bank ABN Amro
arranged an interview in 1996. Anderson was resultantly employed as a utilities analyst, composing models of publicly listed companies. Within five years, his salary had jumped from £24,000 to £120,000; his first three years of bonuses: £14,000; £55,000 and £140,000. In 1997 he moved to Société Générale
, and in 1999 to Commerzbank
.
In 2000 Anderson joined Dresdner Kleinwort
. Named top stock-picker two years running, appointed joint team leader of the utilities research team, the team becomes number two in the utilities sector and Anderson is personally judged the fourth highest-ranked analyst (out of around 100).
, which became a popular piece with some readers of the newly launched free newspaper.
On 18 June 2008, it was revealed that Anderson was the columnist City Boy of thelondonpaper. The following week he published his first book: Cityboy: Beer And Loathing In The Square Mile.
A second book Cityboy: 50 Ways to Survive the Crunch was published in November 2008. In 2010 Anderson revealed that he is working on a third book. It will be about a man who writes an anonymous column for a London-based newspaper, breaks into his boss’s computer and discovers a major crime.
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/meltdown/2011/09/2011917141938887360.html
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
utilities sector analyst, and newspaper columnist, best known for his City Boy column in thelondonpaper
Thelondonpaper
The London Paper was a free daily newspaper, published by NI Free Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International...
.
Early life
The third son of LabourLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea
Donald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea, PC, DL , is a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament for Swansea East from 1966 to 1970 and from 1974 to 2005....
and his missionary wife Dorothy, herself the daughter of Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n missionaries, he was raised at his parents' London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
home in Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
. Anderson was educated at Fox School in Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
and Latymer Upper School
Latymer Upper School
Latymer Upper School, founded by Edward Latymer in 1624, is a selective independent school in Hammersmith, West London, England, lying between King Street and the Thames. It is a day school for 1,130 pupils – boys and girls aged 11–18; there is also the Latymer Preparatory School for boys and girls...
in Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
. Taking a gap year
Gap year
An expression or phrase that is associated with taking time out to travel in between life stages. It is also known as sabbatical, time off and time out that refers to a period of time in which students disengage from curricular education and undertake non curricular activities, such as travel or...
in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Anderson says he lived the hippy life and smoked dope
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...
. He then undertook a degree in history at Queens' College
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and then an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in revolutions at Sussex University, before heading back to Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
to plan a trading based lifestyle in trinket
Trinket
A trinket is a small showy ornament or something that is a mere trifle. Trinket may also refer to:* Trinket Island, an island of the Nicobar Islands**Trinket , a village on the island...
s.
Banking
However, his parents were not pleased, and so his older brother Hugh who worked as fund manager with DutchNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
investment bank ABN Amro
ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis...
arranged an interview in 1996. Anderson was resultantly employed as a utilities analyst, composing models of publicly listed companies. Within five years, his salary had jumped from £24,000 to £120,000; his first three years of bonuses: £14,000; £55,000 and £140,000. In 1997 he moved to Société Générale
Société Générale
Société Générale S.A. is a large European Bank and a major Financial Services company that has a substantial global presence. Its registered office is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, while its head office is in the Tours Société Générale in the business district of La...
, and in 1999 to Commerzbank
Commerzbank
Commerzbank AG is the second-largest bank in Germany, after Deutsche Bank, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main.-Activities:Commerzbank is mainly active in commercial bank, retail banking and mortgaging. It suffered reversals in investment banking in early 2000s and scaled back its Securities unit...
.
In 2000 Anderson joined Dresdner Kleinwort
Dresdner Kleinwort
Dresdner Kleinwort was a British-based investment bank: it disappeared as a brand from the world of investment banking in September 2009, when its remaining businesses adopted the Commerzbank branding.-History:...
. Named top stock-picker two years running, appointed joint team leader of the utilities research team, the team becomes number two in the utilities sector and Anderson is personally judged the fourth highest-ranked analyst (out of around 100).
City Boy
Anderson started writing his City Boy column in the third quarter of 2006 for thelondonpaperThelondonpaper
The London Paper was a free daily newspaper, published by NI Free Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International...
, which became a popular piece with some readers of the newly launched free newspaper.
On 18 June 2008, it was revealed that Anderson was the columnist City Boy of thelondonpaper. The following week he published his first book: Cityboy: Beer And Loathing In The Square Mile.
A second book Cityboy: 50 Ways to Survive the Crunch was published in November 2008. In 2010 Anderson revealed that he is working on a third book. It will be about a man who writes an anonymous column for a London-based newspaper, breaks into his boss’s computer and discovers a major crime.
Works by Anderson
- Geraint Anderson: Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile, Headline Book Publishing, 2008, ISBN 0755346165
- Geraint Anderson: "Fifty Ways to Survive the Crunch", Headline Book Publishing, 2008, ISBN 075531946
External links
- City Boy website
- Daily Mail article
- Eyebrow magazine interview
- Interview with Radio France Internationale in English
- Here is the City News article
- Sky News article
- Times article on Bonuses & Geraint Anderson
- Documentary on Geraint Anderson nominated for an Emmy
- Article in The Sun on bonuses and Geraint Anderson
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/meltdown/2011/09/2011917141938887360.html