7 SEPTEMBER 1985, page 20

Treasury's Banker

TO have carried his bag for the formidable Kenneth Keith (Lord Keith, nowadays) is as hard a schooling as a merchant banker could have. It should stand John MacGre- gor in good......

City. And Suburban

The Savoy board: glittering prizes and sharp knives CHRISTOPHER FILDES W ar to the knife and fork flares up next week. On Tuesday the Savoy group will bring out sparkling......

Sorry To Say

I COLLECT phrases which mean their opposite, such as 'it gives me no pleasure to say this', or 'it hurts me more than it hurts you', and this week spotted a City favourite. Poor......

Ritual Victim

HYPOCRISY makes the City go round, but I am sorry to see it find a victim in Michael Hawkes, chairman of Kleinwort Benson. He has evidently done penance at the Bank of England......