affairs

  • 24 May 2011 at 1:55 PM

When Having Affairs, Female Bankers Less Paranoid Than Males About Spouses Catching On

By Bess Levin

According to a new study, the results of which are somewhat suspect, among the seventy-two percent of bankers who’ve supposedly had an affair, 63 percent of the males “said that they were convinced their wives knew about their affairs,” versus 3% of female bankers who said the same of their husbands. Here are a few other details respondents got off their chests: Continue reading »

  • 25 Jun 2010 at 9:29 AM

Deutsche Bank Co-Head Of Equities Takes Leave Of Absence After Engaging In Conduct Generally Frowned Upon

By Bess Levin

To be sure, Robert Karofsky did not have sexual intercourse with the cleaning lady on his desk at 60 Wall Street (…that we know of), but you’re getting warmer. In this case, the firm’s co-head of equities, known for his “magnetic personality,” allegedly used his pole to attract a senior trader, subordinate and close friend’s wife, which apparently no one told him when he first started at DB is something that’s not done. Maybe in other offices– Morgan Stanely, where he previously worked– but not DB. Continue reading »