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WhatsUp, boss: February’s diary

FN tours the lighter side of the City

WhatsUp, boss: February’s diary
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WhatsUp, boss?

“We have a firm policy against using WhatsApp for work.”

A banker responds to FN’s request for a chat rather brusquely. Few can blame them given regulators’ current focus on the topic. Reasons to lock down ‘off-channel’ communications are growing by the day, it seems.

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