RFP: Diary of an institutional salesman, part 24

Since the announcement of our imminent hostile takeover by Swiss Heritage, things have been decidedly testy at Integrity Asset Management’s HK offices. I almost took a trip to Singapore just to escape the gloom, but then Cindy, our loveable Asian equity PM, made a trip here to get away from the same misery over there. Much to the increasingly demanding April’s chagrin, I took Cindy out for lunch. I hadn’t expected scintillating conversation – some people are best seen and not heard af…