We've always been good at distribution and research. We got a good corporate finance team in place, focused on specific sectors where we thought we could be good - resources, service, technology and small to mid capitalisations, and property. We have lifted the investment banking group's profits up by a factor of about four, way above the market average. In a sense our working relationship is a mystery to me. There was that immediate affinity and rapport, and it has been reinforced by loyalty and trust and the ease with which we communicate.
Some people feel threatened by somebody younger moving through an organisation.
He's quite the contrary. He's almost happier in the company of younger people - he enjoys the dynamism and excitement of it. Peter Mason I'm a great believer in intuition. Intuition will get you rapidly to a conclusion but you will still do the homework to make sure the conclusion is right. When I met Gordon my intuition was clearly favourable.