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Is Merrill Lynch banker Simon Mackenzie Smith about to move on?
The man who led the floats of Debenhams and Sports Direct is said by some close to him to have itchy feet. Mackenzie Smith is best known for settling (and winning) an argument about a £200,000 bill with Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley over a game of spoof. Word is that he has been '"interviewing" and indeed, say spies, is "desperate to move on".
Merrill is such a mess, who can blame him? Developing...

Breaking news...

A big Lynching at Merrills is rumoured to be under way in London, following cuts earlier today in Asia. You heard it here first, or possibly second (if you've just been lunching in the Square Mile).

Update: And you heard it from The Times (23/01/09) third.