To the sound of beating drums, the IFR annual awards dinner at London's Grosvenor House Hotel began. In shimmied scantily clad Brazilian dancers, with more flesh displayed than many office-bound bankers would know what to do with. And Punjabi dancers, tap dancers, breakdancers…

But the entertainment award goes to Goldman Sachs. Before Rory Bremner, UK political impressionist and compere for the awards ceremony, gave out the awards, a virtual tombstone was compiled.