Is this view of the London skyline enough to entice hedge funds to the City? And will it attract the highest rents in the Square Mile? Veteran property mogul Gerald Ronson certainly hopes so as the photograph, taken yesterday with a BlackBerry, is from his much hyped Heron Tower.

The 46-storey tower, which is aiming to lure hedge funds from their Mayfair home and which will house a 1.2 metre shark in the front lobby http://bit.ly/a0Yvss, is now inching towards completion.