Lunchtime Links: SocGen jobs look sort of safe

Q3 profits at SocGen fell 84% year on year on credit-related writedowns. However, the bank didn't lose a small fortune on equity derivative trades, and nor did its corporate and investment bank do at all badly: underlying revenues were actually up 21% excluding exceptional items. The safest staff are undoubtedly sitting in the fixed income, currencies and commodities business, where revenues more than doubled yoy. Risk professionals and private bankers look equally secure in their jobs: both areas are the subject of increased investment.

Barclays bulking up in Middle East: "We'll be opening an office in Abu Dhabi and another one in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia." (The Times)

Early one morning last week, a young man in his dressing gown was wandering around Chelsea Harbour, the exclusive enclave of penthouse apartments in south-west London, sobbing hysterically into his mobile phone. (Telegraph).

Coffey decides not to go it alone after all (Financial Times).

Prince Andrew's ex to earn 40m from Barclays deal

(Independent).

RBS still paying bonuses (Guardian).

How do you regulate the desire to get rich? (The Deal)

The Lehman diaspora (Financial News).

Lehman plans to pay $200 million to the 480 hired to unwind Lehman's $639 billion in liabilities. That's more than $415,000 per person working at the bankrupt firm

(Clusterstock).

"Employees who are personally funding their own holiday events are still free to do so"

(Dealbreaker).

Life after banking (The Times).

7 steps to avoid burnout (Mergersandinquisitions.com)

Join the police (FT).