Lunchtime Links: Lose your job for drunkness in London, get a new one in Switzerland

Remember Steve Perkins, the Essex-based trader who built up a position of more than $500m (€410m) in oil futures during an alcoholic blackout between 1am and 3am, before being banned by the FSA and fined 72k. He's got a new job.

According to the Telegraph, Perkins has found re-employment with a Swiss commodity broker, Starsupply Renewables.

Both Perkins and Starsupply are reportedly refusing to comment. In Perkins' favour, he has at least had plenty of time to regret his drunken actions: the FSA register shows he left his previous position in December last year.

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Morgan Stanley may hire 500 private bankers (in the US). (NY Mag)

Asia's private bank boom really isn't what it was in 2007. (Bloomberg)

Nomura is now losing equity researchers. (Financial News)

Brussels has backed down on bonus caps. (Telegraph)

Factbox on US financial reform. (Reuters)

Jean-Pierre Mustier has been fined for insider trading. (Financial Times)

BarCap's hired some more M&A bankers. (WSJ)

Gary Cohn is pressing the flesh in Europe. (NYTimes)

Gordon Brown is writing a history of the banking crisis. (Guardian)

Some French civl servants work 5 hours a week for 30k. (The Times)