Alan Alanson

Alan Alanson is a satirical business writer and humorist, whose articles cover banking, business practices and the comedy of corporate life. His articles are published weekly in the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong based newspaper. The author is also a senior executive at a major international bank.

Recent Articles include ''"I had a bad day at the airport, so shoot me"'' a comedic analysis of airport security procedures, ''"Unacceptable risk in a game that can't be won"'', a discussion of the interaction between front office and the risk departments at major banks, and ''"When telling the truth will surely cost you the job"'' a satirical comment on the hypocrisy of job interviews. Over the course of the last twelve months in the South China Morning Post, Alanson has written on topics from equity markets to dining etiquette to business politics. In the otherwise dry world of banking, Alanson stands out as a keen and humorous observer of the foibles of the modern commercial world of banks, business and blackberries.

Alan Alanson is a senior investment banker in the Hong Kong office of an international bank. His writing draws on the experiences, colleagues and confusion of his day-to-day activities as a banker. While Alanson regularly comments on the banking industry, his work generally covers the wider issues faced by every businessman every day.

Alan Alanson's work appears weekly in the print and on-line versions of the South China Morning Post.