Reyna ♔ Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 A German bank that shed 300 British jobs at the height of the financial crisis has paid US singer Janet Jackson half a million pounds to entertain its wealthy clients for just 45 minutes. Deutsche Bank, the world’s largest foreign exchange dealer, took over a five-star golfing hotel in Hertfordshire for 48 hours last week, closing it off to the public. The banking giant spent close to £1.1million on accommodation, drinks and entertainment for 300 clients from the world of finance at The Grove golf and spa hotel at Chandler’s Cross, near Watford. The bank’s wealthy guests were provided with champagne, spa treatments and unlimited rounds of golf. Events reached a peak when the late Michael Jackson’s sister was chauffeured from the West End to perform for the audience of bankers and hedge fund managers. Miss Jackson, 45, performed hits such as Control, Rock With You and The Best Things In Life Are Free during her brief set – which cost Deutsche Bank a staggering £11,111 a minute. A stage and huge marquee were put up for the star’s performance, at a cost of £150,000. Guests were also treated to culinary creations by Michelin-starred TV chef Heston Blumenthal who was on hand to ‘meet and greet’ the financiers upon arrival on Wednesday evening. The celebrity chef’s duties – for an undisclosed fee – also included organising a team of chefs to make hundreds of gin and tonic cocktail meringues, which were cooked in front of guests in liquid nitrogen. Although Miss Jackson’s £500,000 performance was considered a coup for the bank, sources revealed she was not even its first choice. Organisers had initially contacted one of the world’s biggest bands, The Black Eyed Peas, asking them to perform instead. ‘They had offered even more money to The Black Eyed Peas to appear,’ a source revealed. ‘Unfortunately the group’s management said they refused to perform live for the bankers, even for that kind of money, and would only lip-sync to their hits. ‘Deutsche Bank wanted to have a live act though and went with Janet Jackson instead. The money being thrown around was incredible.’ Guests included Arianna Huffington, editor in chief of The Huffington Post, and Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. A source said: ‘The guests were absolutely delighted. It was the most exquisite experience at the highest end of corporate hospitality. ‘Heston shook hands and talked with many of the bankers for an hour or so whilst his team made bizarre cocktails for them all. It was quite a theatrical experience, with all the smoke coming up from the nitrogen cylinders. 'The bankers were flying in from all over the world and Heston made them a special mixture of his cocktail meringues. It was a very lavish affair.’ All 272 hotel rooms were booked up – with the cheapest costing around £300 a night. Hundreds more staff and guests were accommodated in two hotels nearby. Deutsche Bank employ 8,500 in the UK alone, with 100,000 employees worldwide. At the height of the economic downturn in 2008 it made 300 redundancies from its UK sales and trading division. George Mudie, Labour MP and deputy chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, said: ‘This displays incredible insensitivity. Because of the past actions of bankers, people are going through such hard times trying to keep their homes and families together.’ A Deutsche Bank spokesman said: ‘We hold events for clients from time to time and choose convenient venues which allow us to re-invest our spending in the local economy.’ source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013059/German-bank-sacked-300-Britons-pays-Janet-Jackson-11-000-minute.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aed05 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 A German bank that shed 300 British jobs at the height of the financial crisis has paid US singer Janet Jackson half a million pounds to entertain its wealthy clients for just 45 minutes. Deutsche Bank, the world’s largest foreign exchange dealer, took over a five-star golfing hotel in Hertfordshire for 48 hours last week, closing it off to the public. The banking giant spent close to £1.1million on accommodation, drinks and entertainment for 300 clients from the world of finance at The Grove golf and spa hotel at Chandler’s Cross, near Watford. The bank’s wealthy guests were provided with champagne, spa treatments and unlimited rounds of golf. Events reached a peak when the late Michael Jackson’s sister was chauffeured from the West End to perform for the audience of bankers and hedge fund managers. Miss Jackson, 45, performed hits such as Control, Rock With You and The Best Things In Life Are Free during her brief set – which cost Deutsche Bank a staggering £11,111 a minute. A stage and huge marquee were put up for the star’s performance, at a cost of £150,000. Guests were also treated to culinary creations by Michelin-starred TV chef Heston Blumenthal who was on hand to ‘meet and greet’ the financiers upon arrival on Wednesday evening. The celebrity chef’s duties – for an undisclosed fee – also included organising a team of chefs to make hundreds of gin and tonic cocktail meringues, which were cooked in front of guests in liquid nitrogen. Although Miss Jackson’s £500,000 performance was considered a coup for the bank, sources revealed she was not even its first choice. Organisers had initially contacted one of the world’s biggest bands, The Black Eyed Peas, asking them to perform instead. ‘They had offered even more money to The Black Eyed Peas to appear,’ a source revealed. ‘Unfortunately the group’s management said they refused to perform live for the bankers, even for that kind of money, and would only lip-sync to their hits. ‘Deutsche Bank wanted to have a live act though and went with Janet Jackson instead. The money being thrown around was incredible.’ Guests included Arianna Huffington, editor in chief of The Huffington Post, and Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. A source said: ‘The guests were absolutely delighted. It was the most exquisite experience at the highest end of corporate hospitality. ‘Heston shook hands and talked with many of the bankers for an hour or so whilst his team made bizarre cocktails for them all. It was quite a theatrical experience, with all the smoke coming up from the nitrogen cylinders. 'The bankers were flying in from all over the world and Heston made them a special mixture of his cocktail meringues. It was a very lavish affair.’ All 272 hotel rooms were booked up – with the cheapest costing around £300 a night. Hundreds more staff and guests were accommodated in two hotels nearby. Deutsche Bank employ 8,500 in the UK alone, with 100,000 employees worldwide. At the height of the economic downturn in 2008 it made 300 redundancies from its UK sales and trading division. George Mudie, Labour MP and deputy chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, said: ‘This displays incredible insensitivity. Because of the past actions of bankers, people are going through such hard times trying to keep their homes and families together.’ A Deutsche Bank spokesman said: ‘We hold events for clients from time to time and choose convenient venues which allow us to re-invest our spending in the local economy.’ source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013059/German-bank-sacked-300-Britons-pays-Janet-Jackson-11-000-minute.html?ito=feeds-newsxml ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Stack yo chips Damita Jo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedvelvet Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Stack yo chips Damita Jo. Why u need to quote the whole Damn article again? Ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 TV, can you wrap that article in a quote so ppl don't come along and quote it as if we don't know what they're responding to? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Why u need to quote the whole Damn article again? Ugh Because I can. And you will deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 And get them coins Jan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 TV, can you wrap that article in a quote so ppl don't come along and quote it as if we don't know what they're responding to? Thanks. Why bother. Its a lovely article and a nice read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Why bother. Its a lovely article and a nice read. Because a long post like that doesn't need to be quoted. We know what you're responding to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Because a long post like that doesn't need to be quoted. We know what you're responding to. Some of yall trip about the dumbest shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Some of yall trip about the dumbest shit. Some of ya'll do the dumbest shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 LMFAO!!!! fucked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Some of ya'll do the dumbest shit. Grow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 LMFAO AT THE REPLIES ALONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedvelvet Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 What are people's opinions on Janet doing this? Do u think it's clever or below her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimpy Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 She better make that $$$$, but this article makes me cringe... Wanted BEP as a first choice INSTEAD of Janet, but they insisted on lip-syncing and refused to do the show for MORE money...? Crazy bitches And I highly doubt on that small set that she did RWU (WTF?) and BTILAF...I'm tellin' you, these European journalists are something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Grow up. I will when you stop unnecessarily quoting long posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 gurl hustle you betta get dat shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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