Geraint Anderson

Geraint Anderson

Contributor

Geraint Anderson is the former banker who lifted the lid on life in the Square Mile with his bestselling memoir Cityboy. His latest book, How to Con Friends and Manipulate People, is a wickedly funny 'success manual' written in the voice of a psychopath and inspired by the ruthlessly competitive world he encountered on the trading floor. Order now.

Geraint Anderson's articles

The Wolf of Wall Street

How to con friends and manipulate people

Nearly 20 years ago, Geraint Anderson, aka ‘Cityboy’, published a bestselling account of the madness of the Square Mile. Now he’s back explaining how to con your way to the top

Published: Monday 6th July 2026
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England must get nasty to win the World Cup

As England gear up for another World Cup, Cityboy Geraint Anderson argues that the national side doesn’t need more flair, tactics or togetherness – it needs a colder, nastier, more psychopathic will to win

Published: Monday 8th June 2026

Cityboy’s guide to making a film

Have you ever fancied swapping the City streets for the red carpet? Geraint Anderson has made the full transition from Cityboy to Creative – here, he shares his tips on how to make a movie

Published: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Ask Professor Cityboy, take seven

Cityboy - aka Geraint Anderson - dishes out more useful advice, this month tackling derivatives and why journalists can be "useful idiots"

Published: Wednesday 16th March 2016
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Ask Professor Cityboy, take six

This month our agony uncle Geraint Anderson – aka Cityboy – talks City wide boys, shares, and dear old uncle Monty…

Published: Wednesday 10th February 2016
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Ask Professor Cityboy, take four

For the fourth instalment of his agony uncle column, Geraint Anderson – aka Cityboy – dishes out advice to our readers. The conclusion? BEHAVE!

Published: Tuesday 8th December 2015
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Ask Professor Cityboy, take three

In the third instalment of his no-holds-barred agony uncle column, Geraint Anderson – aka Professor Cityboy – answers yet more questions from our inquisitive readers…

Published: Friday 13th November 2015
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Ask Professor Cityboy, take two

Geraint Anderson - aka Cityboy, answers your burning questions about banking in the City in the second installment of our monthly column

Published: Friday 2nd October 2015
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Ask Professor Cityboy

In the first if his new column, Cityboy – aka Geraint Anderson – answers everything you wanted to know about banking but were too afraid to ask…

Published: Wednesday 26th August 2015
The Good, the Bad and The Ugly in the City

From Mark Carney to Paul Flowers: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the City

Geraint Anderson, aka Cityboy, rounds up the Square Mile’s spectrum of personalities from the past 10 years. It ain’t too pretty...

Published: Friday 10th April 2015