Think the G20 City protesters were just a bunch of hippie, environmentalist, anarchist Commies? Think again.

Also represented among the G20 crowd were a variety of financial interests. For instance, this man.

That’s one Damien McElvanana, who according to Wealth Bulletin, was a frontier markets equity analyst at a US bank. In addition to voicing his opinion on accounting rules, Mr McElvanna was also protesting against third-party ownership of credit default swaps, we’re told. According to his Twitter page and a New York Times article, he was laid off last week – so he had plenty of time to make his signboard.

Slightly more impressive, in terms of signage, is the image below of a pro-capitalism retaliatory march.

Ok, so it’s a Photoshop job, but we still think it’s funny. (HT SS)

Related links:
‘JUMP bankers!’ – FT Alphaville
Protest in the City, in pictures, part one – FT Alphaville
Protest in the City, in pictures, part two – FT Alphaville

This entry was posted by Tracy Alloway on Friday, April 3rd, 2009 at 14:19 and is filed under Capital markets, People. Tagged with g20. Edit this entry.