At 29°C and cloudless on the edge of the Ivy pool, it's little wonder that Justin Hemmes' Italian eatery Uccello was heaving on Thursday during the lunch sitting. Right out in the sun with the best view was Goldman Sachs' institutional broking boss Steve Maartensz toasting the season with Colonial mid-cap chief Jacqui Fernley and her team.
At the next table was Southern Cross Austereo chief executive Grant Blackley and his management team having a (relatively) subdued Christmas hit-out – though we can't account for the decibel level after we scuttled back to the desk.
On Maartensz's south flank was Citi banker Aidan Allen (of recent Boral fame), right by Perpetual's former equities chief, now John Sevior's Airlie sidekick, Matt Williams. As you were, troops.
