Under the counter

Metal guruNews of Martin Abbott's appointment to the top job at LME initially filled me with optimism. After all, he and I have a lot of things in common: years of experience in journalism, spells at various brokerages and something of an acerbic tone in print. With this in mind it occurred to me that more exchanges should be looking to the ranks of the press for senior appointments. As well as trying to get the ball rolling on...