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==Activities==
 
==Activities==
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Robertson worked for UK investment bank [[Kleinwort Benson]] for 34 years rising up the ranks to become chairman. In 1997 he left to join Goldman Sachs, where he ended up as president of the bank’s European arm. Departing in 2005, he founded [[Simon Robertson Associates]], a small financial advisory company in London.<ref name="Marsh">Peter Marsh [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8158b614-758c-11df-86c4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1GlReZjFw Knighthood: Simon Robertson], Financial Times, June 11 2010, accessed 16 March 2011.</ref>
 
Robertson worked for UK investment bank [[Kleinwort Benson]] for 34 years rising up the ranks to become chairman. In 1997 he left to join Goldman Sachs, where he ended up as president of the bank’s European arm. Departing in 2005, he founded [[Simon Robertson Associates]], a small financial advisory company in London.<ref name="Marsh">Peter Marsh [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8158b614-758c-11df-86c4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1GlReZjFw Knighthood: Simon Robertson], Financial Times, June 11 2010, accessed 16 March 2011.</ref>
  
 
===Donations to the Conservative Party===
 
===Donations to the Conservative Party===
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His knighthood in June 2010 came just one month after the Tories took office, and two months after he made them a donation.
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==Political donations==
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Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
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<tr>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th>
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<th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary (parties only)</th>
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<td align="center">15/12/2003</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">14/05/2004</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">04/04/2005</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">07/02/2006</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">28/04/2006</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00 </td>
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<td align="center">The Rt Hon [[George Osborne]] MP</td>
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<td align="center"></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">08/02/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">19/04/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">The Rt Hon [[George Osborne]] MP</td>
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<td align="center"></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">28/11/2007</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">10/03/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">The Rt Hon [[George Osborne]] MP</td>
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<td align="center"></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">01/08/2008</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">26/02/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">The Rt Hon [[George Osborne]] MP</td>
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<td align="center"></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">28/07/2009</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">14/01/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">09/04/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£5,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">East Hampshire</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">16/09/2010</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">16/02/2012</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£60,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">04/03/2013</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£50,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">13/05/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
 +
 +
<tr>
 +
<td align="center">13/08/2014</td>
 +
<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
 +
<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
 +
<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
 +
<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="center">21/11/2014</td>
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<td align="center">Simon Robertson</td>
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<td align="center">£25,000.00</td>
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<td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td>
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<td align="center">Central Party</td>
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</tr>
  
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Robertson has donated £397,500 to the [[Conservatives]] since 2002. His knighthood in June 2010 came just one month after the Tories took office, and two months after he made them a donation. <ref> Electoral Commission, [http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatoryissues/
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</table><ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 25 February 2015 </ref>
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regdpoliticalparties.cfm?ec={ts%20%272010-09-29%2011%3A18%3A07%27} Donations: Simon Robertson], accessed March 2011 </ref>
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==Education and early career==
 
==Education and early career==
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[[Category:Banking and Finance Industry|Robertson, Simon]]
 
[[Category:Banking and Finance Industry|Robertson, Simon]]
 
[[Category:Conservative Party Donors||Robertson, Simon]]
 
[[Category:Conservative Party Donors||Robertson, Simon]]
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[[Category:Old Etonians|Robertson, Simon]]

Revision as of 11:42, 25 February 2015

Sir Simon Robertson is a former Goldman Sachs Europe president and managing director of Goldman Sachs International who is regarded as one of the UK's best-connected and influential bankers. He was knighted in June 2010 and according to the Sunday Times Rich List is worth £130 million. [1]

Activities

Robertson worked for UK investment bank Kleinwort Benson for 34 years rising up the ranks to become chairman. In 1997 he left to join Goldman Sachs, where he ended up as president of the bank’s European arm. Departing in 2005, he founded Simon Robertson Associates, a small financial advisory company in London.[2]

Donations to the Conservative Party

His knighthood in June 2010 came just one month after the Tories took office, and two months after he made them a donation.

Political donations

Recorded by the Electoral Commission:

Date Name of donor Amount Donated to Subsidiary (parties only)
15/12/2003 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
14/05/2004 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
04/04/2005 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
07/02/2006 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
28/04/2006 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 The Rt Hon George Osborne MP
08/02/2007 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
19/04/2007 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 The Rt Hon George Osborne MP
28/11/2007 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
10/03/2008 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 The Rt Hon George Osborne MP
01/08/2008 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
26/02/2009 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 The Rt Hon George Osborne MP
28/07/2009 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
14/01/2010 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
09/04/2010 Simon Robertson £5,000.00 Conservative Party East Hampshire
16/09/2010 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
16/02/2012 Simon Robertson £60,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
04/03/2013 Simon Robertson £50,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
13/05/2014 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
13/08/2014 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party
21/11/2014 Simon Robertson £25,000.00 Conservative Party Central Party

[3]


Education and early career

Robertson was educated at Eton.[1]

He trained with Banque de Neuflize, Schlumberger, Mallet in Paris, Kredietbank in Brussels, Bankhaus Merck Finck in Munich and Munchmeyer & Co in Hamburg before joining Kleinwort, where he joined the corporate finance division in 1968.

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Affiliations

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Patrick Hosking, Business big shot: Simon Robertson The Times, 12 September 2007, accessed 16 March 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peter Marsh Knighthood: Simon Robertson, Financial Times, June 11 2010, accessed 16 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 25 February 2015
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