Exactly one year ago today, I landed in Vienna for SIBOS 2008.
My plane took off on Sunday 14th September from Heathrow at 14:40 and I landed at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT, 12:30 EST).
Waiting for my luggage, I switched on the mobile and was surprised, as it was a Sunday, to find four messages.
They all said the same thing: "what's going on with Lehman Brothers? Is Barclays going to buy them? What happens if they don't?"
By the following morning, it was official.
Lehman Brothers was dead.
Happy Anniversary and, for those who enjoy wallowing in memories, click onto the Guardian's interactive storyboard to relive the last year:
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Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...