Stockbroker wore a designer suit, ordered a glass of champagne – and jumped

[babylonsister]

Stockbroker wore a designer suit, ordered a glass of champagne – and jumped

Oxford graduate in fear for his job chose to take his life days before 25th birthday

By Chris Green

Thursday, 9 July 2009


A promising young stockbroker worried about losing his job in the City jumped to his death from a rooftop restaurant wearing his best suit and holding a glass of champagne.

Oxford graduate Anjool Malde walked into the eighth-floor Coq d'Argent in the City of London at lunchtime on Sunday, just two days before his 25th birthday, clad in a Hugo Boss suit. He then ordered a glass of champagne and made his way on to the roof terrace, before jumping to his death.

The stockbroker had a burgeoning career at Deutsche Bank and was also a successful entrepreneur, co-founding an events company called AlphaParties, which organises social gatherings for young professionals, students and interns in London.

Last night, the stockbroker's parents, Naina and Bharat, issued a joint statement which read: "We are absolutely devastated. Equally we are so touched by the warm words from his many, many friends that alluded both to his tremendous talent and positive, lively spirit. He was an inspiration to so many. He meant everything to us.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stockbroker-wore-a-designer-suit-ordered-a-glass-of-champagne-ndash-and-jumped-1738048.html

[XNASA]

1. Oh can't you see me standing here....

I've got my back against the record machine,

I aint the worst that you've seen.

Oh can't you see what I mean?

[Javaman]

35. Either killed on the battle field

or destroyed by the sins of man

the loss of a life so short lived

is still a tragedy.

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[scheming daemons]

3. British stockbrokers are taking the honorable route..... American ones... not so much

[WI_DEM]

5. You don't think any American stock holders have committed suicide?

I doubt that. The only reason we are hearing about this guy is the kind of flamboyant way he went out.

[WI_DEM]

4. I'm sorry it's hard to feel too sympathetic if that is the reason (may be more we don't know)

What a waste to be 25 and feel just because your high profile job might be lost that all is lost. Many people have had financial set backs and deal with it. Look at that 93 year old man who lost his savings with Madoff and had to begin again with a job in a market.

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. The more things change, they more they are the same.

They say that richard cory owns one half of this whole town,
With political connections to spread his wealth
around.
Born into society, a bankers only child,
He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style.

But I work in his factory
And I curse the life Im living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard cory.

The papers print his picture almost everywhere he goes:
Richard cory at the opera, richard cory at a show.
And the rumor of his parties and the orgies on his yacht!
Oh, he surely must be happy with everything hes got.

But I work in his factory
And I curse the life Im living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard cory.

He freely gave to charity, he had the common touch,
And they were grateful for his patronage and thanked him very much,
So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:
Richard cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head.

But I work in his factory
And I curse the life Im living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be,
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard cory.

[dixiegrrrrl]

46. Well done.

[Horse with no Name]

7. I have a hard time garnering much sorrow over the loss of one of the architects

of the financial destruction of the world. However, my sympathies to his family.

[NeedleCast]

10. LOL, Dude was 25

From a architectural point of view, he hasn't done more than screw in a light bulb. I doubt this guy would have been the next Bernie.

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[varelse]

49. " From a architectural point of view, he hasn't done more than screw in a light bulb"

yes, but apparently he deserved to die for that light bulb. :(

[REP]

72. Yay, Suicide!! Cheering suicide is Super Progressive!!

[crim son]

8. Nice. The compassion evident thus far in this thread.

:sarcasm:

[crikkett]

22. No kidding!

What if he was pushed?

[jesus_of_suburbia]

34. It disgusts me.. the guy took his own life.. he didn't kill others.

What is sad is how much he valued money.


I don't understand those who don't feel compassion.

[YOY]

9. Ah the "AlphaParties"

Oh you're all so very "Alpha"...this MBA wouldn't follow these Alpha lemming and their corporate-know-nothing-bs talk anywhere...I guess Anjool did.

[get the red out]

11. So sad

I look at a 25 year old as a kid. He thought the only thing that would ever be important in his life was his big job. Our society is so shallow that it leaves people hopeless.

[Flying Dream Blues]

18. And, apparently from this thread, bitter and hateful, too. nt

[get the red out]

27. +1

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. and another +1

[GCP]

61. Indeed - it's incredible the nastiness around here

[malaise]

12. This happens when the accumulation of wealth is viewed

as the centerpiece of life.
Had he volunteered to teach some poor youth in Britain or India, his life may have had some purpose.

[havocmom]

26. Thank you for a sane, humane, constructive analysis of this one

Tragic that one so young, with so little perspective, thought the be all/end all was money. Sad he did not take a side trip or two down a path less traveled, give himself time to find out how other pursuits felt to his being. He may well have had the chance to get a view of the power of intrinsic value if he had just tried something besides chasing money every now and then.

[RandomThoughts]

13. Condolences and comfort to his family and friends. Also why is this part in the article.

A spokesman for Deutsche Bank said Mr Malde had been helping the company with "an inquiry into an IT matter" and was sent home from work early on Friday afternoon, but had not been suspended and had been expected to return to work this week.

He refused to go into details about the nature of the inquiry, adding: "We are deeply saddened by our colleague's death, and our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time."


Why would they mention that? Why would they mention that he was working on a specific thing, then refuse to comment on it? If they did not want to comment why say he was working on an IT matter?

And suicide is always wrong, never give into despair, their is always a way to make it through.

Thoughts on meaning of IT.
Information technologies
Bad character, and name of a Steven King Novel, spoken of as the dead lights.

Note that in that novel people could not remember, the IT dressed as a clown, lived in the sewers, was a spider, and was beat by riding the bike called silver streak, and pebbles in a slingshot made of silver, silver being a meaning for redemption.

There are also other things about IT, the real monster was a spider that lives off the people it captures.

It was beat by the group that reassembled to fight the battle they had seen before.

However its hard to know which side Steven King writes from. His books cover so many different doctrines, many that are proven false, and only lead to despair.


The question I have, is which lights are the dead lights, and which lights are the living lights. Since their are many lights, and many things that want to be thought of as lights. I believe those things of love and kindness are the lights of good, for they never live off of other people, nor wish harm to any. Which is why I think everyone has to run things by their heart and decide for themselves.

[RandomThoughts]

29. A thought on who is alive.

Nickleback.

If everyone cared.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEUE-wMQBv8

[Berry Cool]

43. The bank is lying. Covering their asses.

He was sent home from work early because they fired him. They won't say so, though, because they had given him time to resign instead of being fired. And at the time he stepped off the roof, he had not yet given them his final decision...which, as we see, was ultimately to choose the third option, his only alternative to either voluntarily resigning or being fired.

It's standard HR bullshit, made even more necessary now that he's killed himself.

Of course, we'll never really know, but I would wager my life on it.

[InkAddict]

60. The German Connec tion?

Federal authorities contend the computer codes and related-trading files that Aleynikov uploaded to a German-based website...Deutsche Bank contact?

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[Liberal_in_LA]

16. He hadn't lost his job yet, just feared losing it? Must be more to the story

[JVS]

59. He was sent home from work on Friday. His workplace was investigating something.

He was in the process of getting caught.

[LeftishBrit]

69. Or perhaps in process of being scapegoated or trodden on by his workplace?

I'm generally much more suspicious of the top management of banks and big businesses, than of their young employees.

Or it might have been an ordinary threatened redundancy.

Or he might have been suffering from depression, not really related to his job.

We don't know.

We just know that a young man is dead.

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[gratuitous]

19. I thought immediately of "The Front"

One of the great suicide scenes in film, as Zero Mostel, playing Hecky Brown, comes to the end of his rope and decides to end it all.

[Paladin]

76. I Thought Of "The Hudsucker Proxy"......

....where the corporate bigwig has a Cuban cigar with him right before he goes out the window. Paul Newman's comment afterward, in so many words: "One hell of a waste of a good Montecristo."

[OwnedByFerrets]

20. I feel for his family....him, not so much. Are stockbrokers anything more

than leaches on the underbelly of society? What higher purpose do they serve? Its a republican lie that the stock market helps average americans. 401Ks were a brainchild of the reagan era to sap billions of dollars from middle class america to further enrich the wealthy.

[miyazaki]

25. wow.

[crikkett]

21. Not the best way to skip out on your tab. n/t

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[Sukie]

24. Comment from his parents:

"Last night, the stockbroker's parents, Naina and Bharat, issued a joint statement which read: "We are absolutely devastated. Equally we are so touched by the warm words from his many, many friends that alluded both to his tremendous talent and positive, lively spirit. He was an inspiration to so many. He meant everything to us."

Warm words seem glaringly lacking here. 25 years old is still so very young, and any life lost is a tragedy, but of course many people here assume he is guilty of being a bad guy just because he was a stock broker. Must be warm and cozy in that higher than thou seat that you guys seem to have.

[OwnedByFerrets]

31. What higher purpose do stockbrokers serve?

And NO, any lost life is NOT a tragedy. Millions would still be alive if B*sh had not lived to be appointed pResident.

[JVS]

63. Shhhhh, don't talk ill of your social betters. Even when they stupidly kill themselves

[JerseygirlCT]

28. That's so sad

To be so tied to his career... nothing like that is worth taking your life.

[Kieser]

32. I knew Anjool

I knew Anjool at university, and came across this thread while searching online for news of his death. I cannot tell you how angry and sick it made me feel to read the comments of some of you; shame on you for using the death of a young man, a man you never knew, as an opportunity to make vile remarks about someone whose only crime was to be a member of an unpopular profession.

Anjool was a thoroughly decent guy, not at all the "stereotypical banker". He was reserved and charming, and did an enormous amount of mentoring work for young people looking to go to Oxford and into finance; see the many tributes on Facebook and The Student Room if you don't believe me. He'd achieved so much already in life, through hard work and determination. Reports say he'd complained of stress at work earlier in the year, and it's clear he must have been in a very dark place when he decided to end his life. He wasn't running a central bank, or stealing people's pensions. He was just a young guy under a lot - too much - pressure. As a beneficiary of his kindness in the past, I was very sad to hear of his death. I can only imagine what his parents (he was an only child) and close friends are going through.

You can see a video he posted of himself singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKWqp0kBFZY. I hope those of you who chose to celebrate the news of his death, or use it as an opportunity to make disgusting remarks, watch it. And I hope to God his parents never see the foul comments on this thread.

[enigmatic]

36. I'm sorry about your friend

That was a beautiful version, and I hope both you, his friends, and his family can find some peace. If you need to talk to anybody, you can PM me. :hug:

[jesus_of_suburbia]

37. Those making tacky comments are not the majority on the board. Thank you for posting.

I love the song "Hallelujah".


Maybe those who showed no compassion need to ask themselves if they are in the correct political party.

[Withywindle]

39. I'm sorry for your loss, and I'm sorry you had to see this thread.

Economic stress brings out the worst in a lot of us. Including the tendency to see others as mere symbols, not as human beings.

It's not right.

[babylonsister]

40. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, Kieser, and thank you for

putting his death into perspective. You're right, no one here knew him and they have no business dancing on his grave.

[lumberjack_jeff]

41. Thank you for giving us the rest of the story Kieser.

Please accept my condolences.

[Gwendolyn]

42. You're a good friend to post this tribute.

Sorry for your loss, and the shame of it that your friend felt so much hopelessness that he couldn't find his way past that. It must have been overwhelming.

He was a very nice-looking young man too. Very beautiful eyes.

[Berry Cool]

44. I am sorry also, and I feel the same.

It can be so easy to pass judgment on people based on the place they worked for or the job title they had...without taking the time to consider how long they'd been there, whether they were a decision maker who ruined the lives of others or just another person in a precarious position worried about how long he himself might last, and maybe even considering getting out of there and doing something else, but possibly being afraid to try or fearful he would appear a failure.

Thanks for telling us about the Anjool you knew, and sharing his "Hallelujah" with us, and turning him from a cardboard safe-to-hate object back into a person. :hug:

[undeterred]

45. I am sorry for your loss.

Thanks for telling us about him.

[renate]

48. thank you for telling us about him, and I am so sorry...

... for your loss, and for the unbelievably crass and unfeeling comments that some people have left on this thread. I was feeling sick to my stomach already just from reading them, and then when I came across your comment I was even more embarrassed to be associated in any way with people who would celebrate the death of a human being without knowing one single thing about him besides his job (as if his being in finance automatically meant anything, anyway).

He was obviously in so much pain, and I just can't believe that people would be anything but sad to read about his death.

Please believe me when I say that the vast majority of people here are compassionate and kind and sympathize with you and Anjool's friends and family. But I don't want this to be all about correcting your impression of DU... I mainly want to offer my sincere condolences. It breaks my heart to think of what he had been going through, and what the people who love him are now enduring. How his parents must be suffering... it's impossible to even imagine.

Thank you for the link to "Hallelujah" and for telling us about your friend.

[LeftishBrit]

53. I am very sorry to hear of your loss.

And thank you for telling us more about him.

Very best thoughts to his family, and to all who knew him.

[Starry Messenger]

54. Thank you for posting about your friend.

I was shocked by this thread as well.

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[WillowTree]

68. You really get off on being cruel, don't you?

[slackmaster]

58. Best reply EVER!

Thanks, Kieser, and please accept my condolences for the tragic loss of your friend.

[GCP]

62. I'm sorry for what you saw here

I'm a long time member of DU and I'm appalled at the hatred and just sheer nastiness on display.
I am very sorry for your loss and for his family.

[hileeopnyn8d]

67. I'm sorry for your loss

and I'm sorry for what you read here.

[cwydro]

73. Welcome to DU.

I'm sorry you're seeing some of the worst of it here in this thread

Unfortunately,we have our share of mean-spirited people here.

[Strong Atheist]

75. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[anonymous171]

33. I am not going to cheer the death of a fellow human being.

That being said, I don't feel very sad about this either.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

38. how compassionate you are for not cheering the death!

[dixiegrrrrl]

47. The pain of their only son's loss will be with the parents every day. Forever.

Good, bad, or indifferent, the profession of their son when he took his life,
the greatest harm has come to his parents.

Thinking of my 2 sons, I cannot imagine wanting to wake up the day after something like this.

[JI7]

50. i think this may have to do with cultural pressures , from the names he was probably indian

many Indian parents put a lot of pressure on kids to succeed. small "failures" like this guy losing a job even though he is still young and could easily get something else might be seen as something to be ashamed of.

i'm glad i never fell into that type of thinking.

[hileeopnyn8d]

65. I agree with you to a degree

but I don't know if it's always parental pressure, or simply just a cultural norm.

As soon as I started reading, I wondered if he was Indian, I see that he was. The first time I encountered this, I was 19/20 years old and in the Air Force. One of our pilots (who was Indian) committed suicide, over what everyone deemed a very minor mistake, that in the end turned out wasn't his mistake at all. Sadly, that info came too late.

[Fuzz]

51. Probably distraught over MJ's death.

;)

[JI7]

52. look at this

doesn't mean that's the reason. but it might have made him feel even more depressed.

<Barry Bagirathan, 26, worked alongside Mr Malde at Deutsche Bank and said Mr Malde was extremely upset after the death of Michael Jackson, who he had idolised.>

http://www.smh.com.au/world/young-stockbrokers-death-fall-stuns-family-and-friends-20090709-de34.html

[JVS]

57. lol.

Another strange twist to the story.

[Coventina]

55. This has to be the single most embarrassing thread on DU, EVER!

And I've seen plenty.

Some are just silly, but this one is shameful and sickening.

(note: this is not a criticism of babylonsister for posting it, but in reference to the many horrible, unfeeling, and downright sinister replies)

:puke:

[rucky]

64. Sorry for the parents, but this just confirms some messed-up priorities

in the corporate world. When money becomes more important than life itself (your own or others' well-being), it's time to reassess things - not jump off a building.

[GaYellowDawg]

66. This is a sickening thread.

I think it may be the worst thing I've seen on DU. If I had my way, this thread would be eliminated and the people cheering this guy's death would be tombstoned. I think some of you need to get off the board and seek some professional help.

[GCP]

70. I heartily agree - I've asked for it to be locked

Nothing so far.

[GCP]

71. Some of the replies on here are worthy of FR in their nastiness

[conspirator]

74. Sad. He was just a pawn. cheney and maddof should be the ones jumping, maybe with a little help nt