For Sydney’s bankers, it just ain’t Christmas without Justin Hemmes.
His Merivale Group has been in the papers over claims of sexual harassment, exploitation and drug use at its high-profile Sydney venues. Hemmes says he’s “devastated” by the allegations. Not that any of this unpleasantness seems to have affected Merivale’s lucrative corporate bookings. It wouldn’t, because Sydney’s finance elite have nowhere else to go.
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Myriam Robin is Rear Window editor based in the Melbourne newsroom. A Rear Window columnist since 2017, she previously reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
