Identity crisis

The chairman finds time, between drinks and a dip in the pool, to discuss the increase in identity theft

"Do you think it would be considered poor form by the folks back home if we were to go on about how much we're enjoying this little Portuguese conference?" asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment group SmallBlue Planet as we enjoyed a few pints of Juan 'n' Only by the swimming pool of the plush Vila Formica hotel in Faro. "I think it would be OK just as long as we emphasised how much work we're doing over here," I replied as we actually, er, emerged from an extensive panel debate on the future of fixed income for a swift shot of coffee before the first of the day's gruel...