Blue Blood is a first-hand account by former Chief Executive Robert Pickering of how Cazenove & Co., the most prestigious stockbroking firm in the City of London, evolved from a private partnership into a modern investment bank. Pickering describes how it felt to manage an investment bank through a period of tumultuous change as he sought to define the firm¿s future in an industry which was becoming increasingly dominated by huge international banks.

Robert Pickering joined Cazenove in 1985 and served as its Chief Executive from 2001 until 2008, playing a key role in the firm¿s development from a private stockbroking partnership into a leading investment bank and wealth manager. Since leaving Cazenove, he has acted as a consultant and board member. Blue Blood is his first book.