City bankers charmed at the Square Mile 'scummer' party It read: Despite the dismal financial outlook, Square Mile magazine held their annual Summer Party on Friday July 13 for 1,000 City bankers. For over seven years Square Mile magazine has been the voice of the City; a luxury lifestyle magazine for finance professionals and an essential read for those working in and around the Square Mile. Friday 13 saw over 1,000 finance professionals from banks such as UBS, Barclays and Citigroup descend on McQueen bar & club in the heart of Shoreditch for the annual Square Mile Summer Party. Guests were entertained by the all-girl dance troupe, Girls Roc, fire-breathing strippers, snake dancers and sword swallowers. The army of suited bankers were treated to free drinks laid on my Square Mile including bottles of Iceberg Vodka and Louis Roederer champagne. A retreat was offered in the form of a chill out room sponsored by Small Luxury Hotels of the world with Ibiza Angels massage girls offering their service to tired bankers. 'We're known for throwing the most lavish parties for the banking industry' says Head of PR for Square Mile magazine 'and this year was no exception'. The special guest of the evening was none other than ex-Goldman Sachs trader and star of the BBC's "Million Dollar Trader's," Anton Kreil. Anton, the star of the new issue of Square Mile magazine is set to become the first person in history to make a financial markets transaction from space, when he hops aboard the XCOR Lynx MKII shuttle with the Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) in 2014. Arriving in a blacked out Mercedes with a team of astronauts in tow, Anton dressed in his flight suit and mirrored sunglasses was surrounded by photographers and adoring women before being briskly whisked inside to his VIP table by a member of the Square Mile team. It hasn't gone down well with some City folk. A communications manager at Blackfriars station said: "Top marks to bankers for gruesome self-parody. Sounds like a truly awful night. Another said: "All in this together - how the square mile traders are feeling the recession pain." And just to rub the salt. Here's the party video.