HereIsTheCity's effort to save Macquarie client investment manager David Kiely from getting the sack has gone global. Kiely became the latest internet sensation after being caught live on TV oggling semi-nude pics of Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr, and is currently at home, waiting for his bank to decide what to do with him.

Last night we launched our 'Save Dave' campaign, which has been picked up by the media in Australia, Japan, the UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, China and the US.

We asked readers to e-mail Macquarie's media relations folks in a quest to save his job, and sources say that the bank has received thousands of e-mails in his support.

In the meantime, The Australian reports that Macquarie has been forensically examining its e-mail system in an attempt to establish who sent the e-mail attachments to Kiely, and whether he was set-up. Some feel that it might have been a practical joke that went wrong.

Kiely is said to have been marched off the trading floor after the incident hit the headlines, and remains at home. He is expected to be interviewed in the next day or so, and his future will be decided in the next few days. Insiders say that top bosses are still undecided about what to do with him as, although Macquarie has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, there is a groundswell of support for the banker.

JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN TO 'SAVE DAVE' because:

1. He seems like a nice bloke

2. The pics weren't hardcore

3. He has suffered enough

4. There's just too much political correctness in this world anyway

So, please help David Kiely keep his job by sending an e-mail of support to mediaquery@macquarie.com (Yes, let's let the press guys know that we love David). Please put the narrative 'Don't fire David Kiely' in the subject bar.

And e-mail this item around to get your friends and work colleagues to support our campaign too. It's time for bashed bankers to unite in support of one of their own!

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