Reuters: EFG may go private, CEO says
ZURICH, Oct 28 (Reuters) – EFG International AG (EFGN.S), a Switzerland-based private bank and asset management group, could imagine going…
ByMonth: October 2009
Dreams of bravery
I sometimes lie in bed fantasising about acts of bravery. Our house is being burgled. This actually happened, except I…
ByHate crime, thought crime
There’s something inherently wrong in punishing someone for how they feel or think; surely we should punish people for what…
BySpeechly Seminar
Here are pictures from the Spear’s/Speechly Bircham seminar on privacy and the wealthy, which took place on Thursday 15 October.…
ByWBrief: UBS to raise salaries, make bonuses long-term
UBS intends to reform its pay structure by raising fixed salaries and matching bonuses to sustainable performance, but the Swiss…
ByChristie’s launches HNW insurance service
Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, is delighted to announce the launch of Christie’s Insurance Services, a unique insurance service…
ByNotes from the Spear’s/Speechly Bircham seminar
Spear’s and private client law specialists Speechly Bircham LLP held a seminar on 15 October where some of Speechly’s top…
ByCrown King, bash Brown
When Mervyn King told all these bailed out bankers in Edinburgh that the ’Too-Big-To-Fail Syndrome’ was the right issue, however,…
ByTel: Candy Brothers plan distressed property fund
The Candy brothers, two of the UK’s wealthiest entrepreneurs, are planning to float a London residential property fund in order…
ByTimes: Sheikh to buy Christian Lacroix for -100m?
A sheikh from the United Arab Emirates is likely to take over Christian Lacroix, the loss-making French fashion house, tomorrow…
ByExclusive: Founding family try and retake Escada with fashion heavy-hitters
A source close to the bankrupt fashion house Escada has revealed that the former CEO of Gucci and the owner…
ByAbolish the Royal Mail!
Third, postmen have (in my experience) been larcenous. And if they’re not larcenous, they’re careless, which is equally as bad.…
ByFT: Singapore sees Russian money influx
Singapore is attracting a surge of Russian investment as rich business people seek a politically stable home for their personal…
ByBreaking: Eva Castillo leaves Merrill Lynch EMEA
Eva Castillo has resigned as head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Europe, Middle East and Africa wealth division, according…
ByMervyn King's Speech
In a speech delivered last night in Scotland, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, stressed his feeling…
ByFT: Credit Suisse first int’l bank with new bonus plans
Credit Suisse on Tuesday became the first big international bank to respond formally to regulatory demands to reform pay, with…
ByObituary: Oleg Tsarev
Tsarev understood the demands of western academia and made little effort to sanitize some of the more unpalatable aspects of…
ByEasyBourse: Julius Baer leaving US offshore services
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Julius Baer Group AG (BAER.VX) said Monday it has begun an exit from U.S. offshore financial services…
ByWSJ: Investors staging a run on Galleon after arrest
Hedge-fund giant Galleon Group, facing heavy investor withdrawal requests after Friday’s arrest of co-founder Raj Rajaratnam, moved to unload some…
BySmith to Keynes: Be Quiet!
This is the text of Alasdair Macleod’s Adam Smith lecture, delivered last week at Boodles: Alasdair takes aim at the…
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