Terrorist Bedfellows
Next time you cut a line of cocaine, think of the World Trade Center bombings. Next time you cut a…
ByMonth: December 2009
Schooled at Sea
Perhaps now more than ever the public feels that bankers should be sent to the frontline in Afghanistan for a…
ByHedgehog Issue 14
One of the authors of Freakonomics tells us how to get the wealthy to pay more tax, we rumple the…
ByDavid Linley
The final printed copy of my new book has just arrived on my desk, and I can’t help but feel…
ByNative terrorists?
The arrest of five Americans Muslims is being interpreted as a US development in home-grown Islamic extremism. The arrest in…
ByCelebrities
Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: Celebrities. Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: Celebrities. AHG.
ByWBrief: BofA picks insider as news CEO
In the end, after an exhausting ten week search, Bank of America picked an insider with sharp political elbows –…
ByReading the Classifieds
Rather like the hush-hush operations they purport to describe, some official military and intelligence histories are more successful than others,…
ByTel: Ruffer biggest investor in Moulton’s new PE firm
Ruffer Investment Management, the investment fund run by John Ruffer, is the largest investor in Better Capital, Jon Moulton’s new…
ByWSJ: Chinese really hate the rich
Forget taxing bonuses or forcing the rich to pay for health care. When it comes to resenting the wealthy, China…
ByMargins for Error
When the dust settles after the crunch, wealth managers will have their work cut out regaining their clients’ trust and…
ByWhole New Ball Game
A change of government may hit the private banking world for six again, but Rupert Robinson of Schroders is ready…
ByAlphaOne Male
Ex-Goldmanites rarely speak about the company, but Nicolas Sarkis tells William Cash about its culture, its clashes — and why…
ByPartners in Crime
Tuckers has established itself as one of the country’s premier criminal law firms for high net worths. In a round…
ByMy Friend the Ponzi Schemer
Jonathan Chambers on his former schoolmate turned financial shyster David Smith, currently facing fraud charges in the Caribbean WHY DID…
ByAll the World's a Stage
Want to get plugged in to the most exciting and exclusive network of power players in the world? Better have…
ByMaking a Drama out of a Crisis
Financier Scott Rudmann describes how he ended up spending a surreal evening watching himself on stage in Sir David Hare’s…
ByTimes: N M Rothschild to face bonus tax
The Government is expected to extend the scope of its controversial banker bonus tax to ensure that the City house…
ByElton John’s Winter Ball
Grey Goose, the vodka with character, partnered with the Elton John AIDS Foundation on Sunday night for the third consecutive…
ByFT: UK leaks £40bn tax every year
Loopholes, evasion and other flaws in the tax system are costing the country about £40bn in revenue a year, according…
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