Oh!-bama
Condoms not just with Obama’s face on them, but Sarah Palin, John McCain and (inevitably) Tiger Woods. They call it…
ByMonth: May 2010
FT: Goldman may plead to lesser charge
Goldman Sachs is hoping to avoid the Securities and Exchange Commission’s charge of fraud by reaching a settlement on a…
ByIndy: Cameron to compromise on CGT?
The unity of the coalition Government was under strain last night after David Cameron hinted at a compromise with his…
ByPapillon
Celebrating the launch of their new flagship store, Papillon co-owners Felicia Brocklebank, Maggie Snouck and Nicole Robinson were joined by…
ByTel: Italians’ $7bn hidden in HSBC accounts?
The financial police in Italy have said that their investigation into data stolen from HSBC in Switzerland has revealed that…
ByLouis Vuitton Maison
The new Louis Vuitton Maison – ‘superstore’ doesn’t quite cut it, and nothing of 1500 square metres can be called…
ByView to a Skill
Rupert Phelps ponders the perfect characteristics for those intending to work in a family office. Gun skills may come in…
ByWBrief: $15.5bn Madoff settlement reached
A total of 20 European banks have agreed to reimburse non-US investors for $15.5 billion of losses caused by the…
ByToo Much Information
When does public interest become public prurience? And how much should be revealed about your salary? Jo Sanders-Key finds that…
ByISIS Dinner
“One thousand two hundred pounds for the blonde lady. Um, sorry – I don’t want to be blondist.” Sotheby’s Chairman…
ByMainstream Madness
Jackie is a groundbreaker: she throws open the gates on crazy pill-popping women and the men who love them. “Damaged…
ByThe New New York: Part Two
Come triumph or catastrophe, New York never stops evolving, which is why Spear’s dispatched Caroline Phillips to discover what’s in,…
ByDon't Punish the Wives
If one thing has become clear from this Fergie scandal, it is that husbands should be less vindictive when it…
ByGovt Plays Catch-Up
The Director of National Intelligence was summoned to the White House on Thursday afternoon and sacked. Somewhat belatedly, the CIA,…
BySell in May, Go Away
A bail-out package was announced of ’750.0 billion but it wasn’t even a sticking-plaster, it was a fig-leaf. While UK…
ByBloomberg: HNWs pessimistic about economy
May 24 (Bloomberg) — The gloom of wealthy Japanese and U.S. investors about the prospects for the global economy over…
ByBP: Too Slick by Half?
The BP executives have now become the most loved-to-hate characters on Saturday Night Live skits. Hindsight, they say, is always…
ByA Preferred Partner
Josh Spero catches John Ueberroth, who has brought together hotels from across the world under his Preferred Hotel Group, in…
ByRBC advice on CGT
In advance of the emergency Budget on 22 June 2010, Louise Somerset, Tax Director from RBC Wealth Management, provides advice…
ByBusiness angels show greater appetite for investing
Interviews with business angels at the London Investment Fair yesterday showed that the coming increase in capital gains tax is…
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