Texting Dr. Phil
Ever been in the middle of dinner when you suddenly wondered what it all means? Well, now there’s an app…
ByMonth: June 2010
South of the Border but Beyond Reason
Now for Oliver Stone. Let’s start at the beginning. Alright, yes, yes, I get it, Oliver. America has been an…
ByHeading for a Fall
Over a year ago Spear’s predicted a double-dip recession. Over a year ago Spear’s predicted a double-dip recession, for the…
ByG20 Toronto
Toronto, Canada 26-27 June Website Canada is proud to host the fourth G20 summit on June 26-27 in Toronto. The…
ByWolfgang Tillmans
Serpentine Gallery 26 June-29 August Website The Serpentine Gallery presents Wolfgang Tillmans’ first major exhibition in London since 2003. Conceived…
ByBleeding Profit
The lawsuits and the investigations may recast the entire fiasco in a new light and repair US-UK relations on the…
ByB’berg: UBS whistleblower seeks commuted sentence
June 24 (Bloomberg) — Bradley Birkenfeld, once a UBS AG banker who handled a $200 million investment for a billionaire…
ByCollateral Damage
I feel sorry for him, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. I really do. I feel sorry for him, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. I…
ByChristie’s
23 June King Street, St James’s Website Most valuable art auction ever to take place in London will also offer…
ByCash in Hand
Commodity currencies have been increasingly in demand as a whole host of emerging economies have been industrialising fast, says Chloé…
ByThe Art of Ingratitude
It’s incredible – auction houses are the beneficiaries of the new global wealth yet have the brazenness to insult them.…
ByWorld Wealth Report: HNWs return to 2007 levels of wealth, Asia-Pacific leading way
The world’s population of high net worth individuals (HNWIs1) grew 17.1% to 10.0 million in 2009, returning to levels last…
ByEmergency Budget
The emergency Budget will be held on Tuesday 22 June and Spear’s will be liveblogging from noon, then getting instant…
BySotheby’s
22-29 June New Bond Street Website In what is set to be the biggest season of sales ever staged in…
ByBudget 2010 Expert Reaction & Analysis
Watch this space for expert reaction to the Budget and analysis Headlines: CGT up to 28% for higher-rate tax payers.…
ByTax Luxury Goods
If an increase in VAT is introduced, it would be better that a luxury rate of 25% is introduced for…
ByBudget 2010 Liveblog
Headlines: CGT up to 28% for higher-rate tax payers. Income tax allowance up by ’1,000 for basic rate payers. VAT…
ByIt doesn't count if…
Another entry in my new series: it’s research! Another entry in my new series: it’s research! Let us know when…
ByWBrief: Bettencourt, worth $20bn, to declare all assets
France’s wealthiest woman, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has promised to declare all of her foreign assets to comply with French…
ByIn Pursuit of Luxury
Royal Institute of British Architects 18 June Website The debate surrounding luxury is far from new. The traditional definition of…
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