Breaking: Stealing documents in divorce proceedings ruled illegal
In a ground-breaking decision, the Court of Appeal said today that secret seizure of documents by a husband or wife…
ByMonth: July 2010
Balls to Stress Tests!
They announced the stress tests’ results now so everyone could enjoy the holidays as though all was right with their…
ByAfghan Leaks
A huge quantity of apparently unprocessed battlefield intelligence reports have been leaked to wikileaks.com A huge quantity of apparently unprocessed…
ByWaPo: UBS outflows slowing down, not stopping
UBS said today that client outflows from its closely-watched wealth management arm decelerated further in the second quarter to SFr5.2…
ByIoS: Lord Sugar sells Mayfair freeholds for £120m
The Apprentice’s Lord Sugar has signalled a return to the boom years with the proposed sale of three of his…
ByDead End Gene Pool
Dead End Gene Pool: A memoir Wendy Burden Gotham, 288pp Buy Dead End Gene Pool in the Spear’s/Amazon store Review…
ByGentlemen & Blackguards
Gentlemen & Blackguards, or Gambling mania and the plot to steal the Derby of 1844 Nicholas Foulkes W&N, 288pp Buy…
BySetting Hay on Fire
Spear’s was a media partner for HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s first philosophy and music festival. Bianca Brigitte Bonomi reports back from…
ByLovely Jumby!
No longer happy to imitate their ‘betters’, the new wealthy are striking out for the exclusive villas of Jumby Bay,…
ByDottore Death
Wanna get someone whacked in Sicily? Easy. Just send them to a local GP, says Andrei Navrozov Wanna get someone…
ByRBC: Simplifying tax is a good thing
In principle, the Office of Tax Simplification is very good news. It is in everybody’s interests for tax legislation to…
ByAfrica Special
From funds to fun to philanthropy, Spear’s has Africa covered in our Africa Special The problem, to put it baldly,…
ByWSJ: Grübel pleads with UBS HNWs to stay
ZURICH—Ten times over the past year, UBS AG Chief Executive Oswald Grübel has been called upon to speak personally with…
ByFT: UBS, Credit Suisse to survive stress tests
Swiss regulators will on Friday attempt to steal the thunder of long-awaited European Union stress tests for banks by publishing…
ByLand of Opportunity
Call it the New Colonialism, if you will. But, once again, Africa is being carved up this time by international…
ByFlight Mischief
If you’re going to pay a flying visit to the hotspots of East Africa, then by golly do it in…
ByAfrican-do Attitude
Josh Spero on the new breed of post-post-colonial investors who are recognising the huge potential of Africa IT’S TIME TO…
BySwiss Banking 2.0
Secrecy served Switzerland well for centuries, but now transparency is the basis of its attractive new boutique-banking model, says Freddy…
ByGreen is Good
Ben Goldsmith on two compelling reasons for embracing clean technology — saving the planet and making a packet IF IT…
ByI Liech That!
Freddy Barker says carpe diem to take advantage of the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility: it’s never been easier to come clean…
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