No absolution without confession
An operatic mass and effusive charm are not enough these days, not nearly enough. I used to love my particular…
ByYear: 2010
FT: SEC goes after Goldmans
US authorities on Friday accused Goldman Sachs of securities fraud that caused investor losses of more than $1bn, in the…
ByLady Justice
Knowing Obama’s predilection for naming women to the Supreme Court, it was only a matter of time before speculation turned…
ByFT: Tories would sell off bank stakes soon
A Conservative government plans to rush through a competition inquiry into concentration in the British banking sector, paving the way…
ByWSJ: UBS expects $2.35bn 1Q10 profit
ZURICH—UBS AG said Monday it expects to swing to a pretax profit of at least 2.5 billion Swiss francs ($2.35…
ByMommie Dearest
Returning to Columbia University, I didn’t expect to feel that way: a rush of pride, joy and nostalgia. But I…
ByNo Marks
Sir Stuart Rose’s reasoning was completely wrong-headed on the Today programme this morning. Sir Stuart Rose has nailed his colours…
ByDoJ trumpets tax crackdown
The Department of Justice has obtained nearly 500 civil injunctions to stop the promotion of tax scams and the preparation…
ByWBrief: Towry Law gets injunction against former staff
The High Court in London has granted an interim injunction against six former Edward Jones advisors. Edward Jones, now wholly…
ByBooks Books Books
I have plenty. I have too many. I would estimate that I currently have a ten-to-one buying-to-reading ratio. Every Sunday,…
ByFT: Private Equity had great 2H09
Private equity is emerging from the wreckage of the financial crisis in better shape than many sceptics predicted, with a…
ByAttention Must Be Paid
Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: Attention must be paid. Enjoy! AHG
ByTel: Greeks rapidly moving money offshore
Greek banks are being hit by a wave of redemptions as the country’s most wealthy citizens and corporations look to…
ByWBrief: Swiss amend US tax treaty
The Swiss Federal Council has approved an amending protocol, revising the controversial “UBS Treaty”, which regulates the transfer of data…
ByHamptons Bohemia at Easter
While the global financial system has been in meltdown, one of the winners has been the Hamptons. You win some,…
ByAn End to Captivity
The clinking of the chains must’ve sounded like the joyous peals of church bells to them. The clinking of the…
ByWBrief: Germany now looking into UBS
New troubles are ahead for UBS as the German subsidiary of the Swiss banking giant is being investigated for having…
ByFT: 25 years after divorce, husband still liable
A leading barrister has been ordered to pay his former wife a lump sum of £215,000 – 25 years after…
ByWSJ: UBS has big hopes for US arm
UBS’s wealth-management division will aim to earn $1 billion in annual pretax income within the next three to five years,…
BySeparating together
Divorcing using the process of collaborative law – rather than an immediate appearance in court, QCs’ gowns gently flapping in…
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