Swiss Toll
Who would have thought relocating to Switzerland could be so hard? A conference at the Westbury Hotel in October highlighted…
ByMonth: October 2011
Carveat Emptor
Emily Rookwood enjoys being bent out of joint when she goes to one of Mark Hix’s carving masterclasses CARVING THE…
ByHMRC coming after HSBC cash stashed in Switzerland
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will shortly begin writing to UK residents and organisations holding Swiss bank accounts with the…
ByOut of Africa
FEW HOLIDAYS CAN be as spectacular as an African safari, but pick the wrong destination and you may be more…
ByFT: Succession Pains Make Family Planning Crucial
The disclosure that Indonesia’s powerful Bakrie family is facing its third serious debt crisis since 1997 makes depressing reading, and…
ByBig Bang’s 25th Anniversary and the Credit Crunch
Bangers and Crash On its 25th anniversary, Big Bang, which set the City free to innovate and expand, has a…
ByPatrick Perrin
There’s nothing like frenzied hammering hours before the opening of your art fair to calm the nerves THERE’S NOTHING LIKE…
ByCE: Holloway White Allom in administration
Upmarket builder and fit-out specialist Holloway White Allom has been placed in administration Upmarket builder and fit-out specialist Holloway White…
ByReuters: Andorra to adopt taxes
PARIS (Reuters) – The principality of Andorra, long out of reach for European and international tax authorities, announced on Monday…
ByCitywire: Coutts reveals new management structure
Coutts has unveiled a new management structure for its UK business under the leadership of chief executive Michael Morley, and…
ByFrieze Week Blog 2011
I will be blogging here every day of Frieze Week 2011 about the fairs, the shows, the parties and the…
ByEd Vaizey on Philanthropy: How to encourage the wealthy to give more
Culture minister Ed Vaizey MP gave the Spear’s Talk on philanthropy at the Conservative Party Conference: ‘How to encourage the…
ByThe Greek Tragedy
So the EU gets ready for a 50% default to keep Greece in the eurozone: have the eurocrats gone stark,…
BySwitzerland tops new Financial Secrecy Index, Luxembourg threatens
Although Switzerland has taken over from the US at the top of the Financial Secrecy Index, it turns out to…
ByEd Vaizey on Philanthropy at the Conservative Party Conference
Spear’s continues its focus on philanthropy with a talk by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey at the Conservative Party Conference 2011
BySaving Arcadia at the Conservative Party Conference
8.30-9.30am Monday 3 October 2011 Wyvern Bar, Midland Hotel In Spear’s first event at this year’s Conservative Party Conference, Spear’s…
ByConservative Party Conference blog
You can follow my blog from fringe meetings, key speeches and many of Manchester’s cultural charms here Wednesday 10.30amMy final…
ByA Tribute to Graham Greene
Sunday, 2 October 2011 Part of the Henley Literary Festival The End of the Affair was one of Graham Greene’s…
ByArt Below: Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn
October 2011 Regent’s Park Tube Station Media partner: Spear’s This October Artist Eleanor Lindsay Fynn will be topping all expectations…
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