Alan and Gina Miller launch campaign for fairer fees
Alan and Gina Miller, the husband and wife co-founders of SCM Private, today launched a campaign to bring full transparency…
ByMonth: January 2012
The Davos Jamboree Solves Nothing
In EU terms, it was just another failed euro-summit in all but name. As jamborees go, it’s pretty up-market is…
ByReuters: HSBC under US investigation for money-laundering
(Reuters) HSBC Holdings PLC is under investigation by a U.S. Senate panel in a money-laundering inquiry, the latest step in…
ByScorpio: Wealth management industry generates 1% of UK GDP
The UK wealth management industry manages over GBP2.1 trillion in private client monies and generates nearly GBP7.6 billion in annual…
ByWealthInsight: Dubai billionaire capital of Middle East
Three Middle Eastern cities have made it into the list of the top 25 cities with the largest population of…
ByFT: Obama’s State of the Union calls for higher taxes on wealthy
Barack Obama laid down the battle lines for the presidential election Tuesday night as he promised a “fairer” tax regime…
ByCitywire: Morgan Stanley to sell Quilter to Bridgepoint
Quilter-owner Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has agreed to sell the business to private equity firm Bridgepoint and the Quilter management…
ByHow to use social media for philanthropy
For the philanthropist, making a grant to a social media initiative can be both an exciting and a bewildering prospect.…
ByRural betrayal pushes Tory voters away
This is the first outbreak of a new wave of very English local revolutions – call it the English Spring…
ByEnter the Double-Dip Recession
The world is entering the double-dip recession and the euro-zone and UK are already in it. In the past week…
ByWhy Prenups Should be Legally Binding
Divide and Conquer Until pre-nups become binding, divorce settlements won’t get any simpler, says Caroline Garnham JASPER, 68, IS contemplating…
ByChristmas Cheer, Eurozone Blues and Government Ponzi Schemes
Season’s Bleatings THE FESTIVE SEASON has been upon us. It shouldn’t be a big surprise, for it tends to happen…
ByFabergé Big Egg Hunt
Celebrities, VIPs and supporters turned out in force last night (Wednesday 18 January) to count down to The Fabergé Big…
ByWealthInsight: New York still global billionaire capital
While New York remains the world’s capital for billionaires, WealthInsight finds that three Chinese cities are now listed in the…
ByProposals to Give Inheritance Rights to Cohabiting Couples
Currently unmarried couples have no clear-cut rights of inheritance when their partner dies, but this might be about to change,…
ByA Lot of Hot Air!
Part of Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape Campaign by Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry I have been contacted by a…
ByFuturewealth Report: HNW Confidence Falls, Private Banks Should Improve Branding and Quality of Service
Optimism for the future has declined among high-net-worth individuals (HNWs), despite an improvement in their economic performance last year, a…
ByGreeks Can't Count
Sorting out the numbers in modern Greece is like trying to reconcile the irreconcilable In ancient Greek, ta mathematika means…
ByInvestec: 2011 charitable donations down by 12%
New research from Investec Bank reveals that the value of people’s donations to charities in 2011 was 12% less than…
ByNew York Needs an Annabel’s Style Nightclub
Boite the Heck? Sure, the Beatrice was good, clean, grungy fun, but let’s face it, New York is crying out…
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