On International Women's Day, Women Still Want Equality
The women who do make it to the top will discover that it’s awfully lonely beyond the glass ceiling It’s…
ByMonth: March 2012
Talking Points
The Spear’s team will be blogging everyday on everything from wealth management, the law and philanthropy to culture, luxury and…
ByThe UK's Luxury Travellers Are the Most Demanding
Scandinavia may be weathering our economic winter with its customary hardiness but its HNWs aren’t yet quite used to the…
ByMost Banks Don’t Use Social Media Well
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Co. are on everyone’s lips. However, not with the banks: the majority of banks still deals…
ByForbes List of Billionaires: Record-Breaking Combined Wealth and Numbers
The number of the world’s billionaires has reached a historic peak of 1,226 individuals, and they are holding more wealth…
ByChina’s Chanel: When Will Chinese Luxury Brands Make it Big?
Gear of the Dragon The Chinese luxury market is swallowing up Western products like there’s no tomorrow. But what of…
ByKnight Frank: Global house prices to fall in 2012, Asia slowing down dramatically
The Knight Frank Global House Price Index, which tracks the performance of mainstream house prices worldwide, rose by just 0.5%…
ByShould I Become a Trustee of a Charity? Yes!
With charities finding that demand for their services has expanded while their budgets have shrunk, conditions have rarely been stormier…
ByWBrief: Switzerland rejects amendments to US tax treaty
Switzerland has rejected all proposed amendments that would have weakened the US tax treaty which the Swiss parliament voted in…
ByNon-Doms Can Invest in the UK Without Paying Tax
By allowing non-doms to invest in UK companies without paying tax, the government hopes to keep the economy going and…
ByOur Letter to the Prime Minister
Dear Prime Minister, With the imminent publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework, we are writing to urge protection…
ByNames and Arms Clauses: Inheritance, Adoption and Family Disputes
An ancient tradition of expecting your heir to take your name and coat of arms has led to a modern…
ByAn HNW ABC
The fourth instalment of our lexicographical endeavour, a dictionary for the super-wealthy Jaguar: Is it a car? Is it a…
ByWBrief: UBS appoints new head of London International
UBS has appointed Mark Idriss, a private banking veteran who has worked at firms including Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse,…
ByNo Loans for Busted Banks
Another week, and another ’500 billion of QE from the ECB, eagerly gobbled up by the more busted banks of…
ByTel: Mansion tax would cost more than earn, says Centre for Policy Studies
A mansion tax would be complex, unfair and would lose more in tax revenues than it would bring in, a…
BySpear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove Philanthropy Seminar: Transcript
Read the transcript from the Spear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove Capital seminar on philanthropy in the 21st century, featuring John Studzinski CBE and…
ByEating Out in Austerity Britain, Present Gluts and HNW Dealers
Chips with Everything We’re eating out less and are being more selective over our dinner guests — and new micro-technology…
ByThe Hedgehog Issue 25
Le Jour du Macaron is a tasty new entry in Hedgehog’s hectic social calender. Sweet treats from Spear’s spikiest columnist.
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