Best books to read ever
Author: Peter Matthews Time and time again, the same culprits crop up on every publication’s ‘Best Books’ list, from Austen…
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Best boarding schools
Author: Peter Matthews When it comes to choosing which boarding school to send your son or daughter to, the many…
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Best books of the decade
Author: Peter Matthews For anyone who enjoys reading, being asked to name your favourite book from the last ten years…
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Red alert: A US government shutdown could crash the recovery
Relax: the Russians are not about to invade! Washington, however, is staring at collapse: in mid-October, the Treasury has announced…
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Why did a Brazilian bury his Bentley?
Most people choose to be buried with just their wedding bands and best clothes, but an eccentric entrepreneur in Brazil…
ByBest of the Weekend’s Papers: Chinese female billionaires, Christie’s hammers China sale, how much does tax evasion cost?
Half of the world’s self-made female billionaires hail from China, Christie’s cashes in on its Shanghai auction and looking at…
ByBest of Spear’s last week: Modern butlers, Spear’s Book Award winners, the wealthy in dark
Most read on Spear’s last week: Butlers today outshine their Victorian counterparts, the winners of Spear’s Book Awards and how…
ByClaude Bosi of Hibiscus on why lunch is the most important meal of the day
We all know that the more miserable we are the less productive we become and I believe that we are…
BySitwell Scoffs: Bo Lang, South Kensington, and One Leicester Street
This week William Sitwell relaxes in a ‘cheeky’ new dim sum. He enjoys a fresh Spanish white but isn’t too…
ByGlassmaking heir Georg Riedel has a smashing time talking to Spear’s
The head of Riedel Glass Austria explains the importance of pairing fine wine with good glasses The other week I…
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Bytes and Billions – Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum
Our third session at the Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum was ‘Bytes and Billions: How can wealth managers meet and support…
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LAPADA Art and Antiques Fair, Berkeley Square 26 September If ever a perfect union were made, it is surely the…
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Lord Grantham’s predicament: What Downton Abbey can teach us about dying without a will
Downton Abbey devotees and law students alike must have heaved a collective sigh of relief with the return to our…
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During tough times, selling property means you have to talk the talk
‘We do love it but it seems expensive.’ It sure isn’t cheap, I wanted to respond, but instead I said:…
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While death at an early age is always tragic and as was observed of Matthew, he anticipated being around for…
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Preview: Joss Ackland as King Lear
This Sunday afternoon will see veteran actor Joss Ackland – aged 85 – taking to the stage of The Old…
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An easy lesson for philanthropists: How to help disadvantaged kids get into university
Listening to Desert Island Discs this weekend, I was struck by author Zadie Smith’s early life. It was not just…
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Bristol and Plymouth are named UK’s first social enterprise cities
Bristol and Plymouth named UK’s first social enterprise cities It may be the country’s most vibrant city and an international…
ByAsia Pacific to have most wealthy people by 2015
According to the Capgemini/RBC Wealth Management Asia Pacific Wealth Report 2013, the region’s HNW population and wealth increased by 31…
ByHMRC is disappointed with UK-Swiss tax agreement, but were expectations unrealistic?
The government hoped to extricate £3.2 billion from UK-held bank accounts in Switzerland, but only £747 million has been received…
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