Scotland's oldest family businesses revealed
John White & Son was established by John White as a beam scale business in 1715 ’ the year of…
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Deck out your yacht with art and antiques, but ensure your insurance covers all valuables
Art and antiques onboard your yacht may not be covered unless you have insured them separately or declared their value…
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Beat it! Michael Jackson's family should have realised litigation is Dangerous
The moral of both these stories has to be that litigation is a potentially expensive business and a decision to…
ByWithers: The lowdown on disclosure agreements
In a recent decision, the Swiss Federal court upheld a request for information from the US tax authorities that sought…
ByThe university students rowing across the Atlantic for charity
Luke Birch and Jamie Sparks, two 21-year-old university students (Luke at Edinburgh, Jamie at Bristol), from Lincolnshire and London respectively…
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Wealth Insight Forum 2013: Key Quotes, Videos and Transcripts
The third Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum took place in late September with panels and talks on a range of topics,…
BySilk Road was a valuable, if uncontrollable, counterbalance to government intrusion
Last week Ross William Ulbricht, aka Dread Pirate Roberts (pictured below), was arrested for violation of US narcotics law. Ulbricht…
ByBest of the Weekend’s Papers: Malala Yousafzai, Silk Road, kings and queens of property
We gather the best of the weekend’s papers for you: Malala Yousafzai on her recovery; buying drugs on the internet;…
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Monday Minute – 7th October 2013
This week, Spear’s editor Josh Spero talks about the FBI’s closure of Silk Road and what this has to do…
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Sitwell Scoffs: Deer stalking in Scotland
It was my birthday, but no London restaurant celebrations for me. We got into the car and drove to Perthshire,…
ByGuest Recipe: Pork neck fillet by Neil Borthwick of Merchants Tavern
Merchants Tavern is opening on 8 October at 36 Charlotte Road and is a collaboration between Angela Hartnett, Neil and…
ByThe Samling’s Ian Swainson on winning a Michelin star
Once we were happy with the food we needed to ensure that we became a dining destination, accessible to the…
ByReview: Dieci
As the unexpectedly summery summer turns to drizzly miserable autumn we inevitably yearn for the hearty comfort food we ate…
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What are the rules and regulations about when and where you can get married?
Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger, Elle Macpherson and Jeffrey Soffer, Halle Berry and Oliver Martinez – just some of this…
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Surprise, surprise: Millionaire men fear dating wealthy women
Millionaire men prefer to date non-millionaire women as they don’t like to be challenged by their partners, while HNW women…
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Vatican bank closes foreign branches as scandal hits close to home
The Vatican is set to reform its bank by closing all its accounts in its foreign embassies. After Vatican missions…
ByThe Fed continues to sway over its QE policy, but what is the cause of this oscillation?
Thomas Graff looks at the Fed’s recent communication problems, and discusses how bond investors can cope with a new baseline…
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Books to look forward to in 2014
Author: Peter Matthews From macabre comedy and gory, middle class cannibalism in Natalie Young’s Season to Taste, to the second…
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Becoming a lawyer
Author: Peter Matthews With typical City law firms receiving more than 1,000 applications for sometimes just a dozen training contract…
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Float fever hits the City as companies rush to market
‘Float fever’ is hitting the City as we see the government and companies selling off shares in companies they own…
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