Books: A ‘pithy’ guide to history’s most influential economists
A study of 20 of history’s most influential economic thinkers reveals a broad range of iconoclasts The Classical School The…
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For investors, ‘the roller coaster ride is unlikely to be over just yet’
The pandemic caught most investors out, but they have a chance for redemption in how they emerge from it As…
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How the pandemic is piquing UHNW interest in private islands
Safety concerns raised by the pandemic have sent private islands to the top of UHNWs’ shopping lists, writes Catherine Moye…
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Why recent protests are a wake-up call for HNWs
The recent protests are a wake-up call for HNWs, and they need to respond decisively After months of living in…
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Letters to the editor: Life after Covid, yachting and remote justice
Readers and experts share their views on life after Covid, yachting and remote justice in response to issue 74 of…
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How Homeland tracked the temper of our times
Its popularity might have dwindled as the show went on, but Homeland was a show that tracked the temper of…
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The Charities Aid Foundation: ‘Covid-19 has been a huge shock to the charitable sector’
The Charities Aid Foundation can help people make their philanthropy as effective as possible Mark Greer, Head of private clients,…
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‘Until lockdown, this had been London’s century’
It has been extraordinary to walk around London without people, but wouldn’t city dwellers rather be in the country or…
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Moments in Money: The volatility index
In this edition of our series highlighting key moments in the history of finance, we’re taking a look at the…
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Dame Steve Shirley CH on Zoom, philanthropy and her upcoming biopic
From IT and feminism pioneer to revered philanthropist, Dame Stephanie Shirley CH describes her eventful, fulfilling life We think Zoom…
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Is the dress watch set to make a comeback?
Could a change in our habits mean a comeback for dress watches? If so, it’s not before time If office…
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Coleen, Rebekah, and why there’s no such thing as an ‘almost’ failed mediation
Litigation can be all-consuming, so here’s wishing Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy good luck, should they decide to try mediation…
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Take the Spear’s survey to be in with a chance of winning a luxury weekend stay
It takes just five minutes and you could win a weekend away in one of the world’s top hotels Spear’s…
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Family offices cool on private equity, according to UBS report
Coronavirus fallout has prompted single-family offices to reassess alternative investments such as private equity, according to a major new report…
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Without philanthropists, the Old Vic ‘would be a car park or a block of flats’
Without philanthropy, the Old Vic wouldn’t exist. The show must go on, say two of its leading lights Tina Alexandrou…
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Wealth management opinion: Time to get active
Europe’s UHNWs and their wealth managers need to adjust their approach to risk in the second half of 2020, says…
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Wealth management opinion: ‘This year our industry has a chance to show its value’
The chaos of the pandemic offers the industry a chance to develop, writes Nataša Williams Reference to ‘disruption’ and ‘disruptors’…
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The Spear’s Wealth Management Index 2020
The world has changed for everyone in the past six months, and the wealth managers in our index recognise that…
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Roddy Boulton is a highly respected private banker who left Credit Suisse after ‘nine fab years’ in June 2019 to…
ByJamie Black
The past 12 months have yielded ‘particularly strong’ results for Jamie Black, who says Sarasin has retained ‘top-quartile’ position versus…
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