Spear's Magazine: Wealth Management & Luxury Lifestyle

Top hedge fund investment ideas for 2025

Spear’s round-up of the key hedge fund calls for 2025, plus a look back to three from last year. How successful were the predictions?

By Will Wainewright

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Wealth

Billionaires in 2024: Political profits, luxury losses and a sporting rollercoaster

By Will Wainewright

Tax

HMRC ramps up campaign to clamp down on offshore tax evasion

By Spear's

Wealth

Trump triggers a dollar plunge and the world’s first bio-print human heart: Will these ‘outrageous predictions’ come true in 2025?

By Livia Giannotti

Wealth

What UHNWs can learn about home security from £10 million London mansion heist

By Suzanne Elliott

Law

Pippa Middleton v the public: Land access lessons from Berkshire village footpath row

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Law

Family lawyers call for compensation for couples wrongly divorced by computer glitch

By Suzanne Elliott

Law

Family lawyers warn Law Commission’s reform proposals must not come at expense of flexibility

By Suzanne Elliott

Law

A year on from Potanin v Potanina, is London still the divorce capital of the world?

By Charles Hale KC

Law

Will new Duxbury recommendations lead to lower ‘clean-break divorce’ payments for UHNWs?

By Livia Giannotti

Wealth

What are the largest ever divorce settlements in the UK?

By Rory Sachs and Emily Formstone

Wealth

LGT Wealth Management first in Europe to launch pass-through voting

By Livia Giannotti

Wealth Management

Barclays targets Britain’s wealthy with plans to expand private banking arm

By Spear's

Column

‘Beckham Law’: Spain’s bait-and-switch tax trap needs exposing

By Robert Amsterdam

Wealth Management

How to prevent a Murdoch succession drama

By Suzanne Elliott

Tax

The reputational risk of being ‘named and shamed’ as a tax defaulter by HMRC

By Suzanne Elliott

Wealth Management

Single-family office v multi-family office: Key differences, benefits and drawbacks

By Spear's

Property

The world’s most luxurious properties for sale with an ocean view

From an iconic modernist estate to cliff-top villas and private islands, here are the ultimate prime properties for sale…

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American centi-millionaires and billionaires lead charge in securing London’s most prestigious real estate in 2024

Nearly half of London properties worth more than £20 million sold this year were bought by ultra-wealthy buyers from…

By Livia Giannotti

Jürgen Klopp’s mansion and a £45 million luxury home with the King as a neighbour among most viewed properties of 2024

From luxurious celebrity residences to historic estates, these are Rightmove's most-viewed homes of the year

By Spear's

From The Magazine

Column

Introducing Spear’s Magazine: Issue 93

By Edwin Smith

Wealth

‘Trump is a dealmaker’: Gediminas Žiemelis, Lithuania’s richest man, on basketball, Boeing and being fired

By John Arlidge

Watches

Patek Philippe squares up to younger buyers with new Cubitus collection

By Timothy Barber

Food & Drink

Touch wood: Oak sherry casks play a crucial role in some of the finest single malts

By Jonathan Ray

Luxury

Higher power: Why jewellery designers are putting spirituality in the spotlight

By Sarah Royce-Greensill

Impact Philanthropy

‘The measure of society is how it treats its most vulnerable’: Maro Itoje on the power of philanthropy

By Stephanie Bridger-Linning

Column

The untold history of women on Wall Street

By Paulina Bren

Wealth

Confidant’s trick: What happens when a trusted UHNW adviser goes rogue?

By Robert Jackman

Travel

Luxury

Coming into land: Island-hopping in the Seychelles

Why the world’s leading luxury hotels are doubling down on the Seychelles where island-hopping is a surefire way to get…

By Edwin Smith

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Why a patient-first approach is key in healthcare

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Abu Dhabi: How the ‘capital of capital’ became a magnet for UHNWs

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Abu Dhabi Finance Week in the ‘Capital of Capital’

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How Hamblin Family Law is exploring a groundbreaking pricing model

Power List

Wealth

Industry leaders attend private dinner to mark 2024 Spear’s Power List

Co-hosted by Edwin Smith, Spear's Editor-in-Chief, and Mast Capital founder and CEO, Camilo Miguel Jr, the night recognised the Spear's…

By Spear's

Luxury

Fairmont Doha review: Qatar woos wealthy lovers of luxury

The same flight time as New York, Doha is an ideal weekend break for those seeking guaranteed sunshine, luxury…

By Suzanne Elliott

Is a robot painting worth $1 million or is it just hype?

Ai-Da, the humanoid robot artist, just made headlines by selling a painting for over $1 million at Sotheby’s. But…

By John Russo

Michel Roux Jr. to host intimate feast under the stars

Michel Roux Jr., the celebrated chef formerly at the helm of London’s iconic Le Gavroche, is set to make…

By Suzanne Elliott

Education

VAT to be charged on UK private school fees from January

Private Schools

Awards & Events

The Spear’s Awards 2024

The Spear's Awards recognise leading entrepreneurs, philanthropists and leaders in the private client world

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