Book review: The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Martin Wolf’s The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism covers a lot of ground but ultimately fails to recognise viewpoints that differ…
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Why this could be the year to invest in contemporary art
Young professionals are embracing a diversifying art world, which could mean a continued boom for contemporary and ultra-contemporary works ‘A…
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The World’s 10 Most Beautiful Palaces
Kings, queens, emperors… they all walked around and inhabited these palaces. Among the opulence and royal aesthetic, the attention to…
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The high-profile high-net-worth divorces of 2022
Divorce applications reached their highest levels in a decade in 2022, with a number of high-profile HNW cases making headlines…
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World’s Most Beautiful Opera Houses
Going to the theatre has been, for centuries, the elite activity among all. From Germany’s Margravial Opera House to Milan’s…
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Titian masterpiece could fetch £12 million at auction
The Renaissance great’s Venus and Adonis – regarded in its time as too racy – is going to auction at…
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‘It’s so bizarre that you don’t believe that it’s happening’: how an armed robbery shook up TEFAF Maastricht
Spear’s speaks to eye witnesses of the theft that received global attention, where four ‘well dressed’ men entered the MECC…
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The Best Health Retreats, Rehabilitation Centres & Addiction Treatment for HNWs in 2023
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best health retreats, rehabilitation centres and addiction treatment programmes for high-net-worth families
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The 2022 Spear’s Schools Index, in partnership with Carfax Education – the best private schools in the world
The new edition of the Spear’s Schools Index, created in partnership with Carfax Education, lists the very best private schools…
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Best events and entertainment specialists for high-net-worth individuals in 2022
Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best events and entertainment specialists for high-net-worth individuals
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The five most expensive watches ever sold
Watches are increasingly going for astronomical figures at auction, but will anything touch the five most expensive watches ever sold?…
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Book releases: top titles from across the Spear’s Universe
Each edition we publish a list of upcoming book releases that have caught the attention of bibliophiles across the Spear’s…
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What you need to know before investing in NFTs
Kingsley Napley’s Ellie Fayle examines the intricacies of investing in NFTs and breaks down what you need to know. Non-fungible…
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Nick Foulkes rejoices as one of the world’s greatest Patek Philippe collections comes to Kensington
I recently read about a new type of burnout. It appears that new classifications for finding life too much are…
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Confidant’s Trick: the evolving role of close-protection
‘People within our industry tend to forget that we’re a service industry first and foremost,’ says Richard Barclay, who trained…
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Book Review: ‘Butler to the World’ argues that Britain readily greases the wheels of kleptocracy
In Butler to the World, Oliver Bullough argues that Britain greases the wheels of kleptocracy and money laundering all too…
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Buildings are more than square footage — they’re also history
Buildings are not just square footage, but a historical artifact. Nick Foulkes discovers the history — and beauty — behind…
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The art of recycling: Even new cultural movements are interwoven with our past
The past and the future are often interwoven more than one thinks, writes Sam Leith. So is it possible to…
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Historical sites are being restored by private-sector funding – and that isn’t a bad thing
As more and more historical monuments and buildings are receiving funding for repairs and rejuvenation efforts from the private-sector, critics…
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Chef Judy Joo on her journey from Wall Street to one of London’s top chefs
Judy Joo’s career has taken her from Wall Street to some of London’s top kitchens. As she launches a new…
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