Permira chair moves to Switzerland as wealthy executives rethink residency strategies
Following the latest high-profile move, Spear's maps the ultra-wealthy who have left the UK since 2024 - and their chosen…
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Will California’s ‘billionaire tax’ trigger an UHNW exodus? Wealth managers weigh in
With Californian billionaires potentially facing a five per cent wealth tax from November 2026, could an exodus of the ultra-wealthy…
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Experts warn of £3m tax bills as wealthy families rush lifetime gifting
With inheritance tax rules changing in 2026–27, advisers say rushed gifts could trigger multi-million-pound bills
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Head of Malta’s financial regulator denies sanctioned Russian investment
Amid accusations of harbouring sanctioned Russian money, Malta argues its case as a European wealth centre
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Even rejected, Swiss wealth tax debate offers lessons for UHNW clients
Switzerland’s rejected 50 per cent inheritance tax shows even brief tax debates can sway the ultra-wealthy’s financial decisions
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Will the mansion tax hurt prime property prices?
Experts have raised concerns over the workings of the new levy on high-value homes, revealed in Wednesday's Budget
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Will I have to pay mansion tax?
How Rachel Reeves' new Budget measure will actually work in practice for owners of homes worth £2 million or more
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Zohran Mamdani is mayor of New York City: this is how America’s wealthiest are reacting
Several business leaders – including billionaires who spent millions backing anti-Mamdani efforts - are now having to adopt more pragmatic…
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Exit tax explained: advice for UHNWs ahead of Budget 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering an exit tax for wealthy individuals leaving the UK - here's everything you need to…
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A tax on the ultra-wealthy: Switzerland prepares for high-stakes referendum
The Swiss referendum on inheritance tax is causing concern in the private wealth sector
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Meet Mr Wealth Tax: Arun Advani, the academic shaping Labour policy
Academic Arun Advani is the man with this government's ear when it comes to numbers – but would a wealth…
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HNWs brace for rising burden as pensions fall into inheritance tax scope
Britain’s wealthiest are increasingly worried about rising taxes, with many taking steps to protect their pensions ahead of new Inheritance…
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Britain’s farmers face grim new inheritance tax reality
The chancellor’s attack on inheritance tax relief for farmers caused panic last autumn. Now the crop dust has settled somewhat,…
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Spear’s Tax Survey 2025: Britain at risk of losing its wealthy elite as confidence in regime collapses
A shift in the UK’s tax landscape is prompting a reevaluation of its standing among the world’s wealthiest
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The murkier side of private markets
The rebellious French professor who is taking aim at the shadier practices of the world of private markets
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Navigating the ongoing challenges of UK real estate
Standard Chartered’s Armando Rosselli explains why simplification could be the way forward for foreign investors in an increasingly complex world
What is carried interest and how will Labour’s plans affect private equity executives?
Plans by the new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, for higher taxes on 'carried interest' profits made in the private equity sector…
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More non-doms call UK home – but for how long?
The number of non-doms increased in the year leading up to the general election, new HMRC figures reveal
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Spear’s reading room: the best books to read right now
The books to read now, including Joseph Stiglitz on freedom and capitalism and a look at how women built Fifth…
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Proposed non-dom changes put HNW global mobility in the spotlight
Proposed changes to the UK’s non-dom tax rules as part of the latest UK budget have raised the issue of…
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