Catherine Bedford: the family lawyer representing Middle Eastern royalty
Catherine Bedford of Harbottle & Lewis redefines what it means to be a successful family lawyer with an approach that…
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Top wealth manager Charlie Hoffman on why company culture drives success
Spear's UHNW Wealth Manager of the Year, Charlie Hoffman, credits his success to his team and the culture of collaboration…
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Nimesh Shah on bringing accountancy into the 21st century
Nimesh Shah, CEO of Blick Rothenberg and winner of Private Client Accountant of the Year at The Spear’s Awards, discusses…
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Jesse Elzinga of Sevenoaks School: the American headmaster transforming British education
Headmaster of the Spear’s School of the Year award, Jesse Elzinga discusses Sevenoaks School’s upcoming 600th anniversary and providing students…
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Hampden & Co’s Jeremy Vaughan: ‘Most private banks aren’t banks at all’
Managing director of Hampden & Co, Jeremy Vaughan, sits down with Spear's to talk about the importance of individualised client…
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Spear’s Award winner Ajaz Ahmed: the UK suffers from a ‘poverty of distribution’
Spear’s 2022 Impact Award of the Year winner, Ajaz Ahmed, discusses the importance of philanthropy and fairer wealth distribution Ajaz…
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Spear’s Award winner Strive Masiyiwa: entrepreneurship is about more than profit
Spear’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 winner Strive Masiyiwa discusses driving Africa’s telecoms revolution and why successful entrepreneurs need to…
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Individual investors are finding new ways to access private markets
Christian Wicklein, co-head of private wealth at Partners Group, examines why individual investors have been increasingly finding novel ways of…
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Bill Gates is proof that time can heal bad reputations. Is Ye taking notes?
Jordan Greenaway, founder of Transmission Private, wonders if time can heal reputations that have fallen off a cliff as much…
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Dame Steve Shirley: ‘We owe something to the society that allowed us to flourish’
In her foreword to the 2023 edition of The Spear’s 500, Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley reflects on coming to the…
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The 2023 edition of The Spear’s 500 is OUT NOW
The eighth edition of The Spear’s 500 – the indispensable guide to the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers…
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REGISTER NOW: Spear’s 500 Live 2022
Spear’s 500 Live will bring together leading figures from the world of wealth at The Carlton Tower Jumeirah on 7…
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Private equity continues to attract HNW investors — and for good reason
Appetite for private equity continues to grow — and for good reason, says Charlie Hoffman, managing director at HSBC Private…
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The London property market is as resilient as ever, and the pandemic proved it
Covid-19 proved the resilience of the London property market, says Sakhjit Randhawa, partner at Keystone Law At the start of…
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Truly uncorrelated returns can change the look of one’s portfolio
Truly uncorrelated returns are difficult to unearth, but they can change the look of one’s portfolio, says Marc Syz, the…
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The 2022 Spear’s 500 is out now — and the bible of wealth management is bigger than ever
The 2022 edition of The Spear’s 500 is here. It is the definitive guide to the top private client advisers,…
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The mental health landscape has changed, and it’s for the better
The mental health landscape is irrevocably changed, says Dr. Alberto Pertusa, a consultant psychiatrist based in Harley Street Health concerns…
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Private equity deals can bring riches, but also pose notable risks
Private equity deals can bring riches, but also risk, says Elaine Aarons, partner in the employment law team at Withers.…
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The Spear’s 500 2022 Foreword: Lord Verjee of Portobello
Businessman, peer and founder of the Rumi Foundation, Lord (Rumi) Verjee of Portobello, pens the foreword to the 2022 edition…
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Sir Lloyd Dorfman introduces the new Spear’s 500: ‘the pre-eminent publication’ in wealth management
Whilst wealth creation is fundamentally important, philanthropy is also an obligation and a privilege, writes Sir Lloyd Dorfman in his…
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