Essay: Everything you didn’t know about P2P but were afraid to ask
P2P is an ancient asset class, but it is adapting impressively to meet the demands of the modern economy, writes…
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On to a winner?
Some investment professionals have strong beliefs in certain styles of investing, but the jury’s out about which is best, writes…
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Big Tech vs Big Data — why privacy is at greater risk than before
We should all be worried by tech firms’ failure to protect our data – but not for the reasons many…
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Businesses should mind the scale-up gap
There’s good news with total investment in SMEs doubling last year, but relatively little of the cash is going towards…
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Special report: Rebirth of the North
Whisper it quietly, but after decades in the wilderness the North of England really is on the way to becoming…
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Age against the machine: meet the ‘woke’ CEOs
With image-conscious millennials flooding the workforce, CEOs are having to change. But is it all smoke and mirrors? By Emelia…
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Interview: Johnny Hon, founder of the Global Group
Spear’s catches up with businessman Johnny Hon, founder of the Global Group venture capital firm, to talk British-Chinese opportunities, philanthropy…
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An NGO leads the way in solving poverty through entrepreneurship
Spear’s meets the new UK Chief Executive of iDE, the global NGO on a mission to help rural communities out…
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Zuckerberg’s ‘techlash’ trial: what CEOs can learn
Mark Zuckerberg’s awkward encounter on Capitol Hill contains interesting lessons for CEOs, writes Rasika Sittamparam Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing…
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Game of drones: Watch out for cyber criminals in the sky
Drones are getting smaller, smarter and sneakier – and regulation protects them from you, rather than you from them. Rasika…
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Property in an uncertain world
HNWs and their representatives gathered at the Ritz for the latest Spear’s breakfast briefing held in association with IP Global…
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New dawn in the fight against the dark web
Philip Hammond’s recent announcement of a task force to combat cryptocurrency fraud shows that the dark web is now on…
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British billionaires now worth £200 billion
The latest analysis of the world’s billionaires US wealth magazine Forbes reveals that Britain’s wealthiest have seen their fortunes soar,…
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Stanhope poaches Cambridge Associates London head
CEO Daniel Pinto says Alex Kershaw’s investment experience and diplomatic credentials will bring a ‘unique and invaluable’ perspective to Stanhope…
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Kim Jones Net Worth
Louis Vuitton’s creative director is experiencing a rapid rise to fame in the fashion industry, but how much is Kim…
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British superyachts headline boat show
With new superyachts on display from British marine powerhouse brands Sunseeker and Princess — underscoring the sixth consecutive year of…
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Laura Wade-Gery Net Worth
Business Executive Laura Wade-Gery has an estimated net worth in the millions. Wade-Gery is considered to be one of the…
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Tej Lalvani net worth
One of the latest Dragons in Dragons’ Den, British-Asian multimillionaire entrepreneur and ‘Prince of vitamins’, Tej Lalvani has a reported…
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Jimmy Wales net worth
American Internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales has an estimated net worth of $1 million (£750,000). He is the co-founder of Wikipedia,…
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Liquid Lunch: Rhydian Lewis on ‘dinosaur’ banks and making RateSetter the ‘crowdsourced Libor’
Alec Marsh lunches with Rhydian Lewis, the founder and CEO of peer-to-peer lender RateSetter. Just don’t call it fintech The…
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