Patronage or patronising, art under threat and wealth’s final frontier
PATRON SAINTS AND PATRON SINNERS Patronage can be a dirty word. However good-natured it is, it all too often emphasises…
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The Editor’s Letter (Issue 38)
Space: the final frontier. Well, the currently final frontier. I had the pleasure of interviewing Per Wimmer, the financier turned…
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William Cash tries to save his old family name tape business
SELL-O-TAPE On the morning of Friday, 31 January, I sat down to read the papers over a coffee when a…
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Reinventing the football, not for the World Cup but for charity
Tim Jahnigen has reinvented the football. He picks up his creation and slowly squeezes it flat between his sizeable palms.…
ByEmily Rookwood's Spinach Oeufs en Cocotte recipe
A fast but flavoursome meal ideal for when you’re short on time. With some good sourdough soldiers dripping with butter…
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Around Germany with a bottle: a wine buyer's diary
Julian Campbell of Justerini & Brooks visits Germany’s grand estates and new domaines searching for the best new wines to…
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Luxury apartments with yacht berths for sale in new Barbados resort
Saint Peter’s Bay (pictured above) located on the beautiful northwest coast of Barbados is the latest luxury resort to be…
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If you hide your wealth on divorce, will you get away with it?
The divorce of Scot and Michelle Young exemplifies the extremes to which, in Mr Young’s case at least, a party…
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Tax schemes are fine but the reputational risk is a killer
What do Take That, a former 110 metre hurdles world record holder and a TV presenter-cum-Strictly Come Dancing star have…
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After the King of Spain’s abdication, how do philanthropists hand over their foundations?
The abdication of King Juan Carlos of Spain comes as a shock. Yet he follows counterparts in Belgium, Holland and…
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Just because your assets are outside the UK, doesn’t mean your inheritance tax liability is
There is a common misconception that bank accounts and other assets which are held outside of the United Kingdom are…
ByAfter the King of Spain's abdication, how do philanthropists hand over their foundations?
This transfer of royal power causes one to reflect on the challenges facing donors who decide to pass a family…
ByJust because your assets are outside the UK, doesn't mean your inheritance tax liability is
For people who are (deemed to be) domiciled in the United Kingdom, their estates are liable to pay inheritance tax…
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Why 2014’s global unrest won’t destabilise economic recovery
MAKE OR BREAK As we approach the halfway point, 2014 is proving rocky. Emerging market currencies have been battered; political…
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Independence would be a disaster for Scotland
Author: by Stephen Hill The campaign on Scotland’s independence kicked off last Friday. Scotsman Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the…
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Sylvester Stallone net worth
Author: Suren Prasad Sylvester Stallone is worth an estimated £276 million. He was born on July 6, 1946 in Hell’s…
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Philanthropy moving in right direction as Barclays launches first ever guide
Author: by Chloe Barrow Private banks seem to be engaging their clients more and more in philanthropy, shown yesterday when…
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An Iranian émigré on why he supports Glyndebourne, that most British of events
THE GIVER AND THE GIFT THE GIVER: Vahid Alaghband, entrepreneur and investor In and out of business My family has…
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Dying is easy – sorting out who gets what is hard
It may sound morbid, but even death isn’t such a simple business these days. A new EU-wide regulation is coming…
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Farage delivered his earthquake. Now what?
Author: by Stephen Hill He promised an earthquake and he delivered an earthquake. And that makes him a unique politician!…
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