The social investment tax relief meets bemused enthusiasm
The government is pressing ahead with the proposals announced last year to provide tax incentives for investment in qualifying social…
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What can philanthropists learn from Game of Thrones?
Epic drama Game of Thrones returned to our television screens this week amid excited reports that this season promises to…
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Battersea Power Station may struggle to deliver promises of community engagement
‘Well, in all my trips to London I’ve seen it and thought: what the hell are they going to do…
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New Zealand tries to entice entrepreneurs with new visa offering
The recent trend of EU countries offering foreign HNW migrants ever more seductive investor visa propositions has gone global. All…
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Property Vision celebrates 30 years at the top of London’s prime property market
To stay atop London’s prime property market for thirty years requires a certain tenacity and success – and a vacuum-cleaner-like…
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King’s Speech actor makes a great statement for charity with desert ultra-marathon
These days people will do anything in the name of charity – eat bugs, throw themselves off cliffs, grow heinous…
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British mansion builder Walter Lilly is still in its prime
In 1924, Cumberland House on Pall Mall had been destroyed, Devonshire House on Piccadilly was being destroyed and Grosvenor House…
ByGuest Recipe: Philippe Agnello's Berber Crepes
Pancake Day may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t continue to enjoy delicious crepes throughout the year. Try…
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The Berkeley's Marcus Wareing shows how hotel dining has gone from stuffy to sought-after
Hotel restaurants, much like hotel bars which have transformed from their formative days as watering holes into chic retreats, are…
ByThe Dorchester offers soir’es in the kitchen – where all good evenings end
The Dorchester’s private dining room already offers great access to the heart of this busy working kitchen. However, if that…
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Thurleigh merges with Ingenious, citing regulatory burden, political risk, Heston Blumenthal and The Byrds
The steady flow of mergers on London’s wealth management scene has turned into a flood with the news today that…
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Oomph! reveals the changing faces of social investment
OOMPH! WHAM! KABLAMMO! Lily in the pink cardigan is punching the air with gusto. Marjorie in the armchair next to…
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A million is no longer enough – you need at least ten to be wealthy, survey says
Ten million is a small number these days. At least that’s according to a recent survey conducted by multi-family office…
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Sally Tennant steps down as Kleinwort Benson CEO
Sally Tennant has stepped down as CEO of UK wealth management firm Kleinwort Benson and will be replaced by Martha…
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All the signs show Pictet, like other Swiss banks, are expanding in London
London’s wealthy entrepreneurs are being targeted by a Swiss private bank looking for new customers as banking secrecy laws bite…
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Time to raise interest rates to head off the housing bubble
Author: by Stephen Hill Are we in a housing bubble? Answer: no, not yet. Mortgage affordability – the percentage of…
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UK fund managers acting like ‘a cartel’, report says
A wealth management firm has called for the Office of Fair Trading to open an investigation into the pricing practices…
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What divorcing couples can learn from Gwyneth Paltrow’s conscious uncoupling
Everyone and his wife (pardon the pun) is wondering what to make of this phrase ‘conscious uncoupling’ that Gwyneth Paltrow…
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Save the Land Registry, one of England’s glories!
Imagine the surprise and dismay of Mr X, a client with a wonderful £15 million house in one of London’s…
ByUK fund managers acting like 'a cartel', report says
Gina Miller, CEO of SCM Private, told Spear’s that the UK retail investment industry lacks competition and transparency. Giulia Cambieri…
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