New book Richer Lives should make us happy about philanthropy – but also concerned
Last week saw the launch of Richer Lives: Why rich people give, the follow-up study by Theresa Lloyd and Beth…
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Even the kids of the wealthy are struggling to buy houses in London
With UK house prices rising at the fastest rate in more than three years, it comes as no surprise that…
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Investing in Hastings Pier won't leave you at sea
Ever thought of buying something on the south coast? How about a pier? A proper, good, old-fashioned Victorian pier Ever…
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More than half UK's wealth untapped by wealth managers
Wealth managers in the UK are missing out on the opportunity to manage more than ’2 trillion, as they focus…
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Spear's Wealth Management Awards 2012: Nominations Announced
The nominations for the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards 2012 have been announced The nominations for the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards…
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Penningtons and Manches merge to form ‘super’ legal firm, but discrepancies voiced
Perhaps heralding a new era of private-client law firm mergers, it was announced yesterday that Penningtons Solicitors had joined with…
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Why the British media does not deserve all its bad press
The Leveson Inquiry and its aftermath saw famous and fêted figures — including Rupert Murdoch and Paul Dacre, editor of…
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Penningtons and Manches merge to form 'super' legal firm, but discrepancies voiced
The new venture promises a combined ’58 million turnover Perhaps heralding a new era of private-client law firm mergers, it…
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Trillionaires on the way as wealth gap widens – for now
Global wealth has reached an all-time record of $241 trillion but wealth concentration remains high, with less than a tenth…
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In debt ceiling negotiations, who will blink first?
Right now, just such a piece of paper is circulating in Washington, called the Total Debt Ceiling Bill. This paper…
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Josh Spero's Frieze Week Diary
Every year, Spear’s editor Josh Spero brings you news, reviews and gossip from Frieze Week, when London is filled with…
ByEmily Rookwood bottles it at Bollinger
‘I’m told you should not trust the intentions of any man turning up with two bottles. If he turns up…
ByPreview: Restaurants at the Frieze London and Frieze Masters art fairs
As well as the endless parties, exhibitions and parades of arty folk, there is actually a huge amount on offer…
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EY: OECD may stop companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions
On 3 October, the OECD published a memorandum covering certain issues relating to transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting (the…
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Personal information is the most valuable commodity you possess
Forget shares in Royal Mail or bricks and mortar: your most precious possession these days is your name, date of…
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My very own Blue Jasmine shows us how to bounce back
The Mattress is in town – or rather she’s moving to town. I’ve known The Mattress for many years and…
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Charities need to stick up for themselves
Ed Miliband isn’t the only one on the receiving end of an attempted character assassination. The voluntary sector has also…
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Scotland’s oldest family businesses revealed
An Auchtermuchty-based manufacturer of scales and weighing tools is Scotland’s oldest family business, a new report has found. John White…
ByOxford Capital are making investment tax reliefs easier to access
Not every tax incentive works – at least to start with. Non-doms had been given a carrot to encourage them…
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Beat it! Michael Jackson’s family should have realised litigation is Dangerous
‘You wanna be startin’ somethin’?’ is not just a question Michael Jackson asked in his hit single, but one his…
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