NYT: Chinese PM Wen Jiabao’s family worth $2.7 billion
A review of corporate and regulatory records indicates that the prime minister’s relatives, some of whom have a knack for…
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FT: California governor says 1 Per Cent have ‘moral’ obligation to pay more tax
Jerry Brown, California’s governor, has warned that the wealthiest US state will have to close schools for up to an…
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ByThieves, Return the Stolen Olympic Medals!
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ByHector Sants, ex-FSA, criticises City as dishonest
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ByDaily Mail: Billionaire Saudi divorce heads back to court
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BySpear’s Wealth Management Awards: Private Banking’s Troubles
The judging made clear that the industry is still in the midst of prolonged teething On Tuesday evening, 600 of…
BySpear’s Wealth Management Awards: When Barristers Become Judges
Shaving these shortlists down from five or six top-tier firms, all with outstanding track records and involvement in big, high…
ByWellcome Collection Launches ’17.5m Development Project
It’s excellent to hear today that Wellcome Collection is launching a ’17.5 million development project to increase the capacity of…
ByMo Ibrahim Accuses Stunned Business Leaders of Corruption in Africa
In a display that shocked the audience into silence, Sudan-born telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim accused a conference of leading businessmen…
ByWealth Briefing: Quilter looking to buy Cheviot
Quilter, the UK-based wealth management firm which has stated it is on the hunt for acquisitions, said today it is…
ByPippa Middleton's New Book 'Celebrate' Offers Party Tips for Idiots
‘The hot drinks can be poured from flasks into mugs and paper cups’ Pippa Middleton writes at one point in…
ByNesta Launches £25m Social Investment Fund
As Nesta announces its £25million social investment fund today, there are promising signs that HNWs and investors are seeing the…
ByArticle of the Week: Hannah Rothschild on Pannonica, the Runaway Rothschild, and Thelonius Monk
The Runaway Rothschild Hannah Rothschild tells Josh Spero about her great-aunt Nica, a Jewish baroness who bolted to the most…
ByStandard: In and Out Club to become Britain’s most expensive home
The building that housed one of London’s most exclusive gentlemen’s clubs for more than 100 years is set to become…
ByGuardian: What lottery winners spend their fortunes on
In the past 18 years the National Lottery has created 3,000 millionaires. But what have the lucky winners spent their…
ByWith Prison Plans, Chris Grayling Heralds Social Enterprise Revolution
By making social enterprises a larger part of how it expects services to be delivered, it is making exactly the…
ByShould Coutts and Deutsche Bank Take Their Models Upmarket?
A report by McKinsey argues that by joining the UHNW feeding frenzy, private banks risk neglecting one of the largest…
ByTurning Up At Sherlock Holmes' House
Some people can’t accept that works of fiction are just, well, fiction Some people can’t accept that works of fiction…
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