Bob Diamond has gone. What next for whistleblowers?
Barclays blew the whistle on Libor-fixing, hoping for a lighter sentence. This, clearly, has not gone well. You’ll get no…
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How Envy Has Shaped Politics and Empires
Sea of Green A visit to the Aeolian Islands, sailing in the shadow of two volcanoes, causes Andrei Navrozov to…
ByBob Diamond Must Go!
With the latest revelation that Barclays fiddled interbank lending rates, it appears that British banks are not only too big…
ByFT: Barclays chair Marcus Agius resigns, citing ‘devastating blow’
Marcus Agius has confirmed that he will step down as chairman of Barclays, and said that the scandal involving price-fixing…
ByBonkers, Bunkers and Bankers
Today, the presidency of the dysfunctional EU has passed to Cyprus. Who? What? You’re kidding? No, you’re bonkers! Today, the…
ByMasterpiece London Majors on Masterpieces, Gagosian Fails to Gag
It seems as if half of London society – by which I mean global society – has traipsed past the…
ByAbseiling down Broadgate Tower? No fear!
I’m on the edge. Beneath me is a 540 foot drop. It’s all a blur, but I can just about…
ByThe Rewards and Risks of Sports Wealth
Golden Goals Sport and the tax authorities have a lot in common: penalties, poor form, complex transfer rules. Freddy Barker…
ByKaiser Partner on the LDF and how Tiny Liechtenstein Thinks Big
Size Isn’t Everything From finance to sports, is there nothing Liechtenstein doesn’t punch above its weight in? Not according to…
ByChuka Umunna Wants to Turn Gangsters into Businessmen: Great Plan, But How?
There was an especially embarrassing moment on BBC news last nighta bit like if your granddad tried to high-five you…
ByChesterton Humberts: Is Finsbury Park the next property investment location?
The prime London residential market typically conjures up images of attractive period properties in locations such as Mayfair, Kensington and…
ByAround Town on a Sanderson Bike Tour
There are several suggested routes, from architecture to shopping, romantic nighttime jaunts to East London discoveries, all plotted on a…
ByLombard Odier foundation funds restoration of Versailles fountain
THE PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PALACE, MUSEUM, AND NATIONAL ESTATE OF VERSAILLES AND FONDATION PHILANTHROPIA ANNOUNCE A MAJOR PARTNERSHIP FOR…
ByCity of London Festival Brings Music to Squares and Streets
As I wandered towards Paternoster Square in the warm evening, I could hear, just above the noise of the evening…
ByA Guide to East London for Olympic Visitors to London 2012
East is Eden ‘If you’re going to Shoreditch, turn your jacket inside out,’ joke the City boys, talking about how…
BySpear’s/Withers Guide to Giving
Clive Cutbill of Withers, Spear’s legal partner in the 1 Per Cent Campaign, has produced a comprehensive Guide to Giving,…
ByLiving like an HNW has got cheaper, says Stonehage Affluent Luxury Living Index
According to the Stonehage Affluent Luxury Living Index, the price of luxury goods and services typically bought by UHNW families…
ByOnly a Fool Would Try to Save the Euro
Have you noticed how anyone who supports the euro or thinks it’s the answer to anything inevitably ends up to…
ByHow Can Olympic Champions Cope With Their Sudden Fame?
Becoming an Olympic champion is hard enough. Coping with intrusive media attention when you can’t run, swim or jump out…
BySpear’s Asian Philanthropy Today
Spear’s has produced a supplement called Asian Philanthtopy Today, distributed with Spear’s and Spear’s Asia, which covers some of the…
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