The Olympics are about bloody-minded determination
I would argue that the Olympics is about the triumph of the competitive spirit, and I make no apologies for…
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Prom 12: Barenboim, Beethoven, Boulez
The spirit of this terribly British festival is unique and wonderful Ah the Proms… at last! The spirit of this…
ByAre alternative currencies the future?
According to the Complementary Currency Resource Centre, there are 236 alternative or complementary currencies around the world An executive office…
ByS&P: European Round-up
The S&P Euro 350 started the week under heavy selling pressure, closing down -2.35%, on persistent concerns over a full…
ByTimes: Govt to name and shame wealthy using tax avoidance schemes
The names of celebrities and businessmen who use aggressive tax avoidance schemes should be disclosed to the taxman in future,…
BySuper-wealthy have at least $21 trillion in secret tax havens, say Tax Justice Network
At least $21 trillion of unreported private financial wealth was owned by wealthy individuals via tax havens at the end…
ByTax Justice Network: The four big problems caused by offshore banking
Beyond the headline figure that at least $21 trillion are held by the super-wealthy offshore, ‘Inequality: You Don’t Know the…
ByFor Rich Russians, Emigrating to the UK Can Be Complex
Favourable tax treatment is one of the reasons why Russians, and indeed people from all over the world, are choosing…
BySecond Homes: Increased Possession or Repossession?
The Noughties may well be remembered, amongst other things, for the boom in second home ownership. Indeed as the decade…
ByGeneration Y Gets Help to Produce Brilliant Entrepreneurs
If no jobs are available, young people are going to create their own by becoming entrepreneurs. Lucky then, says Will…
BySpear’s Exclusive: We Talk to a Doctor at Hans Rausing’s Hospital, Capio Nightingale
Spear’s has exclusively spoken to one of the doctors at the mental health hospital Hans Rausing has been bailed to,…
ByGuardian: Hans Rausing in court after Eva Rausing’s body found in bin bags
Hans Kristian Rausing, one of the heirs to the Tetra Pak fortune, has appeared in court charged with preventing the…
ByScorpio Private Banking Benchmark shows large firms outperform smaller in tough times
The Scorpio Partnership Private Banking Benchmark 2012 shows the wealth management industry performing well in spite of growing regulatory pressure…
ByJack Petchey on his philanthropy at the Petchey Academy
THE GIVER AND THE GIFT: Hackney Empire Entrepreneur Jack Petchey describes how his foundation created an academy school in East…
ByBreak Up Bust Banks
The obvious solution is for the markets to step in and put Barclays out of its self-inflicted misery, before the…
ByS&P: The Financial Week Ahead
The coming week will bring plenty of fresh data on the US economy’s progress, and the Fed remains centre stage…
ByGermany buys Coutts client data say reports
German tax authorities have purchased confidential information about clients of Coutts, the UK bank, to see if they were hiding…
ByLord Moynihan
My diary for last month really begins 30 years ago, when I arrived in a small village on the side…
BySEIS: It’s Too Early To Bash The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme has the potential to help start-up businesses – so why is it being criticised when…
ByBlackmail, A Very 21st-Century Crime
Blackmail may call to mind letters cut from newspaper headlines and assembled into threatening messages, but in the electronic era…
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