Real Pain for HNWs Is Rise In Stamp Duty for Property Bought Via Companies
George Osborne gave Londoners a good kicking today by raising stamp duty on houses purchases over ’2 million to 7%.…
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Budget 2012 Expert Reaction
Click here to read expert reaction throughout the afternoon from London’s top lawyers and accountants Read expert reaction throughout the…
ByBudget 2012 Liveblog
Highlights/lowlights: 7% stamp duty on ’2m houses, 45p rate from 50p, General Anti-Avoidance Rule to be introduced. Highlights/lowlights: 7% stamp…
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Alexander Hoare on Why Small is Beautiful for C Hoare & Co Private Bank
In the Family Way Alexander Hoare, managing partner of C Hoare & Co private bank, reveals how enduring values underpin…
By‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Asks Business Mentor David Carter
Who Does He Think He Is? Business mentor, strategy adviser and life coach David Carter wants you to be the…
ByThe Case for Investing in UK Property
By Nicholas Barnes, head of Research at Chesterton Humberts We may not like to admit it, but the fruitful economic…
ByTete a Tete Circus Tricks
Artistic director Bill Bankes-Jones is a visionary at a time when we need visionaries Has anyone tried experimental avant-garde contemporary…
ByRoyal Bank of Canada acquires Coutts in LatAm, Caribbean, Africa
TORONTO, March 20, 2012 Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced its global wealth division RBC…
ByLet’s Talk About It: The Rise of the Debating Club
Intelligence Squared, the Stone Club and 5×15 are all examples of what’s getting London’s smart set talking: talking. By Melinda…
ByOrion Orchestra
To form a new orchestra and nurture its growth during a recession is certainly challenging, some would say foolish TO…
ByWill a General Anti-Avoidance Rule Help or Confuse Taxpayers?
Gaar Humbug In his first column for Spear’s, Martyn Gowar asks whether the introduction of a General Anti-Avoidance Rule would…
ByNo Democracy of Cash in Greece
So, why do the Greeks want to be in the eurozone? Obvious, surely: it’s the rich who wanted the euro!…
ByWBrief: Raymond Baer standing down as chairman of Julius Baer
Raymond Baer, chairman of the Julius Baer private bank that bears his family name, is standing down from his role…
ByWill Clegg Push for a CGT Increase?
Assuming the Lib Dems need a decisive break soon, a Clegg vs Cameron war is on this front a very…
BySpear's Budget Predictions
So what can Spear’s readers expect from the Budget on Wednesday? Theoretical gain and a whole lot of pain, I…
BySwarovski Whitechapel Gallery Art Plus Opera Gala Hits the High Note
Spear’s has never known an artist to turn up in costume, and so it was last night at the Swarovski…
ByFSA CEO Hector Sants to leave: full details
Hector Sants, chief executive (CEO) of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has announced his intention to leave the organisation at…
BySwarovski Whitechapel Gallery Art + Opera Gala
The Whitechapel Gallery’s annual fundraising gala in partnership with Swarovski celebrated the fusion of art and opera in an event…
ByLandmark Civil Partnership Divorce Case: Unfair or Uncertain?
The Court of Appeal has just heard an appeal in a landmark case dealing with the dividing up of assets…
ByNational Trust: Lyveden New Bield wind turbine decision disappoints
A wind farm appeal decision that gives the green light to the development of four large wind turbines, each measuring…
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