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The UK's Luxury Travellers Are the Most Demanding
Scandinavia may be weathering our economic winter with its customary hardiness but its HNWs aren’t yet quite used to the…
ByMost Banks Don’t Use Social Media Well
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Co. are on everyone’s lips. However, not with the banks: the majority of banks still deals…
ByForbes List of Billionaires: Record-Breaking Combined Wealth and Numbers
The number of the world’s billionaires has reached a historic peak of 1,226 individuals, and they are holding more wealth…
ByChina’s Chanel: When Will Chinese Luxury Brands Make it Big?
Gear of the Dragon The Chinese luxury market is swallowing up Western products like there’s no tomorrow. But what of…
ByKnight Frank: Global house prices to fall in 2012, Asia slowing down dramatically
The Knight Frank Global House Price Index, which tracks the performance of mainstream house prices worldwide, rose by just 0.5%…
ByShould I Become a Trustee of a Charity? Yes!
With charities finding that demand for their services has expanded while their budgets have shrunk, conditions have rarely been stormier…
ByWBrief: Switzerland rejects amendments to US tax treaty
Switzerland has rejected all proposed amendments that would have weakened the US tax treaty which the Swiss parliament voted in…
ByNon-Doms Can Invest in the UK Without Paying Tax
By allowing non-doms to invest in UK companies without paying tax, the government hopes to keep the economy going and…
ByNames and Arms Clauses: Inheritance, Adoption and Family Disputes
An ancient tradition of expecting your heir to take your name and coat of arms has led to a modern…
ByWBrief: UBS appoints new head of London International
UBS has appointed Mark Idriss, a private banking veteran who has worked at firms including Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse,…
ByNo Loans for Busted Banks
Another week, and another ’500 billion of QE from the ECB, eagerly gobbled up by the more busted banks of…
ByTel: Mansion tax would cost more than earn, says Centre for Policy Studies
A mansion tax would be complex, unfair and would lose more in tax revenues than it would bring in, a…
BySpear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove Philanthropy Seminar: Transcript
Read the transcript from the Spear’s/Speechly Bircham/Cazenove Capital seminar on philanthropy in the 21st century, featuring John Studzinski CBE and…
ByThe Hedgehog Issue 25
Le Jour du Macaron is a tasty new entry in Hedgehog’s hectic social calender. Sweet treats from Spear’s spikiest columnist.
ByAhmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records Founder, Donates £26m to Oxford University
Mica Ertegun, the widow of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, is giving £26 million to Oxford University, the largest donation…
ByThe World Economy On The Brink…Again
No Safety Net The world economy is like a high-wire act where the man with the balancing-pole is clinging on…
BySpear’s Co-Produces Video on 21st Century Philanthropy
Spear’s, as part of its continual emphasis on the important of philanthropy, has co-produced a film on philanthropy with Red…
BySilence Is Golden Once More
The Oscars triumph of The Artist proves that the power of silence is undiminished. So what is it that explains…
ByThe Wealthy Are More Selfish Than the Poor… Or Not
The Occupy London movement may have been evicted from St Paul’s last night, but when it comes to their views…
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