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Poorly Drafted Wills Provoke Family Feuds
Ready, Willing and Able The consequences of a poorly drafted will can tear families apart. Get it right while you…
ByCoutts: Million Pound Donors Give £1.3bn to Charity in 2009/10
Over 174 separate donations of a million pounds or more, worth a total of £1.3 billion, were made to individuals,…
ByFSA on RBS: Bankers Should be Legally Accountable for Bank Failure
The Financial Services Authority report into the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland has criticised the poor decisions made by…
ByNext Generation Entrepreneurs: Richard Dinan and Alex Nall-Cain
When The Going Gets Toff Not even the grandest of today’s young entrepreneurs are too posh to push. Just ask…
ByLDF versus the UK-Swiss tax agreement
Swiss Rolled Decision time looms for many taxpayers between the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility and the new UK-Swiss agreement. Charles Gothard…
BySupport, Not Punishment, Will Win the War on Drugs
Fixing the Fix The war against drugs is being lost, and it’s time for a fresh approach with active support…
ByWhy You Should Demand Lower Fees
Fee Fi Fo Fum William Drake of Lord North Street says that for future profits, demand lower fees now COMPOUND…
ByIntellectual Property: A Clever Investment
Patents Are a Virtue Chris Donegan on the rise and rise of intellectual property — and why investors need to…
ByZahawi and Hancock on ‘Masters of Nothing’
The Wide Blue Yonder A new breed of Tory MPs emerged from the 2010 general election, and already some are…
ByJuerg Zeltner of UBS on Philanthropy, the Eurozone and Rogue Traders
The Snowball Effect The hills are alive with the sound of… giving? Josh Spero joins UBS’s philanthropy conferencein St Moritz…
ByImpetus Trust release 2010-11 results
Venture philanthropy body Impetus Trust’s recently published results for 2010/11 show a 23 per cent increase in income of the…
ByUp Yours (Again), Delors!
In the week which may well determine the future of the euro, if it’s got one, up pops Jacques Delors…
ByWithers on draft Finance Bill: UK may become onshore haven for non-doms
The proposal should significantly enhance the attractiveness of the UK as a location for non-doms wishing to commence or continue…
ByBircham Dyson Bell on Statutory Residence Test
‘It is a pity that the introduction of a statutory test for residence has been put back a year. Many…
ByWithers: Statutory Residence Test a ‘Missed Opportunity’
‘The draft clauses published today are likely to be viewed as more of a missed opportunity for individual taxpayers rather…
ByMichael Spencer of ICAP joins Bordeaux Index as chairman
Bordeaux Index, the leading fine wine merchant, has appointed Michael Spencer as Chairman Bordeaux Index, the leading fine wine merchant,…
ByKaiser Partner: UHNWs care least about ethical investment or the environment
Ethical investment and environmental responsibility remain low priority issues for UHNWs, according to a recent survey of 60 leading UK…
ByWill Italy Rise Again?
A restoration of growth requires far more than can be offered up by following the dictates of smug EU bureaucrats…
ByHats Off to Laura Cathcart
Vintage glamour is never old hat, says Laura Cathcart, London’s most exciting up and coming milliner. Chloe Barrow talks to…
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