Obama and Solyndra's Bankruptcy
There is the haughty conviction that these elite illiberals know what is best for us in terms of energy use…
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Amanda Palmer
Cinema is already the number-one entertainment for the Arab world big Hollywood films and Egyptian films go down well, and…
ByChinese Super-Wealthy: The Data
China’s rapid growth in recent years has seen a huge rise in its number of HNWs and UHNWs. WealthInsight analyses…
ByThe EU on its last legs
The farce of the EU leaders trying to save the eurozone has reached new heights of idiocy The farce of…
ByRIBA Manser Medal Winner 2011 Announced
The ingenious re-design and renovation of a 1960s house in Highgate, north London, by Duggan Morris Architects has scooped the…
ByEugene Onegin, ENO
Amanda Echalaz did master this huge role, giving us some soaring top notes and lovely long fermatas I took my…
ByStephen Rothwell to head Kleinwort Benson Wealth Management
Kleinwort Benson has appointed Stephen Rothwell as Head of Wealth Management. He joins from Schroders Private Banking, where he was…
ByKnight Frank: London property prices to hit £10,000 per square foot
£10,000 per square foot – the price threshold expected to be reached by London’s residential developments by 2016, according to…
ByWBrief: Credit Suisse to ‘fully integrate’ Clariden Leu
Credit Suisse is to “fully integrate” Clariden Leu into its bank, achieving annual cost savings of around SFr200 million (around…
ByPreserving our heritage assets from the NPPF
One in three people say heritage tourism is the reason they come to the UK Last week, as part of…
ByFinally: Andrew Gowers, euro-cheerleader, repents
He has run up the white flag and lavishly admitted that he and his fifth column of a newspaper got…
ByWBrief: UBS to appoint Emotti as permanent CEO
UBS will appoint Sergio Ermotti as its permanent chief executive before its investor day on 17 November, according to media…
ByGuardian: Irish UHNW declares bankruptcy
One of Ireland’s richest men has declared himself bankrupt in the UK over debts of -2bn (£1.7bn) to the former…
ByTel: Mishcon partner ‘took part in £18 million fraud’
A former partner at the London law firm Mishcon de Reya joined a plot to gain £18 million fraudulently from…
ByReuters: Clariden Leu to give US “tax evaders'” names to IRS
Clariden Leu AG, with roots that make it Switzerland’s oldest private bank, has begun telling certain U.S. customers suspected of…
ByCoutts announces new CFO
Coutts is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Mathias as its new Chief Financial Officer. Ms Mathias joins from…
ByNew York Prime Property Better Investment Than London?
With the London prime property market crowded out by anxious foreign money, New York represents more profitable investment opportunities, says…
ByWBrief: HSBC Private Bank profits down in thrid quarter
UK/Hong Kong-listed HSBC said pre-tax profits for its global private bank fell in the third quarter and in the first…
ByBBC: Kernott vs Jones Supreme Court decision announced
A man who left his partner nearly 20 years ago is not entitled to half the value of the house…
ByExpert reaction: Kernott v Jones decision on divorce and cohabitation rights
The Supreme Court’s decision may go some way to addressing the injustices inherent in the current law affecting cohabitees but…
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