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Global Financial Centres Index: London still top – just
London remains the most competitive city for business, according to the latest edition of the Global Financial Centres Index 10,…
ByChristie’s luxury property survey shows prices still unrealistic
A survey from Christie’s International Real Estate shows that most vendors of luxury property ‘are still unrealistic about pricing, but…
ByFinally, Some Truth
The public has been so shocked because finally someone has revealed to them the way the world works ‘I go…
ByChristie's London Asian Art Week
As has often been reported, Asian art is the next big thing. Except, it’s been a big thing for a…
ByThe Penny Drops
The biggest problem is the lost time, caused by the slimy invertebrates that constitute the euro-elite At last, at the…
BySummoned by Bells (and Biscuits)
Plans to use rural churches for Citizens’ Advice Bureaux miss their timeless point THE OTHER DAY, I opened up Upton…
ByFT: Grübel stepped down over strategy
UBS chief executive Oswald Grübel resigned after the board refused to back his plans to overhaul the bank’s strategy and…
ByNo puedes comprarme amor, or Can’t buy me love
What do Spain’s most titled woman and one of Liverpool’s best-loved sons have in common? The answer, say Annmarie Gosling…
ByPassenger, ENO
I had prepared myself for a harrowing experience I had prepared myself for a harrowing experience while I settled into…
ByCan You Split This?
There’s plenty of change when it comes to splitting the money in a divorce, says Tanya Roberts of Charles Russell…
ByIndy: Vincent Tchenguiz settles with Kaupthing
The property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz has settled his £1.5bn dispute with the collapsed Icelandic bank Kaupthing, which has seen him…
ByNYT: Obama favours Buffett Rule to make millionaires pay more
WASHINGTON President Obama on Monday will call for a new minimum tax rate for individuals making more than $1 million…
ByEarly intervention by private funding can save billions, report says
Early intervention can significantly reduce the economic cost of some of the UK’s most difficult social problems, currently £100 billion…
ByFT: Adoboli allegedly used Kerviel tactics
Kweku Adoboli, the trader charged with blowing a $2.3bn hole in the books of UBS, allegedly disguised huge lossmaking positions…
ByUseless Bloody Swiss!
Adoboli has done us all a favour: we all now know casino banks are definitely a waste of time and…
ByJosh Spero on the BBC World Service
Spear’s editor Josh Spero has been interviewed for the BBC World Service on African investment. Click here to listen to…
BySeeing Swarovski's Sights (and the Heights) at St Paul's
If you’ve ever found climbing to the top of St Paul’s Geometric Staircase a little tiring, the new installation of…
ByThree cheers for UBS's rogue trader?
In the week of the Vickers Report, what better evidence that investment banks and retail banks should be separated? Following…
ByThe Zagats talk Google and celebrity chefs
Just as The Ivy has become London’s most popular restaurant, according to the new 2012 London restaurant survey from Zagat,…
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