Bailing out the Greeks
The banks need to take their haircuts on Greek debt like men. The principles of the eurozone bailout became clear…
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WBrief: HSBC PB ceases US offshore services
HSBC Private Bank, part of the UK- and Hong Kong-listed group, will no longer offer services to US residents outside…
ByMan Group review of June
Hedge funds continued to struggle in June as volatile market movements created a difficult trading environment Hedge funds continued to…
ByScorpio: IWAs looking for active advisers
Over 65% of independent wealth advisors (IWA) are increasingly selecting discretionary fund managers that provide them with a more active…
ByExclusive: Williams de Broë CEO on buying BNP Paribas PIM
Talking exclusively to Spear’s, Philip Howell, CEO of William de Broë, has said he hopes to complete the acquisition of…
ByRupert Murdoch, King Lear
How can the CEO and chairman of such a major company be so isolated? What the Murdoch two-ring circus today…
ByThe GDP Illusion
I could really kick myself for not seeing through all the bullshit put out by G7, G20, The Fed, BoE,…
ByBordeaux Index: Wine gives sweeter returns in 2011
London, 18th July 2011 – In contrast to the volatility experienced in the global financial market, investors in fine wine…
ByFT: US investigating Credit Suisse over evasion
The outlook for Credit Suisse darkened on Friday after the Swiss bank revealed it had been formally placed under investigation…
ByNobu Takeaway
Lunch at Nobu is nothing unusual. But lunch at Nobu *with* Nobu himself in attendance? That’s unusual LUNCH AT NOBU…
ByReuters: No Julius Baer client data on ‘stolen’ CDs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two computer discs that a Swiss banker handed over to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with public fanfare…
ByBeing Shakespeare
It was just Shakespeare being Shakespeare – taking a few individual experiences and making them universal William Cash on the…
ByWaiting for the Other Shoe
What is quite clear is that the euro debt crisis is already with us, but that the EU ministers are…
ByHouse Cleaning
Christopher Silvester hears echoes of 1932 in the US Congressional investigation into the recent banking crisis and wonders whether things…
ByStone the Crown
Spear’s looks behind the net curtains at some of the homes created by Janine Stone, nominated for a Design for…
ByMurdoch Remains the Master
Closing the News of the World is a masterstroke, the sort of bold move only a tactical business genius could…
ByGiving Pledge Gets More
As The Giving Pledge, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s scheme to encourage the wealthy to donate their fortunes to charity,…
ByFirm Foundation
Zain Alatas hears from Sir John Sorrell, whose foundation encourages young people to get involved in design projects, and Sophie…
ByChartered Flight
Caroline Garnham on the quandaries that face HNWs looking to move abroad, from the quality of life and culture of…
ByDid Someone Say ‘Rise’?
Guy Monson on several causes for good cheer in the global markets — though admittedly rather more so for Western…
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