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Wealth Report: Tax and Kidnapping Send HNWs Fleeing
HNWs relocating around the world are driven by factors as diverse as escaping from tax and avoiding kidnapping, according to…
ByRuffer donates £15m to save paintings
Jonathan Ruffer, the renowned contrarian wealth manager, has bought a series of twelve Spanish Old Master paintings from the Bishop…
ByArts Council Cuts Announced
Responding to a 30 per cent cut in government funding, the Arts Council England today announced the winners and losers…
ByNo Easy Way Out
Between the hawks and the doves of the MPC, there is no comfortable middle ground. Imagine for a moment that…
ByHouston, We Have a Problem
Our world is facing a conjunction of three cycles affecting Credit, Climate and Conflict, Bill Houston writes in his new…
ByFlare Path
We are continually reminded that there are no certainties in war or in matters of the heart We are continually…
ByMacro Monday
As a rather eventful month draws to a close, there will be several macro indicators to keep investors on their…
ByGovt’s arts philanthropy strategy lacking, Parliament says
The lack of any tax incentives in the Government’s strategy to encourage arts philanthropy is a ‘significant omission’, the Culture…
ByCurzon Street Revisited
Naming a new high-speed rail station after Lord Curzon expresses British pride in travel – and in our superb buildings…
ByYou Can’t Take It With You… But You Can Try
Will you or won’t you? You should be thinking about life after death – for your relatives, at least, say…
ByArt Newspaper: Duffield gives £8.2m to arts
An £8.2m donation by leading philanthropist Dame Vivien Duffield will benefit 11 cultural organisations in the UK London. An £8.2m…
ByBudget 2011: Tackling Tax Avoidance
by Sophie McBain The Treasury claims that the anti-tax-avoidance measures introduced in the 2011 Budget will increase tax receipts by…
ByMyths and Marriage
ED MILIBAND AND partner Justine Thornton, are just two of the ever increasing number of unmarried cohabiting couples in the…
ByBudget 2011: Expert reaction and analysis
Check back here for expert reaction and analysis in the wake of the Budget Highlights/lowlights: banking levy increased, corporation tax…
Bywww.propertyfail.com
The internet’s property revolution has not helped HNWs find off-market super-prime houses, says Jeremy McGivern DISCOVERING THAT YOUR ideal home…
ByBudget 2011: Liveblog
We will be liveblogging the 2011 Budget from Chancellor George Osborne from 12 noon on 23 March. Check back here…
ByVive La Divorce!
More than the Channel separates England and France: a wife dumped in Paris may lose not just her husband but…
ByAFP: China restricts luxury advertising
BEIJING (AFP) – China’s capital has banned outdoor advertising that promotes hedonistic or high-end lifestyles as the government seeks to…
ByIFS: Wealthy households suffered during recession
A briefing note from the Institute for Fiscal Studies on living standards during the recession finds that the wealthiest 10…
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