Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Looking to diversify your investments? It could be time to hit the bottle, says Chris Smith THE TRADITIONAL NOTION that…
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On a scale of eating day-old yoghurt to Russian roulette, how risky should your portfolio be? And does your wealth…
ByCNBC: UBS bankers angry at bonus delay
The delay in the awarding of bonuses at UBS has many in the New York offices of the Swiss banking…
ByThe Silvera Age
Ana Silvera, who will be appearing at How the Light Gets In, the philosophy festival at Hay co-sponsored by Spear’s,…
ByLetter from Davos
The point of the five-day summit is about reminding oneself that it’s not too late to be taken seriously again,…
ByB’berg: VIP Art Fair victim of technology
Works by Francis Bacon and Richard Prince went unsold as the world’s first online contemporary art fair suffered from problems…
ByFT: Make China visas easier, say luxury brands
Luxury retailers are pressing the government to tackle visa bottlenecks for Chinese tourists, claiming bureaucracy is causing shoppers to shun…
ByMoS: Roger Jenkin offers wife half of £300m fortune in divorce
Mr Jenkins, credited with saving Barclays bank at the height of the credit crunch, said that not only would he…
ByNYT: US to serve HSBC over ‘tax evasion’?
Federal authorities are considering whether to serve a broad legal summons on HSBC to ascertain whether it sold tax-evasion services…
ByFraud costs UK £38 billion a year
Today the National Fraud Authority (NFA) published its second Annual Fraud Indicator (AFI), which estimates fraud is costing the UK…
BySCM Private produces ‘robust’ results
London 25 January 2011: SCM Private, the leading active manager of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), is pleased to announce the…
ByWBrief: Arrest made over stolen Credit Suisse data
The Swiss prosecutor has taken one person into custody as part of an investigation into data theft, which is understood…
ByGuardian: CBI head says no govt plan for growth
The outgoing head of the CBI today strongly criticised the government’s lack of strategy for economic growth and warned that…
ByFT: FSA considering fee caps, risk limits
The head of the Financial Services Authority has called for a “radical rethink” of consumer protection in the UK, including…
ByEurozone wobbles
As with all jellies, one wobble in one place causes other wobbles in other places, and so on ad infinitum…
ByLet It Be
Renting, so common in chic Berlin and elsewhere, has never been popular in London — until now, says Ross Clark…
ByPuttin’ on the Spritz
What’s that gorgeous scent in the air? It’s the smell of change, as fragrance lovers educate themselves and become proper…
ByAt the Sharp End: Sir David Tang
Hong Kong-based entrepreneur Sir David Tang faces the Spear’s inquisition Hong Kong-based entrepreneur Sir David Tang faces the Spear’s inquisition…
ByFSA to enforce ethics code on advisers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today confirmed that, after extensive consultation, retail investment advisers will need to hold a…
ByPack Off!
The world’s most expensive package holiday has landed, but it’ll be taking off without me. The world’s most expensive package…
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