QE or not QE?
This points the way to the Fed’s announcement on its next dose of QE: they don’t know how much, but…
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Making Up For It
Elton’s Winter Ball was the first party I have ever been to in which as I waited to go to…
ByLord Browne to chair Stanhope
We are pleased to announce that Lord Browne has been appointed Chairman of Stanhope Capital’s Advisory Board. Formerly Group Chief…
ByRadmacher: Pre-Nups Upheld
The Supreme Court has held that Katrin Radmacher’s pre-nup should carry “decisive weight”, setting a precedent for the UK The…
ByWBrief: Citi PB revenues slightly down
Citi Private Bank’s revenues in the third quarter were $497 million, down $15 million, or 3 per cent, from the…
ByRock Off!
A new series: absurd, startling or abstruse pop lyrics. Send us yours! These wondrous words come from a hit for…
ByThe Titan Stirs
UBS has done some extraordinary things in the last few weeks. UBS has done some extraordinary things in the last…
ByMake babies, not war
The point about babies is that they are the answer to the pension problem. A few years ago I found…
ByWBrief: Half expect higher bonuses in 2011
Nearly half – 48 per cent – of financial services professionals polled in London expect their bonus in 2010/2011 to…
ByInto the Dragon’s Den
As China’s financial powerhouse, Shanghai stands poised to become not only a playground for the rich but also one of…
BySlumpflation
It’s extraordinary that this facile idea has gained such currency, as though the slumpflation of the 1970s never existed Last…
ByFrieze Diary
I will be blogging every day from the fairs, exhibitions and parties of Frieze Week. Follow my tweets at twitter.com/joshspero…
ByUnfeasible Fees
Wealth firms seem to be trying to stumble their way to a world of simple(r) fee structures as if it…
ByCEO merry-go-round for LO and KB
Sally Tennant has left Lombard Odier to replace Robert Taylor as CEO of Kleinwork Benson; she has been replaced as…
ByThe Attorney Who Came in from the Cold
Josh Spero meets Robert Amsterdam, the crusading lawyer who cut his teeth on politically explosive cases that John le Carré…
BySite Unseen
London developers are again busily flogging off-plan apartments to Asian investors. Prospective buyers would do well to ponder the lessons…
ByThe Uncertainty Principle
For now, large-scale fiscal and monetary stimulus appears to have saved our collective bacon — but that phase of recovery…
ByGive as Good as You Got
Having been all hard-nosed and ruthless in the making of their fortunes, too many would-be philanthropists go all soft and…
ByCome Fly With Me?
Having taken off in the boom years, private jet firms crash-landed in the bust. Where now for the industry, asks…
BySotheby’s: Chatsworth sale smashes expectations
CHATSWORTH, 7th October, 2010 — The third and final day of Chatsworth: The Attic Sale was driven by the relentless…
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