FT: Buffett, Gates secure ‘giving pledge’ from billionaires
More than 30 US billionaires have pledged to give at least half of their fortunes to charity as part of…
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WBrief: Schroders PB profits fall sharply
Schroders, the private banking and investment firm, said today its profit before tax and exceptional items for the first six…
ByThe Loan Arranger
The rich are not really so different — even they need mortgages. And when they do, Wayne Coleman is their…
ByCapital Offences
Messing around with capital gains tax helps no-one, says Caroline Garnham. To raise more money, lower taxes CAPITAL GAINS TAX…
ByPitch Fest
When New Yorkers flock to Central Park to play softball, they’re really playing hardball. Still, it’s kinda sweet, says Daisy…
ByEurope's Next Top Bailout
Several major issues need to be addressed in order to restore market confidence in an unwieldy and wobbly-looking eurozone, says…
ByAllan Shiach
I was politely asked to step down from the Board of a public company a few years ago. My crime?…
ByDouble Dipping
So where are we now? The evidence all points to a double-dip around the turn of the year Over a…
ByConsensual Text
There is a lot to recommend this sort of culture in politics the consensual, popular one, rather than the tyrannical,…
ByContinental Shift
As Spear’s documents in our Africa special, there is a vital wave sweeping across Africa As Spear’s documents in our…
ByHedgehog Issue 16
Old money, gold money, no money – all in this issue’s Hedgehog NO MO’ FOs Like little green men and…
ByPop up/roll over
Two unusual events last week made me realise that Londoners are very lucky. Two unusual events last week made me…
ByWBrief: Austr. millionaire sues UBS
A prominent Australian businessman is suing UBS Wealth Management over multi-billion dollar losses sustained during the financial turmoil, according to…
ByBreaking: Stealing documents in divorce proceedings ruled illegal
In a ground-breaking decision, the Court of Appeal said today that secret seizure of documents by a husband or wife…
ByBalls to Stress Tests!
They announced the stress tests’ results now so everyone could enjoy the holidays as though all was right with their…
ByAfghan Leaks
A huge quantity of apparently unprocessed battlefield intelligence reports have been leaked to wikileaks.com A huge quantity of apparently unprocessed…
ByWaPo: UBS outflows slowing down, not stopping
UBS said today that client outflows from its closely-watched wealth management arm decelerated further in the second quarter to SFr5.2…
ByIoS: Lord Sugar sells Mayfair freeholds for £120m
The Apprentice’s Lord Sugar has signalled a return to the boom years with the proposed sale of three of his…
BySetting Hay on Fire
Spear’s was a media partner for HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s first philosophy and music festival. Bianca Brigitte Bonomi reports back from…
ByDottore Death
Wanna get someone whacked in Sicily? Easy. Just send them to a local GP, says Andrei Navrozov Wanna get someone…
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