Frieze Diary
I will be blogging every day from the fairs, exhibitions and parties of Frieze Week. Follow my tweets at twitter.com/joshspero…
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Unfeasible 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…
ByZinfandel
Real words from the real world: Zinfandel Asked by my hostess to bring a bottle of vin rose, Anthony Haden-guest…
ByWBrief: UBS reshuffles Asia Pacific UHNW execs
UBS has announced major changes to its executive line-up to capture more of the Asia Pacific region’s expanding market for…
ByLetter from Brum
Click here to read my latest update from the Tory party conference in Birmingham Tuesday 5/10, 14.50 Have emerged from…
ByCash Never Sleeps
Wall Street pulled off the difficult trick of making a supposedly evil, vile, greedy Nero of finance a compelling and…
ByKen we stop it?
In the Sunday papers Ken Clarke is warning that there could be a double-dip, but it’s already started, Ken. Ken!…
ByThey’re Forever Bursting Bubbles
It’s not hedge funds’ fault that they’re so good at sensing (and shorting) trouble, says Sebastian Mallaby. Christopher Silvester meets…
ByRum Business or Jamaican Fizz?
Jamaica wants to become the Caribbean’s next big investment magnet. Think about it and you’ll realise that’s not as unlikely…
ByTel: Non-res tax-payers leaving UK
One in eight people registered in Britain as non-resident for tax purposes left the country in the last year for…
ByBond. Annette Bond.
London is a truly wonderful city. I need to remind myself of that sometimes, or something happens to remind me.…
ByWBrief: Asian HNWs grow by 20%
The wealth of Asia-Pacific high net worth individuals and their population rose sharply last year, while their holdings of property…
ByBBC: HSBC clients’ names handed to HMRC
Hundreds of wealthy UK taxpayers have been sent letters by HM Revenue & Customs over possible large-scale tax evasion, the…
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