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A bail-out package was announced of ’750.0 billion but it wasn’t even a sticking-plaster, it was a fig-leaf. While UK…
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Bloomberg: HNWs pessimistic about economy
May 24 (Bloomberg) — The gloom of wealthy Japanese and U.S. investors about the prospects for the global economy over…
ByBP: Too Slick by Half?
The BP executives have now become the most loved-to-hate characters on Saturday Night Live skits. Hindsight, they say, is always…
ByA Preferred Partner
Josh Spero catches John Ueberroth, who has brought together hotels from across the world under his Preferred Hotel Group, in…
ByRBC advice on CGT
In advance of the emergency Budget on 22 June 2010, Louise Somerset, Tax Director from RBC Wealth Management, provides advice…
ByBusiness angels show greater appetite for investing
Interviews with business angels at the London Investment Fair yesterday showed that the coming increase in capital gains tax is…
ByKleinwort Benson on CGT
London 19th May 2010: The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rate for ‘non-business’ assets – which include amongst other assets, collective…
ByWBrief: City vacancies highest since 08
The City of London showed definitive signs of a recovery in the first quarter of this year, as ten out…
ByCaw! Caw!
Hedgehog has just returned from the Gulls’ Eggs City Luncheon, where the wisest and most respected figures within the Square…
ByThe Swiss Swizz
Instead of fiddling while Europe burns, we should be looking to the future in the East. An interesting story in…
ByThe news on Iran
There have been several unexpected CIA windfalls, including the defection of a senior Iranian scientist. The National Intelligence Estimate on…
ByThe IMF on stand-by
Just as in 1976, it is also clear that Labour has left the nation bankrupt once again, only more so…
ByFT: London bankers earn much more than Swiss, even after 50p tax rate
Senior bankers in London are still typically earning twice as much after tax as those in Geneva and Zurich in…
ByReuters: UBS sued if no US-Switz treaty?
ZURICH, May 16 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSN.VX) (UBS)N> could face lawsuits in the United States if the Swiss parliament fails…
ByWBrief: How to make a tax amnesty work
Countries which repeatedly use tax amnesties but which do not give wide publicity to these efforts stand far less chance…
ByScorpio Partnership Expands
Pioneering global wealth management insight and business consultancy firm Scorpio Partnership is pleased to announce the appointment of three experienced…
ByReuters: Julius Baer AuM up 14%
ZURICH, May 11 (Reuters) – Private bank Julius Baer (BAER.VX) said on Tuesday strong money inflows in its growth markets…
ByMoMA's Gathering of the Brave
Billed as a festival of daring ideas, the Courage Forum featured visionary and brave individuals who had overcome personal circumstance…
ByExpert Election Analysis
The top family offices, wealth managers and accountants have sent us their reaction to the General Election result: what do…
ByPrehab
Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: Prehab. Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: Prehab. Enjoy! AHG.
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