Collateral Damage
I feel sorry for him, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. I really do. I feel sorry for him, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. I…
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Cash in Hand
Commodity currencies have been increasingly in demand as a whole host of emerging economies have been industrialising fast, says Chloé…
ByThe Art of Ingratitude
It’s incredible – auction houses are the beneficiaries of the new global wealth yet have the brazenness to insult them.…
ByWorld Wealth Report: HNWs return to 2007 levels of wealth, Asia-Pacific leading way
The world’s population of high net worth individuals (HNWIs1) grew 17.1% to 10.0 million in 2009, returning to levels last…
ByBudget 2010 Expert Reaction & Analysis
Watch this space for expert reaction to the Budget and analysis Headlines: CGT up to 28% for higher-rate tax payers.…
ByTax Luxury Goods
If an increase in VAT is introduced, it would be better that a luxury rate of 25% is introduced for…
ByBudget 2010 Liveblog
Headlines: CGT up to 28% for higher-rate tax payers. Income tax allowance up by ’1,000 for basic rate payers. VAT…
ByIt doesn't count if…
Another entry in my new series: it’s research! Another entry in my new series: it’s research! Let us know when…
ByWBrief: Bettencourt, worth $20bn, to declare all assets
France’s wealthiest woman, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has promised to declare all of her foreign assets to comply with French…
ByTo Catch a Banker
It’s the old solution of using criminals to catch criminals. Unfortunately, the criminals in the banks were just too high-paid.…
ByFT: Osborne abolishes FSA, boosts BoE
George Osborne moved to redress what he described as the spectacular regulatory failure of the City, announcing the abolition of…
ByWBrief: BarW to triple Swiss AuM
Barclays Wealth, the private client arm of UK-listed banking giant Barclays, aims to triple the assets under management at its…
ByDave will tear us apart
When Hedgehog caught up with David Davis at a Vestra Wealth breakfast event about Capital Gains Tax, he was in…
ByAFP: Swiss parly passes UBS deal
ZURICH Switzerland’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed a deal with the United States settling US tax evasion litigation…
ByKnight Frank: Asian buyers out in force in London market
According to a new international investment report by Knight Frank, Asian Investors are now buying more than a fifth of…
ByPastry With That?
Another entry in the long-running Really Annoying Phrases series Another entry in the long-running Really Annoying Phrases series. Let us…
ByA Hundred Objections
A History of the World is A Travesty of the Wireless. Radio 4 has resumed its second tranche of A…
ByFT: SEC to look at second Goldman deal
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its inquiries into a complex mortgage-backed deal by Goldman Sachs that…
ByWSJ: UBS says Swiss parly to pass US deal
ZURICH (Dow Jones)–UBS AG’s (UBS) financial head Wednesday said Swiss parliament is likely to ultimately pass a U.S.-Swiss pact allowing…
ByWBrief: £1m+ mortgage lender opening in London
UK property lender Private Finance has launched a central London brokerage team aimed at the £1 million (about $1.45 million)…
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