FT: Goldman may plead to lesser charge
Goldman Sachs is hoping to avoid the Securities and Exchange Commission’s charge of fraud by reaching a settlement on a…
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Indy: Cameron to compromise on CGT?
The unity of the coalition Government was under strain last night after David Cameron hinted at a compromise with his…
ByTel: Italians’ $7bn hidden in HSBC accounts?
The financial police in Italy have said that their investigation into data stolen from HSBC in Switzerland has revealed that…
ByView to a Skill
Rupert Phelps ponders the perfect characteristics for those intending to work in a family office. Gun skills may come in…
ByWBrief: $15.5bn Madoff settlement reached
A total of 20 European banks have agreed to reimburse non-US investors for $15.5 billion of losses caused by the…
ByToo Much Information
When does public interest become public prurience? And how much should be revealed about your salary? Jo Sanders-Key finds that…
ByMainstream Madness
Jackie is a groundbreaker: she throws open the gates on crazy pill-popping women and the men who love them. “Damaged…
ByDon't Punish the Wives
If one thing has become clear from this Fergie scandal, it is that husbands should be less vindictive when it…
ByGovt Plays Catch-Up
The Director of National Intelligence was summoned to the White House on Thursday afternoon and sacked. Somewhat belatedly, the CIA,…
BySell in May, Go Away
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…
ByBloomberg: 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…
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