WBrief: Swiss amend US tax treaty
The Swiss Federal Council has approved an amending protocol, revising the controversial “UBS Treaty”, which regulates the transfer of data…
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Hamptons Bohemia at Easter
While the global financial system has been in meltdown, one of the winners has been the Hamptons. You win some,…
ByAn End to Captivity
The clinking of the chains must’ve sounded like the joyous peals of church bells to them. The clinking of the…
ByWBrief: Germany now looking into UBS
New troubles are ahead for UBS as the German subsidiary of the Swiss banking giant is being investigated for having…
ByFT: 25 years after divorce, husband still liable
A leading barrister has been ordered to pay his former wife a lump sum of £215,000 – 25 years after…
ByWSJ: UBS has big hopes for US arm
UBS’s wealth-management division will aim to earn $1 billion in annual pretax income within the next three to five years,…
BySeparating together
Divorcing using the process of collaborative law – rather than an immediate appearance in court, QCs’ gowns gently flapping in…
ByToo Many Opinions, Too Few Words
I’ve always been a bit of a geek. I’ve always been a bit of a geek, and in time my…
ByBrothers in Oars
Blood Over Water painfully conveys how all-consuming the Boat Race is, vividly associating one’s victory with another’s inherent disaster It…
ByCISI: Hung Parliament will hurt UK
Four out of five financial services practitioners believe the UK economy will suffer if the general election results in a…
ByChancing Chancellors
by Freddy Barker and Godfrey Barker Channel 4’s Ask the Chancellors last night promised all the excitement of One Foot…
ByCulture Shift
What this comes down to, if we’re being honest, is that high-net-worths are going to have to give while they’re…
ByCapital Gaines
Would the British government and courts system be quite this punitive if we weren’t in such a financial mess? Would…
ByDave and Goliath
In the left-hand corner is the modern day Goliath, he of the clunking fist. In the right-hand corner is Dave,…
ByAt the Sharp End: Rocco Forte
In a new feature, Spear’s grills a major figure from the worlds of wealth management, business or culture. First is…
ByFor the Im-Patient
Your health deserves a hurry Penelope Bennett finds that Viavi does not just offer the Rolls-Royce of healthcare but does…
BySomething Old, Something New
Penelope Bennett meets Louise Bradley, the interior designer famous for her antique-contemporary style. Now if only she had room for…
ByAgents Provocateurs
Dating agencies, once shunned, are now the perfect conduit to romance Dating agencies, once shunned, are now the perfect conduit…
ByTaking the ‘Lie’ out of ‘Liechtenstein’
by Freddy Barker THE HILLS ARE alive with the sound of… disclosure? On Friday, HMRC began promoting its Liechtenstein Disclosure…
ByB Prepared
Hedgehog is delighted to announce its new sponsor, B Capital. Hedgehog is delighted to announce its new sponsor, B Capital.…
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