Sotheby’s: Contemp sale hit £54m
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 — This evening’s sale of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s in London brought the exceptionally strong total…
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Sounds Better Than Ever
You may often hear that you look like a million dollars (at least, I hope you do), but you rarely…
ByPoor Year for Rich Givers
In purely financial terms, last year was a dismal one for megagifts. The donors on the Philanthropy 50, The Chronicle’s…
ByWSJ: UBS shows first profit, but still bleeding wealth
ZURICH (Dow Jones)–UBS AG (UBS) Tuesday reported its first net profit in five quarters, but continued to suffer heavy withdrawals…
ByWBrief: Liech. court compensates tax evader
As Germany steps up its plan to buy stolen Swiss bank data, a Liechtenstein court has awarded millions of euros…
ByGreen and Gold and Green
To the Royal Festival Hall, where art and finance came together in a shower of green and gold. Less cryptically,…
ByBIC: RBS WM CEO resigns
RBS Wealth Management announced that its chief executive officer, John Baines, will resign at the end of the month “to…
ByThe right cuts
The Shadow Chief Secretary of the Treasury was raising hopes the Tories had found someone financially literate, until he opened…
ByThe Public
Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: The Public. Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: The Public. Enjoy! AHG
ByGiac's Back
UPDATED WITH $106.5M PICASSO SALE // Is the $100 million sale of a Giacometti last night a renaissance or an…
ByV is for Volcker
“President Obama! The bankers on Wall Street are running off with the Punch Bowl of Excess, all over again!” “President…
ByWBrief: Deutsche has brighter 4Q09
As Deutsche Bank reported results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2009, the picture is beginning to look…
ByApp My Jet
As the presiding wisdom of the age declares, if it can be done, it can be done on with an…
ByWBrief: CS Russia head to leave
Alexis Rodzianko, managing director and head of private banking at Credit Suisse in Moscow is leaving, the bank has confirmed.…
By9/11 Terror Trial
The unanswered question is why Holder is apparently so determined to hold the trial in such a risky environment. Attorney-General…
ByWSJ: Berlin ready to buy stolen Swiss data
BERLIN—German government officials said the country will purchase information on secret Swiss bank accounts held by its citizens if it…
BySaved by the Early Birds
When the credits rolled was my name now going to be included under ‘Extras’ or ‘With thanks to’? Clearly I…
ByWSJ: Germany offered Swiss data
Switzerland faced a renewed assault on its private banking system as Germany considered paying for secret Swiss account data detailing…
ByWBrief: UBS may testify against clients
Swiss media reports that a secret agreement has been reached between UBS and the US authorities under which the firm…
ByReuters: Switz, France settle stolen data dispute
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Switzerland and France settled a row over stolen bank records on Wednesday that was blocking a…
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