WBrief: Coutts to treble Private Office team
Coutts & Co, the private banking arm of Royal Bank of Scotland, aims to treble the size of its Private…
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Back to a Bonus Bonanza
It’s no wonder that the American people are furious, says Rob Cox: bonuses are back and bigger than ever DUDE,…
ByThe Minsky Moment
The fight to stop Great Depression 2 is far from over. In 2008, we saw the Keynesian Stimulus Cure and…
ByTen ways to kill your business
A recent New York Times blog and a business book published last year cover the same territory: the many ways…
ByNYT: 14,700 take up US tax amnesty
Fear, apparently, can be a powerful inducement. Fear, apparently, can be a powerful inducement. The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday…
By“No we can't!”
Bob the Builder’s gleeful cry “Yes we can!” isn’t matched by Brown the Banker, unfortunately for the UK-taxpayer. Bob the…
ByPalin on Oprah
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, having never watched Oprah before, but I couldn’t resist watching Sarah Palin. I…
ByBooze Control
So far, the most memorable events in my life have been enhanced by the presence of alcohol. Could a great…
ByFort Hood's Terrorist?
These clues suggest he was a self-recruited jihadist, but there is also widespread concern that worries about prejudice inhibited complaints.…
ByBloomberg: Switz to reveal US tax evasion criteria
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) — Switzerland will release the criteria used to turn over details of an estimated 4,450 UBS AG…
ByFamous Last Words
At least some good soundbites came out of the crisis. Your suggestions are welcome! At least some good soundbites came…
ByWealthy families, spooked, urgently looking at tax again
Over half of wealthy families have started to consider ‘regularising’ their tax affairs after being spooked by increased government scrutiny,…
ByToday's Mother Courages
The play sheds light on the banking crisis: we see a woman who ploughs on because there is money to…
BySotheby’s: Good times back as Warhol nearly quadruples estimate?
Tonight at Sotheby’s in New York, Andy Warhol’s monumental masterpiece, 200 One Dollar Bills, brought a remarkable $43,762,500, soaring past…
ByLost at Sea?
The apparent disappearance of the freighter Arctic Sea in August 2009 has all the elements of an espionage thriller. The…
ByFT: Former Santander exec arrested over Madoff
The former head of Optimal, the Geneva-based hedge fund investment arm of Spanish bank Santander, has been charged with criminal…
ByFT: BlueCrest to move 50 staff to Geneva
BlueCrest Capital, one of the UK’s largest hedge funds, is moving a significant portion of its operations to Geneva amid…
ByWBrief: BarWealth makes changes at the top
Barclays Wealth has made a number of top-level changes to the management of its UK and Ireland private banking business,…
ByEight Suggestions for the Pre-Budget Report
It has been announced today that the current Chancellor’s third Pre-Budget Report (PBR), will be unveiled on 9 December. Tim…
ByInvestment Outlook: Fair
Josh Spero ventures into a venture capital fair to see whether the recession is ruining chances or sparking up entreprises.…
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