FT: US to reveal hedge fund legislation
The Obama administration will on Wednesday unveil draft legislation that will require all US hedge funds with more than $30m…
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ByGuardian: Goldman enjoys bumper profits
The investment bank Goldman Sachs delivered a clear signal that the good times are returning on Wall Street by milking…
ByTimes: ‘Billionaires’ Row’ mansion occupied by squatters
Squatters have moved into a London super-mansion in a road dubbed “Billionaires’ Row”, a few doors from a house owned…
ByAmerican millionaires down by a million
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ByGruebel appears to look to ‘one-bank’ model again
Oswald Gruebel, the former Credit Suisse man called out of retirement to restore the fortunes of UBS, appears to be…
ByGreen Shoots? Red Herrings
Is the property market heading for a V-shaped recovery or merely raising two fingers in a V-shaped gesture at over-hasty…
ByVillage Idiots
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ByLove the Sinner
Bestselling novelist Nicholas Coleridge has a Christmas card list that is at least 600 names strong, so it was no…
ByHedgehog Issue 12
From why you should divorce now to the true wisdom of financiers, from China to the Alps via Highgrove, it’s…
ByAll in the Mind
Penelope Bennett talks to four experts, each with a different view on what it takes to achieve and maintain rude…
ByBack in Blacks
Getting squiffy on English gin and French champagne in the company of a Swiss magazine editor and an Italian rake…
ByA New Hugh
Hugh Warrender rediscovers his cheekbones and kisses his love handles goodbye at the spartan Ashram in California Hugh Warrender rediscovers…
ByReuters: Mexican millionaires buy cheap exec jets
LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – A group of Mexican billionaires are backing a fund seeking to buy cheap executive jet…
ByEaton Sq mansion sold by tycoon for huge discount
A mansion on London’s exclusive Eaton Square in Belgravia – complete with 10m indoor swimming pool and staff quarters –…
ByPrince Charles allies with City for charitable fund
The Prince’s Trust has joined forces with the City to launch an investment fund which makes tax-friendly donations to charity.…
ByUK asset managers fared worse than rest of world
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ByPalazzo Envy II
William Cash buries his snobbery and appreciates the unexpected benefits of shared ownership at the historic Castello di Casole, near…
ByWhat a Good Sport
With his City Championships, Simon Jacot de Boinod turned corporate networking into fun and games. Now Spear’s finds him shifting…
ByWords but no meaning
Government is applying false nomenclature to true numbers, and all in the name of “transparency” ’ don’t you see? Gobbledygook…
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