Book Awards remarks
It is a heartening fact that Netherland by Joseph O’Neill was 4,435 places above Hedge Fund Wives in the bestselling…
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Bitter honeytraps
A British diplomat was required to resign after a video of him in a brothel accompanied by two hookers in…
ByGuy Fawkes
Another cartoon from the sharpest pen: Guy Fawkes “Moving on, Jack Straw has announced the banning of Guy Fawkes Night…
ByPhilanthropy survey finds young keenest to give
Philanthropy among the high-net worth community is alive and well despite the financial crisis, according to a new report from…
ByWBull: Art fund buys Picasso and Warhol
Castlestone Management, the asset manager which launched a retail art investment fund in May, bought works by Pablo Picasso and…
ByNYT: US, UBS delay court hearing to try to settle
The Swiss bank UBS and United States federal prosecutors sought on Sunday to delay a hearing scheduled for Monday so…
ByAll in the Mind: Details
More information on how to maintain your mental health The trauma specialist Paula Madrid Click here to hear Paula Madrid…
ByManchester Festival Diary
I have gone to the Manchester International Festival and will be blogging about the sights and sounds of the city…
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Tel: Millionaire builds largest folly for a century
A millionaire landowner has defied the recession by having an extravagant 65ft folly built on his 1,700 acre Rushmore Estate…
ByWSJ: Swiss govt will stop UBS handing over names
BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government said it will block UBS AG from handing out confidential client data to U.S.…
BySal Oppenheim denies it needs extra capital
Sal Oppenheim, the largest independent German private bank, has moved to quash reports that it could require extra capital. Sal…
ByThe idea of Earnest
Is there anything more frightening than the idea of The Importance of Being Earnest in the Regents Park Open Air…
ByJoin My Jet Club
The current economic climate may not be the best time for luxury industries to taxi along the runway, but the…
ByPeople Will Talk: Banned!
We want to hear what you’ve overheard. Let us know here! Real Words from Real People in the Real World…
ByOne & Other & I
I have applied to be in One & Other. Suggestions welcome below for what I should do (tho’ I have…
ByNYT: UBS banker stole millions, fled to Argentina
He grew up in elite circles in Buenos Aires, acquiring the polish and privileged connections that paved the way for…
ByGuardian: Chris Hohn donated £486m last year
The secretive hedge fund manager and philanthropist Chris Hohn last year donated almost half a billion pounds to the children’s…
ByKPMG: Banking consolidation to continue
The credit crisis appears to have done little to dampen expectations of pending international consolidation across the private banking and…
ByBloomberg: HSBC asked clients to reveal names
July 3 (Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc’s Swiss private bank last September asked clients and independent money managers to surrender…
BySTel: Big names back Kleinwort Benson buyout
Sir John Bond, the chairman of Vodafone, and Simon Robertson, the chairman of Rolls-Royce, are among a clutch of City…
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