FT: Landmark case may legalise prenups
One of Germany’s wealthiest women is seeking to enforce a pre-nuptial agreement that would leave her former investment banker husband…
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WBull: Citi sees $40bn outflow 1Q09
Clients fled Citigroup’s global wealth management business at the fastest rate since the global financial crisis began in the first…
ByVenezuelan sensation
Under Dudamel, the SBYO turn these notes and staves into a visceral, thundering, unutterably thrilling event. Far be it from…
ByChavez doesn't fool me
As commentators wet their pants at the Chávez-Obama rapprochement, I want to spit with rage at their naïvet’. Oh, puh-leeze!…
ByMethods of torture
They included waterboarding, designed to induce extreme panic in the victim who believes he is about to drown. The release…
ByUBS to abandon undeclared accounts
UBS wants to give up accounts for undeclared cash from clients originating from the European Union, Sonntagszeitung newspaper said in…
ByNew Fortune 500 out; energies head to the top
The Fortune 500 for 2009 has been published, showing energy companies heading to the top but the firms overall losing…
ByRage against the machines
The scantily clad models and hip-shaking dancers ordinarily have an easy time of it with an adoring crowd. Not so…
ByNYTimes: JP Morgan in profit 1Q09, down on 08
The banking giant, JPMorgan Chase, reported a $2.1 billion profit in the first quarter, easily topping forecasts as investors hold…
ByGreece's charms, Heathrow's joy
I have just spent a few days in Greece and it is absolutely beautiful, at least as soon as you…
ByLessons in power
Once again, it would seem that the Obama administration has learned the advantages of a post-9/11 policy. Despite having pledged…
ByG20 gets a rocket
Kim Jong-il’s contribution to World Peace was two days late, but bless him nonetheless, he did his best. The inexplicable…
ByThe faces of Cindy Sherman
I don’t think I’ve ever seen quite so high a patron:picture ratio as at the Sherman opening at Spruth Magers…
ByFT: City of London to set up corporate crime division
Specialist police squads designed to help companies fight crimes ranging from data theft to terrorism are to be set up…
ByGuardian: Duffield to start up another business
Serial fund management entrepreneur John Duffield is planning a comeback with a new asset management business, according to reports. From…
ByPirates and the President
The spin put on the event for political advantage is counter-productive for the White House. The resolution of the stand-off…
ByFruit takes moral strength
As I write there is an apple in front of me that I bought a few days back. I promise…
ByKeep Your Money: Talk to Your Family
Worse than stock markets or Ponzi schemes, the biggest threat to a family’s wealth is the family itself. Rupert Phelps…
ByScandal? Learn from the masters!
Berlusconi has had several facelifts, tries to jump on anything nubile within gropeable distance and then writes letters of apology…
ByHunting out the WAGs
I looked like I’d been plucked from a shooting party. The other girls looked like they’d been plucked from St.…
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