If Today is Tuesday, I Must Be Brazilian
It’s become commonplace now to state that ‘the world is flat’. As the New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman…
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Greenbacks for Greenbelts
Landowning is not what it used to be – it’s now the latest philanthropic trend. Billionaire or Rich Lister names…
ByJust Try Not to Gloat
A small and unassuming, privately published blue book is making its way around London’s private-equity circles. If you’re a private-equity…
ByTree-Hugging for Fun and Profit
So how far are we from a ‘cleantech’ tipping point: the point at which world-weary cynicism about ethics and the…
ByWelcome to the Family
Her article described the moment when a US entrepreneur met the multi-family office that was to take over his overall…
ByBrokered Dreams
Tine Willumsen’s first meeting with Christian Volkers was some years ago. Völkers was, and is, the chairman and CEO of…
ByAll Quiet on the SW Front
It would be hard to conceive of an international financial crisis that did not result in somebody, somewhere celebrating their…
ByOne Downsize
The Wall Street titan crosses his legs, relaxes his shoulders, leans back in his chair and expresses a sentiment shared…
ByTheme And Variations
Over recent years, London has become an increasingly attractive place for very wealthy couples, many of whom lead international lives,…
ByThe Rating Game
In nature, ravaging fires or storms ultimately have a salutary effect on the whole eco-system. It enables the clear-out of…
ByChateau de Tape Rouge
Sipping a vin chaud after an excellent day’s skiing in Val d’Isère, watching the sun slip out of a perfect…
ByPresent Carefully
The property market is resolutely not as dismal as the daily newspapers would have everyone believe. The property market is…
ByRichard Kay
The ’season’ is upon us, that extraordinary six weeks in which sport, opera and horticulture collide with social climbing, arcane…
ByMoscow Moolah
Spear’s is launching in Russia. Our UHNW comrades are renowned for swift earning and extravagant spending, and they’re not grinding…
ByEssential Date
On a grand mission to unlock the secrets of financial prosperity and live the ’high-life’, London is fervently zoning in…
ByAdvance and Retreat
The world of private equity appears to be shrinking somewhat. The world of private equity appears to be shrinking somewhat.…
ByThe Wines That Bind
Have you heard what a business consultant, a banker and an entertainer have in common? Denis Houles, ex-McKinsey man, Stanford…
ByHerm(it) Required
An unexpected twist awaits those itching to purchase their very own island tax haven. The agent Knight Frank has mysteriously…
ByThe Glory to Clod
While other property markets are stagnating, things in the country are ticking over very nicely indeed. Go on – buy…
ByFraction of the Price
When fractional ownership of property first arrived on the scene, the business model wasn’t exactly solid. It offered a tantalising…
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