Napoleonic Dynamite
At the opening of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in 1792, the Rothschilds were fairly prosperous antique coin and…
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Sale Now On
Big American banks are getting rid of unwanted securities for knock-down prices, and the atmosphere is less end-of-the-season, more end-of-the-pier.…
ByIt’s All Right For Some
The past three months have been extraordinarily challenging for equity and bond investors — more so, I must say, than…
ByFight the Power!
Last winter, my son persuaded me to take the family to an exclusive beach resort in Mauritius where some of…
ByFrom Russia with Loot
The gas and oil that flow through snaking pipelines from Russia reach Europe with a great deal more ease than…
ByAnother Country
It is a little over ten years since the Russian state defaulted on its sovereign debt, an event that practically…
ByHaven on Earth II: Revenge of the Havens
So many countries are now taking notice of how they can best attract offshore money that a second instalment, covering…
ByNot From These Parts, Are Ye?
Sales of English country houses are still fairly strong, but foreigners beware: life in the sticks is not without its…
ByRoom and Boar
Vanessa Neumann talks to eco-laird Paul Lister about transforming his Highland estate into one of Britain’s most extraordinary nature reserves…
ByChance Encounters
Gambling is the last thing Russia’s high-end casino-goers want to do – they’re really only there to see and be…
ByDada? Da, da!
Ivan Lindsay on the emerging class of ravenously art-hungry Russian collectors for whom money is no object and objects just…
ByGet Unstuffed
It’s vast and vastly expensive but in other ways the Carnegie Abbey Club is refrshingly relaxed and unconventional, says Daisy…
ByThe Eccentric Billionaire: John D MacArthur – Empire Builder, Reluctant Philanthropist, Relentless Adversary
By the mid-1960s he was one of five living billionaires, the others being HL Hunt, Howard Hughes, John Paul Getty,…
ByEquator Minute!
Alessandro Tomé has a Columbus moment when he visits the Caribbean for the first time in 10 years and discovers…
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…
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