Those Obscure Objects of Desire
Max Bernadini’s Luxury Vintage store in Milan is chock-a-block with faultlessly chic, infinitely covetable old stuff, says O’ar Pali Max…
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Mumbai, Buy, Buy!
Like the maharajas of yore, India’s newly rich have a tigerish appetite for high-end Western luxury goods, says John Arlidge…
ByGetting rid of Gitmo
Nobody has explained where the current inmates, more than two hundred, would be accommodated. Both American presidential candidates pledged to…
ByThe new world order
Something important isn’t getting the headlines like it should: The New World Financial Order. As the politicians and central bankers…
ByOn Your Mark
Anthony Haden-Guest meets James Sherwin, general manager of the Mark — the latest in a line of grand hotels being…
ByBy Georges, They’ve Got It
At last the gorgeous west coast of Cyprus has the super-luxe report it deserves in the comely form of Cap…
ByGo Jump in the Lake
For centuries Lake Geneva has been a white-hot cauldron of creativity and avant-garde experimentation. Yes, really, says Steve King For…
ByRome with a View
The luxury is forte but the tone is pianissimo at the Eternal City’s stealthily sumptuous Hotel de Russie, says Paul…
ByHere’s Looking at You
Intrusive new measures for investigating tax evasion may be effective, but they offer few protections for the innocent, says Caroline…
ByOn Spa-fari
Once upon a time it was the Americans, but now it’s the super-rich Russians who are providing all the hot-gossip…
ByDear Prudence
How should Barack Obama approach the mighty Sovereign Wealth Fund that comes with the presidency? With extreme caution, says Rob…
ByHere's Looking at You
Intrusive new measures for investigating tax evasion may be effective, but they offer few protections for the innocent, says Caroline…
ByIn praise of waterboarding
On each occasion waterboarding has elicited valuable information that has saved lives. According to evidence given to Congress, water-boarding has…
BySurvey: half of clients unhappy with wealth managers
Just 50 percent of clients are satisfied with their main provider of wealth management services, according to a new private…
ByThe world's bank
Lending money to the real down-and-outers whose credit has gone ping ’ that’s what the IMF is up to. Lending…
ByWannabe Wolfes
I have to ask, why has every unemployed City person decided to turn into an author? I have to ask,…
ByReaction to Pre-Budget Report
David Blumenthal, corporate tax partner at Mishcon de Reya: “In a major play to increase the competitiveness of the UK…
ByCiti gets $20 billion US government bail-out
Citigroup is the latest big bank to receive US government help. The U.S. Treasury will invest $20 billion in Citigroup…
ByBack to Black
I sincerely hope that Conrad Black’s application for a pardon goes to the top of the pile. I’m delighted that…
ByVenezuela, my homeland
Sitting outside my grandfather’s house, I tried to explain my past to my husband, and so the present of my…
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