Hedgehog’s diary: Draconian dating, papal property and gilty pleasures
Our socially distanced sniffer unearths news of cardinal sins, dating dictums and million-pound furniture, edited by Alec Marsh Scarlett Fever…
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Why investors are going for gold in 2020 and beyond
Both a store of wealth and a multi-faceted hedge, gold has outperformed many major asset classes amid recent volatility At…
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The $12 trillion H-bomb – The Spear’s leader
If Boris Johnson puts the resources into getting Britain’s hydrogen economy going, he will have achieved something truly Churchillian It…
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Moments in Money: The first interest rates
When it comes to interest, the ‘normal’ you might want to return to probably doesn’t exist Interest rates are increasingly…
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What I miss most because of ‘this’
The thing I’ve missed most of all because of this is spontaneity: a sense of naturalness and light-heartedness Someone asked…
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Sam Leith: ‘Nothing you hear in middle age will feel to you like it could actually save your life’
Now music – and, perhaps, poetry too – is just everywhere and always. Everything is the sound of now What’s…
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Why engaging next-gens now could secure an ‘enduring legacy’
Covid-19 is a harsh reminder to act more strategically, and not to delay succession and future business plans, writes Aik…
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IQ-EQ: Meeting the complex needs of next-gen HNWs
As UHNWs live increasingly global lives, their family offices must keep up. Steve Sokic, IQ-EQ’s group head of private wealth,…
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Swif 2020: The Wealth Outlook
In the opening speech from Swif 2020, Anamaria Koerling sets out the key issues framing the future of wealth for…
By Swif 2020: Shaping the future: how digital-assets and Africa will transform wealth creation, in association with BVI Finance
In this panel from Swif 2020, an expert panel looks at how digital-assets and Africa will transform wealth creation, in…
By Swif 2020: HNW Healthcare and screening in the time of the pandemic, in association with London General Practice
In this panel from Swif 2020, Spear’s speaks with the London General Practice about the issues surrounding HNW healthcare What…
By SWIF 2020: Wealth, power and sovereignty, in association with Henley & Partners
In this panel from Swif 2020, we look at wealth, power and sovereignty, in association with Henley & Partners What…
By Swif 2020: Bioscience and the elixir of youth, with Jim Mellon
In this panel from Swif 2020, Spear’s speaks with entrepreneur Jim Melon about bioscience and the elixir of youth Biosciences…
By Swif 2020: Exploring the world’s most viable passport option, in association with St Lucia Citizenship-by-Investment
In this panel from Swif 2020, Spear’s explores the worlds most viable passport option, in association with St Lucia Citizenship-by-Investment…
By Swif 2020: How HNWs’ attitudes to tax are changing, in association with Frank Hirth
In this panel from Swif 2020, Spear’s convenes the experts to talk about how HNWs’ attitudes to tax are changing,…
By Swif 2020: Geopolitics and the role of the West
In this keynote from Swif 2020, Spear’s columnist Robert Amsterdam delivers his annual take on the geopolitical issues of the…
By Swif 2020: The shifting priorities of HNW families, in association with IQEQ
In this panel from Swif 2020, we look at how the priorities of HNW families are shifting, in association with…
By Watch the Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum 2020 on-demand now
All of the insight from the Spear’s Wealth Insight Forum 2020 can now be viewed on-demand Politics, the pandemic and…
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Inside one Mishcon tax lawyer’s plan to take on Fatca
When Fatca was passed in the US in 2010, it was seen as a blow to tax evaders, but the…
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It’s hydrogen man! Why Jo Bamford wants to make the UK a zero emissions leader
His family built its wealth on terra firma, now Jo Bamford hopes his own business can harness the power of…
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