World economy set for 0.4 per cent contraction in 2020 – new forecast
Alec Marsh reports on the macroeconomic picture from Pictet as the global economy reckons with the coronavirus epidemic The world…
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Moments in money: The world’s first stock market
In our new series, Spear’s highlights key moments in the history of finance. This time, Arun Kakar heads back in…
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Divorcing or separating in 2020? Know your property rights
For many people, the first week back in the office after the Christmas break tends to be quite subdued. A…
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Charities need ‘unrestricted’ donations right now – Covid-19 appeal from the Charities Aid Foundation
As the Covid-19 pandemic tightens its grip on the world, charities of all kinds are under more pressure than ever…
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Why the Star Wars universe is more morally complex than you might think
The huge destruction in the latest Star Wars films shines a light on the moral complexity of the franchise, writes…
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HIDE launches home delivery and takeaway services during lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has emptied restaurants across the capital, but fortunately the UK government’s measures to restrict social contact still…
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How the Coronavirus outbreak exposes the ‘central weakness’ of China’s regime
For Xi Jinping, the highest costs of the Coronavirus pandemic have yet to be counted, writes Robert Amsterdam The coronavirus…
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Our doctors and nurses are the ‘new Few’
Seventy years ago the RAF fighter pilots who saved Britain were hailed as ‘the Few’. Today they are the doctors…
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Why the Omega’s Calibre 321 is exciting watch purists
Half a century after it went to the moon, Omega’s Calibre 321 movement is enjoying a relaunch that will delight…
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‘Don’t panic’ – wealth managers react to Covid-19
As the impact of Covid-19 rattles peoples, governments, health systems and markets around the world, how are HNWs and their…
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How HNW travel companies are ‘finding ways to do their bit’
Of all the industries engaged in attracting the purse-strings of the extremely well-heeled, it has to be the travel industry…
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Covid-19: A message from Spear’s to our readers
As the world hunkers down in the battle against Covid-19, Alec Marsh updates readers, commercial partners and friends of Spear’s…
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Eighteen48: The ‘home team’ for sophisticated investors
Next-generation private investment office Eighteen48 builds on decades of experience to serve the needs of professional investors, sophisticated families and…
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Glenhawk agrees new senior funding line with J.P. Morgan
The deal will support the bridging lender’s expansion into the growing homeowner mortgage market Glenhawk, the fast-growing UK challenger lender,…
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Donna Air – The Spear’s Midas interview
The Geordie actress, now starring in The Split on BBC1, talks divorce, happiness and being back on the Beeb How…
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Hilary Mantel Q & A: ‘I’ve started to regard Cromwell as a colleague’
Wolf Hall, the first in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy based on the life of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell, was the…
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Here’s why litigation funding is here to stay
Financing more complex, multi-jurisdictional legal battles may soon be the new norm for litigation funders, write Jonathan Tickner and Holly…
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Siren review: New fish restaurant brings sexy back to The Goring
Chef Nathan Outlaw is dragging an old British institution into the 21st century, one deep-fried oyster at a time, writes…
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Dylan hotel review: A charismatic boutique in Dublin
An experience of the Dylan’s carefully curated luxury offerings will enhance your experience of the Irish capital, writes Alec Marsh…
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Navigating the HNW mortgage minefield
It seems counterintuitive but HNWs often face difficulties when securing mortgages in the UK, writes Alpa Bhakta In 2019, Butterfield…
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