Unwanted membership: what is the FATF grey list and black list?
What are the implications of the decision of a global financial crime watchdog to place South Africa and Nigeria on…
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Good energy: US natural gas trader Bill Perkins on moving to London
Skylar Capital’s Bill Perkins tells Rasika Sittamparam about hitting the jackpot, starting his London venture and making movies I was…
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Take the new personality test motivating the super-rich
An elite invite-only members’ club for the super-rich is inviting members of the public to take its ‘purpose-defining’ personality test.…
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Fine art tops Luxury Investment Index 2023
Fine art and collectable cars are the luxury investments with the strongest growth, according to Knight Frank‘s 2023 Wealth Report…
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Prenup advice for Rupert Murdoch as romance blossoms
What do experts say to Rupert Murdoch and others finding love again later in life? Family lawyer Miranda Fisher has…
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How to buy a football club
Government intervention is about to make buying a football club much harder. The landscape of buying a football club was…
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Jim Chanos on why short selling is making a comeback in 2023
The revenge of the short-sellers: tamed by roaring markets, low interest rates and retail investors in the post-2008 years, short-sellers…
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Women’s wealth is growing – here’s why advisers need to keep up
As the numbers of UHNW women swell globally, some wealth managers need to shake the ‘old boys club’ mentality The…
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Anthony Ritossa: why a family office con man is still getting away with it
How Anthony Ritossa's brazen deception lifted the lid on the Wild West of family office conferences
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Top wealth manager Charlie Hoffman on why company culture drives success
Spear's UHNW Wealth Manager of the Year, Charlie Hoffman, credits his success to his team and the culture of collaboration…
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Hampden & Co’s Jeremy Vaughan: ‘Most private banks aren’t banks at all’
Managing director of Hampden & Co, Jeremy Vaughan, sits down with Spear's to talk about the importance of individualised client…
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Spear’s Award winner Strive Masiyiwa: entrepreneurship is about more than profit
Spear’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 winner Strive Masiyiwa discusses driving Africa’s telecoms revolution and why successful entrepreneurs need to…
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Bet on bonds, gold and a falling dollar, says top UK private bank
Stock tips: Wealth managers at Standard Chartered suggest investors tread carefully in 2023 Standard Chartered’s private bank is cautious about…
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Individual investors are finding new ways to access private markets
Christian Wicklein, co-head of private wealth at Partners Group, examines why individual investors have been increasingly finding novel ways of…
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How impact investing is set to rise among ethically-driven ultra-rich
UHNWs plan to heavily increase their allocation to sustainable and ethical investments, according to a new survey of private clients…
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Can Credit Suisse come back from the brink?
After a series of scandals and poor decisions, one of the great names of Swiss banking is teetering on a…
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Analysing the world’s most powerful family-run businesses
New data reveals which of the world’s largest corporations are still under the control of their founding families In the…
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After FTX: A wealth expert’s guide to avoiding investment mistakes
Avoid FOMO, embrace FUD and prioritise research – following the demise of a series of high value start ups, wealth…
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Capital gains tax takings reach record level
Capital gains tax receipts continue to reach record levels. With the reduction in the individual allowance yet to come, do…
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Should UK philanthropy follow the US model?
New data on donor-advised funds shows the strategic growth of high-net-worth charitable giving in the UK The pandemic triggered a…
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