Stonehage and FF&P on their merger, their future and whether they're more like Harrods or Westfield
Spear’s got one of the first interviews with the heads of the new business and took the chance to ask…
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Another violet cream, Your Majesty?
The Canadian Weston retail dynasty is now at the heart of the British establishment, not least because scion Galvin Weston…
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The rise and rise of the trusted adviser, and how to tell if you have one
A few months ago, I found myself with a problem to solve. Nothing dramatic, but it involved understanding a number…
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Read Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Martyn Gowar’s Latest Column
My attention was drawn to a sad divorce case which highlights so many issues that can go wrong with the…
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With the wealthy backing them, are seasteads about to become a reality?
The seasteading dream is simple, and its appeal is obvious to anyone who’s ever opened a newspaper and despaired at…
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Are HNWs about to start selling their homes online without agents?
Estate agents aren’t the best loved – no matter where you are in the market. So the news last week…
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Nowhere to hide now governments are swapping your tax details
Nothing can ruin your Saturday morning more than receiving a letter from your foreign bank demanding that you report the…
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The best of California in a world-class home
Breathe California. Immerse yourself in a scenic wonderland of unparalleled beauty. Step out into your backyard and experience southern California…
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This is what happens when someone presumed dead comes back to life
The trick-or-treaters are doing their rounds, but what if you had a miraculous and unexpected visitor? A long-lost friend, arisen…
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Winners of the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards 2014 announced, The Spear’s 500 launched
Last night the winners of the Spear’s Wealth Management Awards 2014 were announced at a glittering ceremony at The Savoy.…
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You can read about Spear’s big night, the awards we gave and the book we launched last night Last night…
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William Cash introduces The Spear’s 500, our landmark guide
As I write, I am feeling something of the same excitement as I did shortly before the first edition of…
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Editor-in-chief William Cash explains what lay behind his drive to create the world’s first guide to every private-client sector that…
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A new stadium for Spurs is a new start for Tottenham
Approximately a decade after Arsenal, their fierce North London rivals, vacated their historic home and hallowed temple of footballing history…
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Property comment: How Mayfair has changed over two decades
As my office is just off Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair, I can’t fail to notice how Mayfair…
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The Giver and the Gift: Harold Tillman and Zahra Ash-Harper
THE GIVER: HAROLD TILLMAN, FASHION ENTREPRENEUR Heritage industryI grew up around clothes: my father was a tailor and my mother…
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The paralysed man who walks again shows the power of philanthropy
A paralysed man walks again after undergoing pioneering surgery in Poland. Darek Fidyka is thought to be the first person…
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EU migration was the weekend’s hottest topic, with David Cameron’s desire to cap immigration from EU member states attacked by…
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The multi-million-pound Miss Malaysia divorce throws gossipy titbits and transparency into the spotlight
The divorce case of Chai v Peng has made headlines across the British press in the last few weeks and…
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Surrogacy can bring the blessing of a child and the curse of legal tangles
Recent press reports concerning parents allegedly rejecting surrogate children on birth due to disability have brought renewed public attention to…
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