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Andrew Roberts on Sir James Goldsmith's Eurosceptic legacy
’Jimmy already knew that he was suffering from cancer, but he was determined to make one last Herculean effort for…
ByA mysterious divorce and lingering death provoke a legal wrangle
It was an intriguing story. A husband who nursed his wife through her final illness learned subsequently that she’d divorced…
ByExpert analysis of the Prest judgment
The Supreme Court has handed down its ruling on the key Prest vs Petrodel Resources case today, inflicting a blow…
ByBarry Tucker’s Get Out of Jail Card
Nick/Tuck They stay in the shadows and don’t get name-checked at society soirées, but they can be worth their weight…
ByPilotlight works with RBS graduates to help small charities grow
Small charities are challenging graduates from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to work with them to develop innovative business…
ByThe Risks and Rewards of Rare Earths Investments
Out of Your Element? The rapid expansion of the vital rare earth metals market has resulted in a largely unregulated…
ByMyleene Klass and the Myth of the Quickie Divorce
Last Tuesday, Myleene Klass and her husband Graham Quinn received a so-called ‘quickie divorce’. In a matter of just 100…
ByInvestors in Life-Sciences Need to Rethink their Risk Assumptions
One way to describe the late Baroness Thatcher is to say she realised the assumptions of her era did not…
ByCould Tax Changes Explain Usain Bolt’s First Non-Olympic UK Appearance?
Hydration, shoes, sponsorship, training, diet… tax rules? The last item in that list will not have been weighing heavily on…
ByAfter the Fiscal Cliff Deal, the US Faces Even Tougher Challenges
The last-minute deal over the fiscal cliff was just a prelude to further tough challenges in 2013 for the US…
ByThe Guardian’s BVI revelations may cause a damaging flight of the wealthy
Today’s revelations in the Guardian about people who hold accounts in the British Virgin Islands certainly heightens interest in this…
ByThe Guardian’s BVI tax scoop tars all HNWs with the same brush
While the Guardian’s splash today on the wealthy who have secret accounts in the British Virgin Islands is salacious and…
ByBVI account-holders exposed, tax justice campaigner Richard Murphy vindicated
The Guardian has some quite astonishing news today, exposing thousands of people using offshore accounts who hold ‘anonymous wealth’. A…
ByNaming and Shaming Tax Avoiders Won't Work
Tax avoidance is not illegal provided that no dishonesty is involved in the implementation of the scheme There is an…
ByNigel Farage scaremongers at the Intelligence Squared debate
Farage managed single-handedly to sway the vote in their favour on what appeared to be some rather shaky facts I’ve…
ByInternational businesses are being robbed in Cyprus
A most dangerous precedent that opens the flood gates to a highly questionable, immoral solution to any future government bail-out…
BySpeechly Bircham looks to gain most from Withers merger
The news broke today that leading law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers are in preliminary talks about a merger. This…
ByCitywire: Schroders looking to acquire Cazenove Capital?
Wealth Manager understands Schroders Investment Management is in bid talks with Cazenove Capital. According to sources close to Wealth Manager,…
ByBudget 2013 Liveblog
Live Budget 2013 coverage from 12.30 provided by Spear’s, followed by expert analysis and reaction here Highlights: Borrowing up, growth…
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