Prime London Residential Market Remains Resilient in the Face of Recession
AT A TIME when most economies around the world are either slowing down or in recession, one segment of the…
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WIR, BitCoins, Brixton Pounds: Does Funny Money Make Sense?
Coining It Creating your own currency used to be the stuff of children or dictators, but in times of economic…
ByWhy You Should Avoid Tax Avoidance
Tax Avoidance? Avoid It Martyn Gowar says tax avoidance ain’t what it used to be — a noble pursuit for…
ByAusterity Has Been Discredited As the Solution to the Eurozone Crisis
In the context of present-day Europe, can austerity measures increase growth via a negative fiscal multiplier? No — and I’ll…
ByWhy the Olympics Won’t Raise Property Prices
False Start If you build it, they will come — and then they will go. Ross Clark on the peculiar…
By1 Per Cent Campaign: Results So Far
Since we launched our 1 Per Cent Campaign two issues ago, the charities we have written about have been taking…
By1 Per Cent Campaign: Fareshare
BERMONDSEY IS HOME to a charity addressing one of the biggest problems in the UK: food poverty. According to Oxfam,…
ByStonehage: Family Fortunes Fall Apart Without Succession Planning
The role of properly structured succession planning in reducing the risks to family wealth is beyond dispute. Yet this most…
ByWithers: Ryder Proposals for Family Justice System Are at Cutting Edge
Mr Justice Ryder has today published judicial proposals for the modernisation of the family justice system. Although the judiciary can…
ByCorporate Bonds Are the Key to Inflation-Beating Investments
Owning government debt, ISAs or equities is no guarantee you can make or even keep your money, let alone beat…
ByKnight Frank: London prime property prices up 13% on 2008 peak, challenges weigh
Prices are now more than 13% higher than the previous market peak in early 2008, but stamp duty and the…
ByWhy Smart Phones Are The Smart Choice for Venture Capital
With over a billion smartphones worldwide, they offer boundless opportunities for the venture capitalist, argues Frederic Lardieg of Octopus Investments…
ByProbate Problems Mean Your Money May Not Go Where You Want
Not having a proper will can cause all sorts of problems after you die. You may not care, but your…
ByInherited Assets Look Like They Might Escape a 50-50 Divorce Split
London has, since around the turn of the millennium, attained the dubious status of ‘Divorce Capital of the World’. This…
ByTax avoidance may be immoral – but it’s not illegal
Complex tax arrangements are once again in the sights of Government, with the Treasury announcing plans to force financial advisers…
ByFor Rich Russians, Emigrating to the UK Can Be Complex
Favourable tax treatment is one of the reasons why Russians, and indeed people from all over the world, are choosing…
BySecond Homes: Increased Possession or Repossession?
The Noughties may well be remembered, amongst other things, for the boom in second home ownership. Indeed as the decade…
ByJack Petchey on his philanthropy at the Petchey Academy
THE GIVER AND THE GIFT: Hackney Empire Entrepreneur Jack Petchey describes how his foundation created an academy school in East…
BySEIS: It’s Too Early To Bash The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme has the potential to help start-up businesses – so why is it being criticised when…
ByBlackmail, A Very 21st-Century Crime
Blackmail may call to mind letters cut from newspaper headlines and assembled into threatening messages, but in the electronic era…
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