Mind The Gap
Stewart Lansley on why the growing chasm between rich and poor is not only a social disaster but an economic…
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Big Bang’s 25th Anniversary and the Credit Crunch
Bangers and Crash On its 25th anniversary, Big Bang, which set the City free to innovate and expand, has a…
ByEd Vaizey on Philanthropy: How to encourage the wealthy to give more
Culture minister Ed Vaizey MP gave the Spear’s Talk on philanthropy at the Conservative Party Conference: ‘How to encourage the…
ByNo puedes comprarme amor, or Can’t buy me love
What do Spain’s most titled woman and one of Liverpool’s best-loved sons have in common? The answer, say Annmarie Gosling…
ByCan You Split This?
There’s plenty of change when it comes to splitting the money in a divorce, says Tanya Roberts of Charles Russell…
ByWhere Spear's Leads
It is gratifying to see that where Spear’s leads, others follow. This time, we are not thinking of our economic…
ByGold, Politics and Venezuela
by Alasdair Macleod Markets were abuzz last week with Chavez’s recall of Venezuela’s gold reserves not currently held in Caracas.…
ByThat’s Hot
Reduce the heating bill for your draughty old country pile by turning the thermostat up! Ross Clark on the government’s…
ByTime is Money
Caroline Garnham on why complicated new rules from the Treasury may be making checking whether you’re a UK resident much…
ByJohn Studzinski of the Genesis Foundation on his philanthropy at the Royal Court Theatre
THE GIVER AND THE GIFT Zain Alatas speaks to John Studzinski about human dignity and Elyse Dodgson of the Royal…
ByAccentuate the Positive
FROM A GEOPOLITICAL perspective, just about everything that might have gone wrong in the first half of 2011 probably has:…
ByHands Off the Loot!
FOR ANY HIGH-NET-WORTH individual, safeguarding one’s money from attack, either from the tax man or other predators, is normally a…
ByFatca(ts) Beware
The American government are forcing banks around the world to sack their US clients, says Kristin Konschnik, as the new…
BySalisbury Plain? Anything But
What brings a firm to the broad lands of Wiltshire? Mark Nayler meets the men behind Quilter, who are establishing…
ByThe Only Way is London
Even a dapper globe-trotting museum-board-sitting financier has to find a place to settle, and Robert Tomei tells William Cash why…
ByNothing Accedes Like Success
Recent history has not been kind to Croatia, but with EU membership on the horizon, now’s the time to reconsider…
ByThe Pendulum
Stephen Hill swings between pessimism about the West’s bloated balance sheets and optimism about the chance to reshape our economics.…
ByHacked Off!
Who’s listening to your phone calls, asks Josh Spero THERE ARE BETTER ways to start the day than leaning over…
ByGive In
We make no apologies for once again returning to the theme of philanthropy in these pages: giving how, when, why,…
ByEuro Groan
So the Eurozone has had to bow to the inevitable: Greece is insolvent, is unable to pay its debts and…
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