Clear and Present Danger
Cold War style security measures are no match for the splintered cells characteristic of terrorist networks post-9/11. High time for…
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Walking On Golden Eggshells
Taxing non-doms isn’t just a terrible idea, but it’s also one that could kill the proverbial goose. Very bad for…
ByNo Stairway
London’s super-rich want their flats flat. None of that multi-storey malarkey, just oodles of sideways space and a spiffing view,…
ByPastures Old
Like flares and cloche hats, all the Isle of Wight had to do was sit around and wait to become…
ByHope the Bugs Don’t Bite
Is phone tapping a pointless invasion of privacy or an essential part of intelligence-gathering in the post-9/11 world, asks Nigel…
ByTo Dom, or Not to Dom? Go!
With Non-Doms now facing a 30k tax bill for living in the UK, Spear’s looks at reasons for splitting London,…
ByStan The Man
Spear’s learns how Stanley Fink, former CEO of the Man Group, philanthropist and multi-millionaire tycoon, traded in his City pinstripes…
ByTo Dom, or Not to Dom? Stay!
With Non-Doms now facing a 30k tax bill for living in the UK, Spear’s looks at reasons for splitting London,…
ByEat My Shorts
Christopher Silvester meets Simon Cawkwell, a jolly bear-trader who has made a fortune while wearing his jim-jams. When I arrive…
ByDon’t Believe The Hype
Merryn Somerset-Webb on why hedge funds, despite the promises and glamour and mystery, are not all they are cracked up…
ByBusted!
Skeletons in the corporate closet? Then the last person you want on your case is Anthony Yadgaroff, says Christopher Silvester.…
ByChildren, Behave!
Why do founders of substantial fortunes like Branson, the Bamfords, Thyssen and the Kaisers put their wealth in a wealth…
ByWho’s Zooming Who?
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Crash Pads
Lower City bonuses mean slower growth in prime London property prices. But what’s a few million between friends, asks Ross…
ByHowdy Civil Pardner
Changes to the law are making marriage more irrelevant than ever ’ and relationships increasingly short-term, says Vanessa Neumann. Changes…
ByDad On Arrival
Independent-minded sons like to think of themselves as more than just a chip off the old block in the classic…
BySteady as She Goes
As the dust starts to settle over the sub-prime and global credit markets, we are beginning to see a little…
ByTake Two
The recent sub-prime mortgage mess that has roiled the US markets over the past few months is taking its toll…
ByKnowledge Is Power
Duncan MacIntyre, Head of Coutts Private Office, explains his new philosophical approach to wealth management. Coutts Private Office clients have…
ByID, Please
Nigel West says that when employing any kind of contractor – lawyer, surgeon, driver, nanny – your first move should…
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