From Russia with Loot
The gas and oil that flow through snaking pipelines from Russia reach Europe with a great deal more ease than…
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Another Country
It is a little over ten years since the Russian state defaulted on its sovereign debt, an event that practically…
ByHaven on Earth II: Revenge of the Havens
So many countries are now taking notice of how they can best attract offshore money that a second instalment, covering…
ByNot From These Parts, Are Ye?
Sales of English country houses are still fairly strong, but foreigners beware: life in the sticks is not without its…
ByJust Try Not to Gloat
A small and unassuming, privately published blue book is making its way around London’s private-equity circles. If you’re a private-equity…
ByOne Downsize
The Wall Street titan crosses his legs, relaxes his shoulders, leans back in his chair and expresses a sentiment shared…
ByTree-Hugging for Fun and Profit
So how far are we from a ‘cleantech’ tipping point: the point at which world-weary cynicism about ethics and the…
ByTheme And Variations
Over recent years, London has become an increasingly attractive place for very wealthy couples, many of whom lead international lives,…
ByChateau de Tape Rouge
Sipping a vin chaud after an excellent day’s skiing in Val d’Isère, watching the sun slip out of a perfect…
ByIf Today is Tuesday, I Must Be Brazilian
It’s become commonplace now to state that ‘the world is flat’. As the New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman…
ByBrokered Dreams
Tine Willumsen’s first meeting with Christian Volkers was some years ago. Völkers was, and is, the chairman and CEO of…
ByGreenbacks for Greenbelts
Landowning is not what it used to be – it’s now the latest philanthropic trend. Billionaire or Rich Lister names…
ByAll Quiet on the SW Front
It would be hard to conceive of an international financial crisis that did not result in somebody, somewhere celebrating their…
ByThe Glory to Clod
While other property markets are stagnating, things in the country are ticking over very nicely indeed. Go on – buy…
ByPut It Another Way
A put option is generally defined as a contract that gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to…
ByBang Out Of Order
Right now the global financial system is dangerously unbalanced – but help appears to be on the way, says Guy…
ByRags To Riches
Glossy client magazines offer private banks a newly glamorous means of speaking to the super-affluent. But is it possible to…
ByDying Of Consumption
Do we really know what we want? Or do we want what we’re told we want by S&M fantasy-mongers, asks.…
ByClear 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…
ByWalking 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…
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