Sale Now On
Big American banks are getting rid of unwanted securities for knock-down prices, and the atmosphere is less end-of-the-season, more end-of-the-pier.…
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Rock Solid
Coloured diamonds may not be an obvious safe choice for the astute investor, but their track record speaks for itself…
ByIt’s All Right For Some
The past three months have been extraordinarily challenging for equity and bond investors — more so, I must say, than…
ByFight the Power!
Last winter, my son persuaded me to take the family to an exclusive beach resort in Mauritius where some of…
ByFrom Russia with Loot
The gas and oil that flow through snaking pipelines from Russia reach Europe with a great deal more ease than…
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…
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…
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…
ByThe Glory to Clod
While other property markets are stagnating, things in the country are ticking over very nicely indeed. Go on – buy…
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…
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…
ByPut It Another Way
A put option is generally defined as a contract that gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to…
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