Eat My Shorts
Christopher Silvester meets Simon Cawkwell, a jolly bear-trader who has made a fortune while wearing his jim-jams. When I arrive…
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Don’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…
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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…
ByThanks a Million
Rich people like living in Switzerland because the Swiss don’t give them a hard time about tax. The UK should…
BySuisse As A Nut
Switzerland is so cute and clean and generally adorable that you could just about imagine living there, says Ross Clark.…
ByBrace Yourself
Sandy Mitchell on this season’s must-have accessory – a socking great big sporting estate in the country. It is not…
ByHigh Nyet Worth Individuals
Once it was the Arabs, now it’s the Russians. Stewart Lansley on the billionaires who are buying up the hottest…
ByDon’t Go Changing
Ross Clark on why Tuscany – despite the New Labour associations – remains a model of smart conservation policy The…
ByBillionaire Next Door
Peter Carbonara on the downwardly mobile class habits of today’s mega-rich It used to be that serious wealth accumulated slowly,…
ByDonation Nation
When it comes to charitable giving, UK high-net-worth individuals have for a long time been overtaken by their US counterparts.…
ByGame of Two Halves
Britain is now the divorce destination of choice for gold-diggers looking for a 50-50 split, says Joshua Rozenberg. London is…
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