Brokered Dreams
Tine Willumsen’s first meeting with Christian Volkers was some years ago. Völkers was, and is, the chairman and CEO of…
ByTine Willumsen’s first meeting with Christian Volkers was some years ago. Völkers was, and is, the chairman and CEO of…
ByLandowning is not what it used to be – it’s now the latest philanthropic trend. Billionaire or Rich Lister names…
ByIt would be hard to conceive of an international financial crisis that did not result in somebody, somewhere celebrating their…
ByWhile other property markets are stagnating, things in the country are ticking over very nicely indeed. Go on – buy…
ByA put option is generally defined as a contract that gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to…
ByRight now the global financial system is dangerously unbalanced – but help appears to be on the way, says Guy…
ByGlossy client magazines offer private banks a newly glamorous means of speaking to the super-affluent. But is it possible to…
ByDo we really know what we want? Or do we want what we’re told we want by S&M fantasy-mongers, asks.…
ByCold War style security measures are no match for the splintered cells characteristic of terrorist networks post-9/11. High time for…
ByTaxing non-doms isn’t just a terrible idea, but it’s also one that could kill the proverbial goose. Very bad for…
ByLondon’s super-rich want their flats flat. None of that multi-storey malarkey, just oodles of sideways space and a spiffing view,…
ByLike flares and cloche hats, all the Isle of Wight had to do was sit around and wait to become…
ByIs phone tapping a pointless invasion of privacy or an essential part of intelligence-gathering in the post-9/11 world, asks Nigel…
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Lower City bonuses mean slower growth in prime London property prices. But what’s a few million between friends, asks Ross…
ByWith Non-Doms now facing a 30k tax bill for living in the UK, Spear’s looks at reasons for splitting London,…
BySpear’s learns how Stanley Fink, former CEO of the Man Group, philanthropist and multi-millionaire tycoon, traded in his City pinstripes…
ByWith Non-Doms now facing a 30k tax bill for living in the UK, Spear’s looks at reasons for splitting London,…
ByChristopher Silvester meets Simon Cawkwell, a jolly bear-trader who has made a fortune while wearing his jim-jams. When I arrive…
ByMerryn Somerset-Webb on why hedge funds, despite the promises and glamour and mystery, are not all they are cracked up…
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