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Christopher Silvester meets Simon Cawkwell, a jolly bear-trader who has made a fortune while wearing his jim-jams. When I arrive…
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…
ByIndependent-minded sons like to think of themselves as more than just a chip off the old block in the classic…
ByChanges to the law are making marriage more irrelevant than ever ’ and relationships increasingly short-term, says Vanessa Neumann. Changes…
ByDuncan MacIntyre, Head of Coutts Private Office, explains his new philosophical approach to wealth management. Coutts Private Office clients have…
ByNigel West says that when employing any kind of contractor – lawyer, surgeon, driver, nanny – your first move should…
ByRich people like living in Switzerland because the Swiss don’t give them a hard time about tax. The UK should…
BySwitzerland is so cute and clean and generally adorable that you could just about imagine living there, says Ross Clark.…
BySandy Mitchell on this season’s must-have accessory – a socking great big sporting estate in the country. It is not…
ByOnce it was the Arabs, now it’s the Russians. Stewart Lansley on the billionaires who are buying up the hottest…
ByAs the dust starts to settle over the sub-prime and global credit markets, we are beginning to see a little…
ByThe recent sub-prime mortgage mess that has roiled the US markets over the past few months is taking its toll…
ByPeter Carbonara on the downwardly mobile class habits of today’s mega-rich It used to be that serious wealth accumulated slowly,…
ByWhen it comes to charitable giving, UK high-net-worth individuals have for a long time been overtaken by their US counterparts.…
ByBritain is now the divorce destination of choice for gold-diggers looking for a 50-50 split, says Joshua Rozenberg. London is…
ByNon-domicile tax breaks have made Britain jammy for dodgers – but for how much longer, asks Caroline Garnham London’s new-found…
ByRoss Clark on why Tuscany – despite the New Labour associations – remains a model of smart conservation policy The…
ByGeorge Leigh looks at the remarkable comeback of the world’s most venerable – and vulnerable – insurance firm If you…
ByLondon is the capital of the financial universe – but the taxman sure is making life miserable for its richest…
ByRoss Clark explores a world of opportunity for second, third or fourth home buyers in less-than-traditional or offbeat locations Just…
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