Art & Collecting
Giac's Back
Is the $100 million sale of a Giacometti last night a renaissance or an outrider? And where is the money coming from?
Best of British
The desire is in the detail, finds Zain Alatas, as a fleet of Bentleys ferry him around London
Family Jewels
Ivan Lindsay on the jewellery-making genius of Carl Fabergé and his great-grandchildren’s bid to bring the brand back to life
Packing a Punch
Leading luggage designer Bill Amberg has distilled the essence and quality of Johnnie Walker Blue Label into his latest collection of men’s accessories
Inner Beauty
You’ve bought the T-shirt — now you can buy the soft furnishings to match, as Armani/Casa brings fine design out of the closet and into the home
US Special: Phoenix from the Frames
Anthony Haden-Guest meets Asher Edelman, a Wall Street predator in the 1980s who is now striving to reignite the art market with his nous as a dealer
Bang on Time
Josh Spero meets the unstoppable Jean-Claude Biver, whose career has combined the best of traditional Swiss watchmaking with his own revolutionary vision, culminating in Hublot’s Big Bang
Future Map
The winner of the first 176 / Zabludowicz Collection Future Map Prize has been chosen. Cindie Cheung was selected for her video art works One Girl in Office, with Coca Cola and Untitled. The prize was awarded last night by Anita Zabludowicz at 20 Hoxton Square Projects.
Picture-Crunching
Freddy Barker reports from Crunch 09, the Art Festival at Hay, where modern-art enthusiasts descended to debate the YBAs, see a punk legend and learn why the public is threatened by colour
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
Q
What changes are going on in trusts law? What is the new ‘perpetuity period’?
A
The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 (the ‘Act’) will come into force on 6 April 2010. This heralds a change to an historically important aspect of UK trust law, as, for wills and trusts executed after 5 April 2010, the length of time that assets can be tied up in trust (the ‘perpetuity period’) will increase from 80 years to 125 years.
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The Hedgehog
Spear's Spiky Undercover Agent Dishes the Gossip
