Asset Management
HNWs Need to be Nudged into Philanthropy
HNWs need to be nudged into greater philanthropy by banks, companies and governments, a report from New Philanthropy Capital concludes
Gaddafi's gold taints London
Whichever firm is found to have accepted the Libyan leader's $3 billion will not be long for the Square Mile.
FT: Which wealth manager took Gaddafi's money?
Unconfirmed press reports at the weekend claimed £3bn of Gaddafi family money was deposited with an unnamed London-based private wealth manager, through a Swiss intermediary
Food for (Revolutionary) Thought
Not why, but why now is what we should be asking about the revolts across the Arab world, says David Livingston of Thurleigh
Forex Philanthropy
Cross-border giving just got a whole lot simpler, say Hannah Candlin and Leanne Hooper: now charity needn't begin - and end - at home
Loose Lips
The era of Wikileaks and disclosure en masse presents a new scale of challenge, one unregulated by law or morality
Opening the Transfer Window
Everyone knows that at Harrods, you can buy anything, from tiger-print Manolos to live white tigers. Now, it appears, you can buy a country too
The Opacity of Transparency
If things go wrong, banks can say that the client had all the information and should have made other choices.
Dull is Good
Enough stimulus already! After all the money-printing, it’s time to calm down and get back to boring old economic basics, says Guy Monson
The Perfect Storm
Three features of the economic landscape are about to collide, big time. And unless you’re a lawyer specialising in trusts, that’s seriously bad news, says Nick Holland
Unbillable Hours
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Is it really possible to avoid stamp duty land tax when purchasing land and property?
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A lot has been made recently in the press about buyers of some of the UK’s most expensive homes avoiding stamp duty land tax (SDLT) by purchasing their home through a company.
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