Asset Management
Spear's Wealth Management Awards: Winners
Click here to see the winners, nominees and guests from the 2010 Awards
G20's lame ducks
So, in a world of competitive devaluations, the two biggest economies are joined at the hip in the race to the leadership position in this race of losers
QE cute
Want to understand Quantitative Easing? Want to know what Goldman Sachs has to do with it? Watch this
The Crisis in the Family Office: Key Quotes
Here are some key quotes from the second Spear's/Speechly Bircham seminar, 'The crisis in the family office', held on 20 October 2010, plus download the full transcript
QE or not QE?
This points the way to the Fed’s announcement on its next dose of QE: they don’t know how much, but it’s going to be massive
The Crisis in the Family Office
Read a summary of what was said at the second Spear's/Speechly Bircham Seminar on 20 October: The crisis in the family office
UBS Transparency Report reveals failings
From the middle of 2007 until the end of 2009, UBS AG (UBS) experienced the most serious crisis in its corporate history
Slumpflation
It’s extraordinary that this facile idea has gained such currency, as though the slumpflation of the 1970s never existed
Unfeasible Fees
Wealth firms seem to be trying to stumble their way to a world of simple(r) fee structures as if it is some kind of revolution.
Into the Dragon's Den
As China’s financial powerhouse, Shanghai stands poised to become not only a playground for the rich but also one of the world’s great megacities, says Josh Spero
Unbillable Hours
Our specialists solve your HNW problems (gratis!)
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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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