Asset Management
The Cure for Death and Taxes
When facing the inescapable, says Ben Backhouse of HNW insurance broker Risk Assured, it's politic to take out a policy
Indy: Coutts withdrawing free banking
Coutts, the state-owned private bank whose clients famously include the Queen, is withdrawing free banking from anyone who doesn't do at least £250,000 worth of business with it, The Independent has learnt.
Cash in Hand
Commodity currencies have been increasingly in demand as a whole host of emerging economies have been industrialising fast, says Chloé Koos Dunand of Pictet et Cie
World Wealth Report: HNWs return to 2007 levels of wealth, Asia-Pacific leading way
The world’s population of high net worth individuals (HNWIs1) grew 17.1% to 10.0 million in 2009, returning to levels last seen in 2007 despite the contraction in world gross domestic product (GDP).
To Catch a Banker
It's the old solution of using criminals to catch criminals. Unfortunately, the criminals in the banks were just too high-paid.
FT: Osborne abolishes FSA, boosts BoE
George Osborne moved to redress what he described as the spectacular regulatory failure of the City, announcing the abolition of the Financial Services Authority and a sweeping increase in the Bank of England’s powers.
First Steps with En Primeur
Are en primeur investments laying in value for the future or will they just produce vinegar?
Independence or irrelevance for MFOs
Multi-family offices must prove their independence or face irrelevance, a debate at law firm Lawrence Graham concluded last night.
View to a Skill
Rupert Phelps ponders the perfect characteristics for those intending to work in a family office. Gun skills may come in handy...
New Government Means New Regulation, Say Wealth Managers
Wealth managers this morning predicted that the new Tory-Lib Dem Government will mean great increases in regulation for their industry, possibly including the splitting of big banks.
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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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