Asset Management
Fatca(ts) Beware
The American government are forcing banks around the world to sack their US clients, says Kristin Konschnik, as the new FATCA rules take effect
Salisbury Plain? Anything But
What brings a firm to the broad lands of Wiltshire? Mark Nayler meets the men behind Quilter, who are establishing an outpost within the shadow of Salisbury’s spire
The Only Way is London
Even a dapper globe-trotting museum-board-sitting financier has to find a place to settle, and Robert Tomei tells William Cash why he has chosen London
Nothing Accedes Like Success
Recent history has not been kind to Croatia, but with EU membership on the horizon, now’s the time to reconsider its merits as a place to do business, says Sophie McBain
Gift Aid
How hard can it be to give money away? If you want to do it effectively, sustainably and pleasurably, you should take advice, says Sophie McBain
The Pendulum
Stephen Hill swings between pessimism about the West’s bloated balance sheets and optimism about the chance to reshape our economics. What to do?
An HNW ABC
You can buy French dictionaries and medical dictionaries, so why not a dictionary for high-net-worths? Our lexicographers, on loan from the OED, present their first instalment
Bloomberg: Soros closes hedge fund to outsiders, returns money
George Soros, the billionaire best known for breaking the Bank of England, is returning money to outside investors in his $25.5 billion firm, ending a career as hedge-fund manager that spanned more than four decades
Exclusive: Williams de Broë CEO on buying BNP Paribas PIM
Talking exclusively to Spear's, Philip Howell, CEO of William de Broë, has said he hopes to complete the acquisition of BNP Paribas Private Investment Management 'within weeks, not months'
House Cleaning
Christopher Silvester hears echoes of 1932 in the US Congressional investigation into the recent banking crisis and wonders whether things will be different this time
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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