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Preparing to Go Public
Dr Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez, head of International Family Business & Philanthropy at RBS Coutts, examines why you might take your family business public. Is it always IPO ever after?
FT: US wealthy face new disclosures
Rich families around the world face a choice between surrendering privacy around their investments and significant legal risk as a consequence of new US rules designed to improve hedge fund transparency
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
Family (Mis)fortunes
When a marriage dissolves, what happens to the family business? Sarah Whitten of Charles Russell says it's a monetary matrimonial minefield
Get Your Facts Straight
It sounds simple, but the more efficient a family office is at managing its clients’ information, the better for everyone, says Rupert Phelps
The Master Builder
With the Arab Spring in full flower, a billionaire builder of several towns in the Middle East might be worried - but Samih Sawiris is sanguine, says Josh Spero
No Italian Job
Francesco Canepa looks into the reasons why a new generation of Italians is setting sail — and why this is good news for Britain
The New Blue Bloods
Parliament has never seen so many entrepreneurs. But why are they all Tories? The worlds of commerce and the Commons are not so far apart, Josh Spero finds
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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