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Government Launches Giving White Paper
Philanthropic giving in the UK should be promoted through a combination of improved advice for potential philanthropists, tax incentives and honours schemes, according to the Giving White Paper launched today
B'berg: Singapore to create most WM jobs
Singapore will create more jobs in financial services during the next 12 months than any other city, beating London and New York, said recruiter Astbury Marsden, which advises companies in Europe and Asia
JP Morgan: HNWs unhappy with philanthropy
Only 7 per cent of HNW clients surveyed by JP Morgan Private Bank are happy with the amount of money they give to charity, with 30 per cent of respondents saying they would give more if there were better tax incentives for philanthropists
Neuberger: Use super-injunctions sparingly
Super-injunctions should only be issued in exceptional circumstances, according to a judicial Committee chaired by Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger
PAD London returns, PAD NY launches
Fair organisers Patrick Perrin and Stéphane Custot are pleased to announce the return of PAD London 2011, the strongest edition of the fair since its inception in 2007
Man: April sees hedge funds recover
April was a month of recovery for hedge funds as managers took advantage of a renewed appetite for risk following the disaster in Japan
Trustees no longer protected from legal action
A Court of Appeal decision delivered last month is likely to result in a greater number of legal actions against trustees and their professional advisers, warns leading private client law firm Boodle Hatfield
Chateau d'Yquem new Chinese favourite
With Chinese drinkers queuing at the bars of Shanghai and Beijing to buy d’Yquem (often described as the world’s greatest sweet wine), London’s premier fine wine merchant Bordeaux Index (www.bordeauxindex.com ) last month sold over 150 cases (12 bottles or 24 half bottles per case) at £1,450 per case
Frieze Announces Two New Fairs
Frieze Art Fair will launch two new art fairs next year, its co-founders Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover announced on Thursday.
Pay will reach 'Victorian levels' of inequality, says report
If current pay trends continue, by 2030 inequality in the UK could reach levels not seen since Victorian England, according to a report published by the High Pay Commission on Monday
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