Spear's Magazine: Wealth Management & Luxury Lifestyle

World’s most valuable whisky to make Sotheby’s appearance

A bottle of the Macallan whisky sold for £2.2 million three years ago, setting the previous record

By Jack Womack

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Inside one of Monaco's most exclusive hotel suites

Inside one of Monaco’s most exclusive hotel suites

By Aisha Alli

Is the UK about to tax bankers more?

By Jack Womack

Wealth Management

Everything we know so far about Anthropic’s ‘Claude for financial advisers’

By Jack Womack

Bonds are boring? The $200tn market that actually rules global finance

By Robin Wigglesworth

Shepherd Mayfair unveils interiors of new restaurant Fayre

Shepherd Mayfair unveils interiors of new restaurant Fayre

By Jack Womack

Money to burn: the rise and ruin of Wall Street titan Leon Black

By Lionel Barber

Wealth

UHNW Great Wealth Transfer could take decades, BNY says

By Anna Pollitt

Interest in ‘golden visas’ up sevenfold in a decade: where are UHNWs moving next?

By Jack Womack

UBS chief Sergio Ermotti to step down in 2027 as Swiss capital rules take centre stage

UBS chief Sergio Ermotti to step down in 2027 as Swiss capital rules take centre stage

By Livia Giannotti

Wealth Management

Everything we know so far about Anthropic’s ‘Claude for financial advisers’

By Jack Womack

Impact Philanthropy

‘Don’t be scared’: how younger UHNWs should go about giving their money away

By Jack Womack

Fortune telling: What the wealth industry sees coming

Fortune telling: What the wealth industry sees coming

By Aisha Alli

Spear's 500

The Spear’s Awards 2026

Awards & Events

The Spear’s Awards 2026

By Spear's

A guide to the Spear's Awards: Everything you need to know

Awards & Events

A guide to the Spear’s Awards: Everything you need to know

By Edwin Smith and Aisha Alli

A guide to The Spear's 500: Everything you need to know

The Spear's 500

A guide to The Spear’s 500: Everything you need to know

By Edwin Smith and Aisha Alli

A guide to the Spear's Schools Index: Everything you need to know

Private Schools

A guide to the Spear’s Schools Index: Everything you need to know

By Edwin Smith and Aisha Alli

Property

Zurich and Tokyo most at risk of housing bubbles, UBS warns

The two cities topped UBS' index of the cities most at risk of property bubbles

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A new city is set to lead the global prime property market

A new city is set to lead the global prime property market

By Anna Pollitt

This Art Deco ballroom visited by Churchill and Coco Chanel is now a £23m super-prime residence

This Art Deco ballroom visited by Churchill and Coco Chanel is now a £23m super-prime residence

By Freddy Mayhew

The secret life of London's Billionaires' Row

The secret life of London’s Billionaires’ Row

By Rupert Neate

Home truths: Why the rich keep laying their fortunes on bricks and mortar

Home truths: Why the rich keep laying their fortunes on bricks and mortar

By Aisha Alli

Spotlight

Why Britain’s great schools are thriving in Dubai

Private Schools

Why Britain’s great schools are thriving in Dubai

Despite regional conflict, Middle East outposts of Britain’s leading schools are thriving as expat families look beyond the headlines, writes the head of Harrow Dubai

By Simon O'Connor

Features

Abu Dhabi's $275 billion secret: what is Sheikh Tahnoun's IHC?

Abu Dhabi’s $275 billion secret: what is Sheikh Tahnoun’s IHC?

By Christopher M. Davidson

Destination diamonds: How luxury hotels became fine jewellery's chicest showrooms

Destination diamonds: How luxury hotels became fine jewellery’s chicest showrooms

By Kim Parker

From Gstaad Guy to Supersnake: how social media finally went ultra-high-net-worth

From Gstaad Guy to Supersnake: how social media finally went ultra-high-net-worth

By Joseph Bullmore

Why luxury hotels are betting billions on branded yachts

Why luxury hotels are betting billions on branded yachts

By John Arlidge

Interviews

'I don’t understand buying things for prestige or status': Billionaire Craig Newmark on being the 'Forrest Gump of the internet'

Impact Philanthropy

‘I don’t understand buying things for prestige or status’: Billionaire Craig Newmark on being the ‘Forrest Gump of the internet’

By Aisha Alli

'Nowhere near as wild as working for Michael Jackson': the A-list bodyguard turned Hollywood star

‘Nowhere near as wild as working for Michael Jackson’: the A-list bodyguard turned Hollywood star

By Aisha Alli

Don't call me an 'heiress': Vanderbilt scion launches fashion investment platform during NYFW

Don’t call me an ‘heiress’: Vanderbilt scion launches fashion investment platform during NYFW

By Livia Giannotti

Skincare entrepreneur Irene Forte on longevity and life as 'Lady Good Deal'

Skincare entrepreneur Irene Forte on longevity and life as ‘Lady Good Deal’

By Aisha Alli

Luxury

Inside one of Monaco’s most exclusive hotel suites

Set five minutes from the Place du Casino, Hôtel Hermitage offers a more discreet expression of Monaco's famous glamour

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Revamped royal favourite The Goring retains its regal air

Revamped royal favourite The Goring retains its regal air

By Suzanne Elliott

Football’s Como home: How billionaire brothers reinvented Como 1907 as a luxury brand

By Livia Giannotti

Flight of the Concours: how luxury hotels are racing to raise their curb appeal

Flight of the Concours: how luxury hotels are racing to raise their curb appeal

By Adam Hay-Nicholls

Bar des Prés: A combination of worlds, from France to Japan - to Mayfair

Bar des Prés: A combination of worlds, from France to Japan – to Mayfair

By Robin Swithinbank

Law

Inside the choppy multi-million dollar business of superyacht broking

Inside the choppy multi-million dollar business of superyacht broking

By Jack Womack

Landmark Abu Dhabi ruling bans influencer ex-couple from posting images of their children

Landmark Abu Dhabi ruling bans influencer ex-couple from posting images of their children

By Aisha Alli

Inside the world of luxury 'fertility family offices' for UHNWs

Inside the world of luxury ‘fertility family offices’ for UHNWs

By Rupert Neate

Leading UAE family lawyer and ‘watch enthusiast’ Byron James talks divorce, Dubai and dirhams

Leading UAE family lawyer and ‘watch enthusiast’ Byron James talks divorce, Dubai and dirhams

By Aisha Alli

Columns

Money to burn: the rise and ruin of Wall Street titan Leon Black

By Lionel Barber

I’ve interviewed hundreds of business families: the ones that become dynasties do these 3 things

By Andrea Calabrò

Why self-publishing is no longer taboo for the wealthy

Why self-publishing is no longer taboo for the wealthy

By Sam Leith

What family office principals can learn from Bill Ackman’s social media drama

By Annamaria Koerling

Can We Be Rich Again? Former Chancellor’s hypothetical tax manifesto

By Martin Vander Weyer

'That feels like my parents’ idea of money': Why nepo babies are fleeing Mayfair

‘That feels like my parents’ idea of money’: Why nepo babies are fleeing Mayfair

By Shruti Advani

Education

The Spear’s Schools Index 2026: the definitive guide to the 100 leading private schools in the world

Private Schools

The Spear’s Schools Index 2026: the definitive guide to the 100 leading private schools in the world

By Edwin Smith and Matthew Goldie-Scot

Why Britain’s great schools are thriving in Dubai

Private Schools

Why Britain’s great schools are thriving in Dubai

By Simon O'Connor

The New York private school where students graduate as millionaires – or get their money back

Private Schools

The New York private school where students graduate as millionaires – or get their money back

By Christian Maddock

What the Sussexes' school switch reveals about UHNW security planning

Private Schools

What the Sussexes’ school switch reveals about UHNW security planning

By Jack Womack

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'It’ll never happen to us': the most common pitfalls of inheritance and succession

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‘It’ll never happen to us’: the most common pitfalls of inheritance and succession

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Luxury with flexibility: the future of global travel

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