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What we need to know about the share certificate in Mary Poppins
Here’s why the search for the prima facie document in the film is so important, writes Alex Green One of the main plot points of Disney’…
Switzerland: Stuck in the middle with EU
The UK doesn’t have a monopoly on uncertainty: David Dawkins heads to Geneva to size up another European power at a crossroads in its relationship …
Review: Audi’s new flagship SUV isn’t just eye candy
The bold all-new Audi Q8 is an impressively dynamic drive that raises the bar in the premium SUV sector, writes Gareth Herincx Just when we all tho…
Review: Lorenzo Lotto, the National Gallery
Lorenzo Lotto has posthumously routed his better known contemporaries Mantegna and Bellini, writes Christopher Jackson We’re particularly impressed…
How HNWs can save the world from climate change: The latest issue of Spear’s out now
From William Boyd to Lily Cole by way of Niall Ferguson, Cherie Blair, Alexander McCall Smith and Marco Pierre White, the January/February edition …
Independent Schools: how to protect privacy in the social media age
A growing number of individuals are taking legal action to stop gossip about their private lives and their children at school in the age of social …
Family wealth’s new seven year itch – report
Family wealth is changing as issues of succession planning and legacy mean ‘significant shifts’ happen every seven years thanks to an e…
TAG Aviation receives renewed Wyvern Wingman operating status
TAG Aviation, the private jet provider, receives renewed accreditation to the Wyvern Wingman safety program following a rigorous onsite safety audi…
What we can learn from Napoleon’s lost gold
History tells us there is a good chance your gold could end up lost for centuries and individual investors seek out expertise, writes Rebecca Water…
UK passport falls further in 2019 global power list
The annual Henley and Partners Passport index points to the ‘big question’ of Brexit as UK passports sinks further down its global ranking, reports…
Portrait: Meet Liliane Lijn, the artist forging an alliance with science
For more than half a century, the much-travelled Liliane Lijn has made the most of a fascination with science to inspire her art – and she’s still …
Max Levai Q&A: the Marlborough gallery heir talks trade
The director of Marlborough Contemporary talks to Spear’s about the gallery sector in 2019 and the emergence of art fairs, writes Arun Kakar …
Wealth & Westminster: MPs return to ‘bugger’s muddle’ as capital flight threat returns
David Dawkins leads the weekly wrap from Westminster as private client specialists react to Brexit uncertainty MPs return from their Christmas rece…
The secret charms of Western Australia
From the Kimberley’s splendid isolation to the giant Karri forests in the south, Western Australia is a massive multifarious never-ending den of su…
JP Morgan on taking a ‘back seat’ to exiting your business
Arun Kakar talks to the head of JP Morgan’s private bank about what to watch out for when stepping out of a business The ‘great wealth transfer’ – …
Review: M Restaurant in Victoria
If anyone in Westminster is hungry in the New Year – there’s a place worth trying just a short walk away in Victoria, writes Christopher Jackson Th…
UK business owners need to ask – ‘what can we be doing better?’
Rochelle Clarke, founder and CEO of Succession Strength on why securing the continuity of your business is key There’s nothing like a new year to i…
Expatriate law: plan to avoid the ‘point of no return’
The breakdown of a marriage abroad can have dire consequences and highlights the need for expatriates to plan their move abroad carefully, writes A…
UK Divorce law: is modernisation on the horizon?
The Government is now recognising the need for new laws on divorce to catch up with the 21st century, writes Nicholas Fairbank Major changes to div…
PPFM: What to see, visit, read, spend and do in January
Pinch Punch First of the Month: Six things to see, spend and do over the next 30 days. Edited by Emelia Hamilton-Russell See: The Favourite …