Rasika Sittamparam, Author at Spear's Magazine

How I started a cigar vlog over lockdown

Autumn reading: Four of the best books out now

Rasika Sittamparam

Senior researcher and longest standing member of the Spear’s intelligence unit. Specialised in reporting on science, emerging markets, law, fintech, international financial centres, luxury & culture. Data geek.

Moments in money: The first tax haven

In this edition of our series highlighting key moments in the history of finance, we’re taking a look at the tax haven

Jim Mellon Diary: My quest for the elixir of youth

Bioscience entrepreneur Jim Mellon has spent lockdown preparing for webinars and questing for the elixir of youth

The sanctuary for global wealth that you’ve probably never heard of

In South Dakota, not too far from Mount Rushmore, an ambitious little city has emerged as a sanctuary for global wealth

Dame Steve Shirley CH on Zoom, philanthropy and her upcoming biopic

From IT and feminism pioneer to revered philanthropist, Dame Stephanie Shirley CH describes her eventful, fulfilling life

Jamie Black

The past 12 months have yielded ‘particularly strong’ results for Jamie Black, who says Sarasin has retained ‘top-quartile’ position versus peer groups across all risk profiles. ‘More than ever, our clients have benefited from our global thematic investment approach and our sharp focus on analysing companies’ ESG factors,’ he says. ‘This has delivered consistent outperformance both in the rising markets of 2019 and in the challenging circumstances we have all faced in 2020.’

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