Spear's Wealth Management Survey

Next Generation Entrepreneurs: Richard Dinan and Alex Nall-Cain

When The Going Gets Toff

Not even the grandest of today’s young entrepreneurs are too posh to push. Just ask those dynamic doyens of the discount-card Alex Nall-Cain and Richard Dinan, says Mark Nayler

Mark Nayler (December 2011) Family Business

Crack Commission: How Your Advisers Are Going Cold Turkey

In the world of retail financial services many advisory firms both large and small, have for many years, been addicted to what could be termed ‘crack commission'

Paul Panayi (May 2012) Asset Management

Beau Sancy diamond sells for $10 million at Sotheby's

15 May 2012 – Tonight, at Sotheby’s Geneva, the Beau Sancy, one of the most important historic diamonds ever to come to auction, sold for CHF 9,042,500 ($9,699,618), almost five times the pre-sale low estimate of CHF 1,850,000-3,650,000 ($2-4 million)

(May 2012) Wire

More Features

Knight Frank: Global prime property prices fall for first time in years

The value of prime property in the world’s key cities fell by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2012. This represents the index’s first quarterly fall since the depths of the global recession

(May 2012) Wire

Alain Ducasse's Team Can Give Your Dining Table Three Michelin Stars

The front of house team at Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester are running ‘The Art of Fine Dining Masterclass’ to show you - or rather show your staff who can show you - just how to get a three-Michelin-starred dining room in your very own home

Emily Rookwood (May 2012) Hedgehog

Impetus Trust: Wealthy donors encouraged to give time too

Wealthy individuals and business owners thinking of reducing their charity donations as a result of changes in tax law are being urged to donate time instead of or in addition to their cash going to good causes

(May 2012) Wire

Angel CoFund unites government and angel investors

The government may have it in for philanthropy, but it's taking a surprisingly helpful approach to something else those tax-dodging wealthy people want to do with their money: angel investing

Josh Spero (May 2012) Josh Spero

The Good Life

Spotlight

Melinda Hughes

The Flying Dutchman, ENO

The superb Ed Gardner as the captain of this nautically primed orchestra set us quickly on our course

Travel

Abu Dhabi's Gourmet Food Festival Didn't Leave a Good Taste

abu dhabi gourmet food festival jason cowley new statesman

Taking to his bed after eating too-rich food during a culinary festival in Abu Dhabi...

HNW Events

Spear's Young Turk Awards 2012

30 May 2012

Spear's Ultimate Diamond Jubilee Street Party: Eat This

11 May 2012

Win Tickets to London Open Garden Squares Weekend

11 May 2012

Spear's IFC Summit 2012

10 May 2012

The Diary

Richard Oldfield

03 Apr 2012

Mark Hix

04 Jan 2012

Amanda Palmer

22 Nov 2011

Patrick Perrin

11 Oct 2011

Nicky Haslam

05 Aug 2011

Books

Spear's/Amazon Bookstore

Spear's Book Awards 2012: Nominate here

Ashenden Found: On the Trail of a Missing Somerset Maugham Book

Nigel West

Spear's Salon

A Very English Revolution

“...The battle over the government’s planning reforms was a very English Revolution.”

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