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The High Lords of Google

The informal corporate motto of Google was originally 'Don't be Evil' - reflecting the young, fresh and enthusiastic tone of the business blowing away the cobwebs of dark corporate halls.

The charitable giving debate by George Bull

We may therefore see a transition from lifetime giving to legacies on death, to take advantage of the new inheritance tax relief.

Government is right to cap charitable tax relief

Those with sufficient income who gain tax relief by donating to charity also gain the unique privilege of choosing how their tax is spent.

Fresh EU concerns prompt move to 'risk off' - survey

Growth Expectations Ease While Prospects of QE Return

Nicola Horlick: having it all – again?

I'm not just a finance person, you know," says Nicola Horlick, the fabled City "superwoman" and mother of six.

Feeding the Dragon by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The Year of the Water Dragon, whilst normally providing good joss for those followers of Chinese astrology, is also proving to be a challenging one on various fronts.

Women break into the City's old-boy network

The number of women trading the stock market is on the rise, according to City Index, one of the UK's leading providers of spread betting and foreign exchange trading.

Austerity measures will remain for UK: Arbuthnot

In this Perspective Ruth Lea, Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the renewed turmoil in the Eurozone and the UK’s public spending data in the light of the latest OECD report on fiscal consolidation.

George Soros: eurozone crisis has entered a 'more lethal phase'

Soros, known as the man who broke the Bank of England by betting that the UK would be forced to devalue the pound during the 1992 currency crisis, said that "far from abating, the euro crisis has recently taken a turn for a worse".

The unbelievable truth by George Bull, Baker Tilly

In a variation of the theme, we thought we would begin this Weekly Tax Brief with a quick round of ‘true or false’?

Look to Italy for guidance on Spain - Coutts & Co

As pressure builds on Spain to implement its austerity and structural reform programmes, the example of Italy late last year provides a good guide to its road ahead.

The UK’s exciting growth prospects! by Justin Urquhart Stewart

So is the UK economy flat-lining?

The Science and Art of Investing Can Harm Your Returns

The complex details are exhaustively set forth in the report. No one could quarrel with the stated goal, which is “to add alpha, or risk-adjusted excess returns, of greater than 2 percent annually to readily available indexes over a market cycle.&am

How the top bankers earn their fat salaries

Gary Dugan, chief investment officer for private banking at Emirates NBD, is primarily responsible for the investment products and portfolios of the bank's high-net-worth clients.

Possible new restrictions on withholding tax avoidance on intra-group loans

Foreign companies with a UK source of interest pay income tax on that interest, which is normally collected by deducting it at source in the form of “withholding tax” (WHT). So what impact might the proposed changes have on international group

Millionaires Taking Over the World Through Real Estate?

Monaco, U.K. and Switzerland are just some of the countries facing this dilemma but now there’s a new country ready to join their exclusive party: Singapore.

RBS’s Sale of Asian Assets Should Reassure Investors

RBS said the main benefit is that it saves it the cost of shutting the businesses itself.

Should the next generation bother to buy a property by Justin Urquhart Stewart

There seems to be a given rule that we all have to own some property, and that's what we "should do", and invest in good solid bricks and mortar.

A Best Practice Approach to Suitability and Assessment By Daryl Roxburgh

what does all this really mean for the investment process, the end-investor and the investment community?

Roll up, roll up — everything in Britain is for sale

Part of RBS could be sold to Abu Dhabi. That’s no cause for alarm — we benefit from being open to investment

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