Bespoke - for private clients
Friday, December 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business,
Day in the life,
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
entrepreneurs,
links,
HNWIs,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
technology,
Bespoke,
magazine,
relief,
James Caan,
will,
investments,
fraud

There’s a flavour of Victorian adventure, melodrama and high-level swindling in our latest issue of Bespoke magazine – Grant Thornton’s twice-yearly magazine for the HNW community. It’s also available to download (see below) so here’s a preview of what’s inside, including practical financial insights, riveting reads and tales of the good life.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Business,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
Sue Knight,
income tax,
pensions,
income,
reduce,
investments,
minimise,
strategies,
savings,
personal,
Finance Bill 2011,
wrapper

The publication of draft clauses for the Finance Bill 2011 is imminent and no doubt there will be opportunities for some and disappointment for others. One thing is certain: the 50% income tax rate for those with incomes over £150,000 is likely to be with us for the foreseeable future, putting income tax reduction on the agenda for many. Although it has been interesting to hear a number of politicians from different parties talking about it as a ‘temporary tax’.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: links,
HNWIs,
China,
charity,
banking,
Liechtenstein,
divorce,
Switzerland,
art,
investments,
gold,
wine
Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.
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Tuesday, November 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: investment,
HNWI,
Bespoke,
magazine,
Bespoke magazine,
hobbies,
investing,
rights,
investments,
William Daniel,
fishing,
rivers,
fly-fishing

At last, an investment that gets you out, provides good company and puts food on the table. No wonder they’re hard to come by, says Peter Cockwill, in our second post on
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Friday, September 24, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: links,
HNWIs,
finance,
HNWI,
banking,
yachts,
Switzerland,
art,
investments,
wine,
Swiss,
private jets,
secret,
memorabilia,
sayings
Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.
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Monday, July 19, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
Sue Knight,
China,
partnership,
Dubai,
assets,
investments,
overseas,
holiday homes

After the Dubai property bubble burst, there is speculation that China is next. So whether you are seeking out an expected property boom or simply continuing to hold property, now is a good time for investors to review the structures in which they hold their property investments.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: property,
tips,
market,
Dubai,
investments,
bubble,
crash,
boom,
resale,
rental yield

What are the four things to look for when spotting likely property bubbles, either in the UK or overseas? Stuart Law, the CEO of property investment company,
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