'If you’re a billion-plus, you probably have some weight. But even if you’re in the hundreds of millions, [the banks] are just not very good.' // Illustration: Ignacio Ledesma Anthony Thomson has ...

The number of family offices is growing rapidly, but it’s not a one-way street – some are choosing to close, for good reason Taking the decision to close or scale back is in no way a sign of failure / ...

From marriage proposals to impromptu table tennis tournaments – the modern practitioners of the historic craft of butlering have their work cut out ...

For distinguished families, consulting top-drawer college admissions advisers is a strategic investment in their children’s long-term success Each approach to university admissions reflects a ...

Jessica de Rothschild caught up with Spear’s to discuss her philanthropic journey and her efforts to empower refugee women through education. ‘I have been a trustee of my family’s Eranda Rothschild ...

Abu Dhabi, home to the UAE government, has branded itself ‘The Capital of Capital’, and for good reason. The tiny emirate is reckoned to have surpassed Norway as the holder of the largest reserve of ...

The Swiss watchmaker has teamed up with Brough Superior to create the RMB01, a track-only bike limited to 150 examples worldwide - and his first collaboration with another brand that isn't a watch 'A ...

From the Moon landings to Meta, from IBM to the iPhone, technology over the past 60 years has been all about American pre-eminence. Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk – a roll-call of titans. In ...

We learn surprisingly little about, say, the politically connected Carlyle partnership and its interests in the US defence ...

Surrogacy is popular among HNWs, but with payments for the service forbidden in the UK, wealthy British couples are looking ...

News from London and beyond, including a potentially promising FTSE and the ‘Diva of divorce’ opening her first satellite ...

Letters to the editor: readers’ views on reputation management and luxury property in London and across the Atlantic ...