Bespoke - for private clients
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Protecting your wealth
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In case you missed them first time around, here are our top 10 posts of the year, reflecting the interests and concerns of the HNW community.
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Friday, December 10, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Business,
Day in the life,
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Protecting your wealth
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entrepreneurs,
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James Caan,
relief,
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
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Business,
Protecting your wealth
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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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Friday, December 03, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Personal
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HNWI,
Bespoke,
magazine,
Bespoke magazine,
aircraft,
hobbies,
flying,
Tony Bianchi,
aviation,
planes,
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classic,
Spitfires,
flight,
restoration

Meet Tony Bianchi, a man who has spent a lifetime building, restoring and flying planes of all eras. Our third feature on unusual hobbies checks out an original flying ace …
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
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Personal
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China,
charity,
banking,
divorce,
Liechtenstein,
Switzerland,
art,
investments,
gold,
wine
Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010 | Posted by: Sue Knight
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Protecting your wealth
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tax planning,
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Finance Bill 2011,
QNUPS
When the taxman turned his spotlight on Employer-Financed Retirement Benefits Schemes in 2009, it was with the aim of making this kind of tax planning less attractive. A year on, the death knell for EFRBS tax advantages may be sounding, but an alternative pension pot for high earners may live on.
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