Widespread adoption of the MFO tag by commercial wealth management businesses has sparked debate about how it should be applied A single-family office (SFO) exclusively focuses on a family’s financial ...

Take Tiger21, the network for HNW investors and entrepreneurs to compare notes on preserving their fortunes, where members must have at least $20 million in investable assets or qualifying net worth ...

The first edition of Spear’s was published in 2006. To mark the 20th anniversary, our latest issue chronicles the 100 moments that have shaped the world of wealth since then, from the collapse of ...

Tax breaks may be a draw for the UK’s cultural benefactors, but the larger appeal lies in leaving a legacy Liverpool’s Walker Gallery is one the UK’s cultural institutions to have benefited from AIL / ...

The UAE's first Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy was recognised at 'the Oscars of the private client world' at a ceremony in London His Excellency Badr Jafar (centre) was the recipient of ...

The idea of a trust is an ancient one. First conceptualised by the Greeks and Romans and developed further in the 12th century, the trust allows an asset to be enjoyed and controlled by different ...

For the lawyers featured in the Spear’s 2026 Tax Lawyers Index, the consequences extend well beyond a change of address. Those advising departing clients must navigate the complexities of severing UK ...

These advisers must consider tax owed from clients’ family businesses, liabilities from different asset classes, family offices and employees, family estates, land, trusts and offshore assets, as well ...

In 2026, unsealed court documents laid bare the extent of the rift within the Murdoch family, exposing a succession battle over the future of one of the world’s most powerful media empires. [See also: ...

‘Death is not the end; there remains the litigation over the estate.’ This bleak observation from American author Ambrose Bierce in his Epigrams of a Cynic (1912) may strike a chord with some UHNW ...

Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett and Larry Ellison attended some of the most prestigious universities in the US // Image: Spear's, Shutterstock There are currently more billionaires in the world than ...

The tax affairs of Spear’s readers are often highly complex. With their wealth and business interests held in a range of structures and often spanning several jurisdictions, simply calculating the ...