Spear (formerly known as SpMS Spear or The Spear Wealth Management Survey ), founded in 2006 by William Cash, is a bi-monthly British magazine for high-value individuals and those engaged in the financial services industry. It has been called "The Bible of Banking Fraternity" by GQ and "European rivals to Forbes " by The Evening Standard . Its customers include more than 30,000 decision makers in Europe and rich. William Cash, Chief Editor of Spear's , has twice won the Editor of the Year at the PPA Awards (2007 and 2008). Spear's is published by Progressive Digital Media. The launch in 2006 included the publications of The Independent The Guardian , Luxist and The Times .
Spear's Index is a survey of important people in a world of high net worth. Spear's Salon is a Spear's blogging forum that hosts a number of regular contributors.
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History
William Cash, a magazine writer who is also an overseas correspondent for The Times and The Daily Telegraph, is the publisher of Annabel's Magazine's contract in 2005, when they published the trial edition of Spear as a supplement. At that time there was competition for advertising from the "fashion house and luxury brand" that became the basis of the magazine. Cash launched the Spear Wealth Management Survey in April 2006 with a target audience of "30,000 of the richest, most successful and influential people in the UK: from the Rich Listers to the royal family; hedge fund managers for entrepreneur, oligarchy to the internet mogul, cabinet minister for Sir Alex Ferguson. "(Cash 2007) In February 2003, Cash married Ilaria Bulgari, whose father was vice chairman of Bulgari, the third largest jewelry company in the world. They divorced in 2007 and Cash sold 67% of the magazine's shares for a seven-figure deal. Then in 2009 he bought back his stake (Cash 2009) Cash is the owner of Upton Cressett Hall, a 16th century Tudor castle in Shropshire. Journalist Alec Marsh was appointed editor of Spear's in January 2017.
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Spear Salon
Topics covered in WMS Spear include 'Asset Management' with articles on investments in bonds versus equity, quantitative easing, Mark Carney's appointment impact on HNW individuals, Risk and Reward of Earth Rare Investment; 'Art & amp; Collecting articles about the art market boom, gallery etiquette, and collectors who only want the top names; 'The Good Life' with articles about owning your own island, the airport becomes more luxurious, Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Porsche competitions; 'Property' with articles on a £ 5.25 million repossession in One Hyde Park, social investment and housing and infrastructure crises in London; 'Law' and 'Taxation' with articles about challenging the notion that companies should minimize the taxes they pay, that tax evasion is not a fiduciary duty, how US law affects tax evasion by Swiss banks and G20 takes action against tax evasion of multinational corporations, they also dealt with topics such as how to manage earnings on racing hobby sales without incurring tax liability, and bulletproof cars (Woollard, 2006)
Spear's Power Index
Spear publishes their Power Index in each issue where they rank and rank the top individuals in each wealth management sector. Index includes: UHNW's top property managers in London, Tombak Family Lawyers, Hotel Spear Index, Spear Security Index, Education Index, UHNW Wealth Management and Family Office Index, Legal Index, Accounting Index, Philanthropy Index, Reputation Management Index, Property Index, Collection Artan Index, International Financial Center Index (IFC), Security Index, Personal Equity Index, Angels Business Index and Hotel Index. (Cash 2009)
Spear's Book Awards
Spear's Book Awards are awarded annually in a number of categories. The award was inaugurated in 2009; First winners include Gillian Tett's Fool's Gold and Liaquat Ahamed's Lords of Finance . The winners in 2010 included Andrew Ross Sorkin Too Big to Fail .
References
External links
- Spear , the official website.
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