CONTENTS

‘Lots of the big chains nickel ’n’ dime you... Why would I do that and piss off my guests so that they will not come back?’

s i r r i chard branson on h i s new hotel chain ( page 1 00 )

102 The true t i e-b r ea k qu est i on

47 why is britain s topp i ng hnws at the bo rd e r?

14 Leaders 18 F rom the Founder 20 E ditor’s Letter 22 Diary

Robert Ettinger works on his tan (leather) around the globe 24 The Hedgehog 28 The G iver and the Gift

How the Paul Hamlyn Foundation kept folk singer Eliza Carthy in tune 30 Shot Before Dawn

The Wealth Insight Forum; our Winter Dinner; the launch of outset.ypf (not a typo)

108 spot the schloss. m E RK EL DID!

THE COLUMNS

37 Counter Culture Sam Leith has a stiff task finding staff to organise his stuff. Better to have nothing!

39 PEP Talk

Robert Amsterdam is keeping a wary eye on Thailand’s junta

40 The Discriminator

Alessandro Tomé flies over the Alps but under the radar to a secret Swiss retreat

42 The Law

Martyn Gowar bemoans how we’re riding roughshod over Magna Carta

43 View from St Paul’s

Guy Monson can hear the sweet, sweet sound of the return of global growth

44 Image Rights

The party’s over for political parties, says Edward Amory

90 DON’T ROUX THE D AY BY M I S I NG TH I S

94 MODERN ART IS

I AM I’S VI CE

THE ISSUES

47 Customs and Exiles

Is an anti-immigrant climate putting off HNWs from coming to Britain?

50 The Ratings War

Josh Spero finds that when it comes to credit scores you can have too much money

52 Trade Secrets

Christopher James survived the SAS and MI6 — and now he’s taking on the next-gens

54 The Dead Beat

William Stirling conducts an interview with the man writing requiems for HNWs

56 Holy Matri-money

A US/UK marriage can be a match made in haven, says Giulia Cambieri

58 Outside the Box

Ross Westgate, late of CNBC, on why he wasn’t (camera) shy of a midlife career change

60 Closing Sales

Sanctions on Iran are hurting its artists. Alex Matchett paints a picture of resistance

62 Service Industry

William Cash meets London’s latest uber-fixer

63 Confessions of a

Chang e Driver Caroline Fiennes on how charities learn from mistakes