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...Then, perhaps feeling he has revealed too much, he adds, “I’m here because I love what I do. I love the brands. I love the project and the journey. Succession is not a topic we think about today....
...Do you have a financial dilemma that you’d like FT Money’s team of professional experts to look into? Email your problem in confidence to yourquestions@ft.com....
...But there’s one bit from the 60 Minutes interview we’d like to push back on....
...As a Brit, I’m actually proud of it....
...This column isn’t called Ultra High Net Worth Individuals’ Problems, but if it were, we’d be talking about owning superyachts....
...I’m proud to say that I’ve never concealed a winning vintage while serving lesser wine to others. I imagine the loneliness of keeping such a grubby secret taints the fun....
...But few in the crowd looked like they’d be causing trouble. Two women stood to one side of the entrance holding a banner: “Reparations for Mozambique Now!”...
...I’m confident I have as I’ve received tax advice from my client, but I’m worried about signing the enclosed certificate of my tax position. What steps can I take to check I’m fully compliant?...
...The sofa is where the duo first started discussing the just-released album De l’amour mais quelle drôle d’idée (Love, but what a funny idea): a gorgeous spoken-verse collection that ruminates on love, loss...
...The private sector needed to “put something together that stands on its own feet”, he said: “Between Aviva, L&G, Phoenix and M&G, we reckon we can get £50bn in three years that would invest in private equity...
...Characters played by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels find a suitcase filled with cash and go on a spending spree, buying Lamborghinis and ugly suits, as they try to return it....
...I’d love to meet up while I’m here — even if just to say hi… Sam Ray never replied....
...So basically it is somewhere between pay-to-play and gambling, though we’d be delighted to know what “non-economic conditions” entails....
...I’m still waiting, but I’m on a stationary train. I have (fitful) air conditioning, a comfortable seat, and power and a table for my laptop. As a result, my mood has hugely improved....
...And I’d say I agree. Claire Wrathall was a guest of Aman New York....
...Its clothes, created today by American designer Daniel Roseberry, pay tribute to Schiaparelli originals, with strange Brutalist embroideries, ornate buttons and trompe l’oeil plays....
...And I’m sure it’d be bad for the climate.” What bothers him most about crypto?...
...And, hey, if anybody in the Cotswolds has a field they’re not using, I’m ready. I still dream of that trompe l’oeil corrugated iron tent — veranda, stained glass, flags and all....
...And on my wishlist is a sculptural form by Kate Crassweller via L’Editions. I met Kate at university and we both moved to New York....
...Now He’d Like You to Read His Book. (NYT)...
...My favourite neighbourhood is Saint-Germain-des-Prés, because I love L’Hotel and all the antique shops and art galleries there....
...This year, 1882 Ltd will also take on its own space in the factory of another pottery stalwart, Wedgwood. Success stories are being written elsewhere in the city....
...Like many, L’Oréal, the world’s biggest cosmetics group, took a gradual approach. By mid-June, it had about 50 per cent of its staff on site....
...Houellebecq told me he was the atomised man that his novels decry: “I’m railing against myself.”...
...K&L Gates has hired Kasey Lekander as a partner in its asset management and investment funds practice. She joins from Choate, Hall & Stewart....
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