Millionaire financier, 65, in court fight with business executive ex over £2.5m Cotswolds mansion

A millionaire financier is locked in a bitter court battle with his former partner over the couple’s £2.5 million Cotswolds mansion after cheating on her with another woman.  The dispute between Dr Chris Rowland, 65, and business executive Sharon Blades, 60, has now been taken to London’s High Court as they lock horns over who … Read more

Multi-millionaire financier and Tory adviser Ben Goldsmith says he’s staying in the UAE

As thousands of Britons raced home to beat the travel deadline from the United Arab Emirates yesterday, one man defiantly declared that he was staying put. Awkwardly for the Government, that man was one of its own advisers, the multi-millionaire financier Ben Goldsmith. The Daily Mail can disclose that Mr Goldsmith, who is on the board … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Financier Rich Ricci can only get richer if he wins High Court case

He has amassed a £100 million fortune and owns a country house with its own vineyard, not to mention a string of star racehorses. But that doesn’t mean that the aptly named financier Rich Ricci is prepared to turn a blind eye to a late payment — even if it’s only a few days overdue. … Read more

Wealthy financier, 70, and his girlfriend, 49, sue boatyard over wobbly rudder and rotten egg smell

A wealthy power couple are suing a top boatyard over a wobbly rudder and a smell of rotten eggs on their £500,000 luxury racing yacht. Elite financiers David Huber, 70, and Elena Lieskovska, 49, splashed out €562,533 (£504,693) in 2017 on the sleek X4.3 yacht, christened ‘Silver X’. But their prized new acquisition turned out … Read more

Billionaire financier Leon Black ‘transferred $50 million to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein after 2008’

Dear Limited Partner: In July 2019, I wrote to you to address my relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, given the intense media coverage at the time.  As I stated then, there is nothing more important to Apollo—and to me personally—than our relationships with our investors and limited partners in the funds we manage. Earlier today, the New … Read more

City financier Amanda Staveley cuts £1.6billion Barclays damages claim by half

A businesswoman suing Barclays for hundreds of millions of pounds gave evidence which in some respects was ‘plainly dishonest’ at a trial, a lawyer for the bank told a High Court judge. Amanda Staveley claims Barclays agreed to provide an unsecured £2 billion loan to Qatari investors – but says the loan was ‘concealed’ from … Read more

Financier Lord Spencer leads £4m fintech fundraiser

Financier Lord Spencer doubles down on his investment in technology company shaking up bond market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 21 September 2020 Financier Lord Spencer has doubled down on his investment in a technology company shaking up the bond market.  The former … Read more

Nadia Fairfax and her financier fiance splash out $4.3 million on Paddington terrace

Home sweet home! Nadia Fairfax and her financier fiancé splash out $4.3 million on a stunning three storey Paddington terrace owned by famous artist Michael Johnson By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:31 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 02:31 BST, 28 August 2020 She announced her engagement to financier Michael Wayne in … Read more

Financier who stole £15m must return £1.3m or face 8 years’ jail

Tory MP hopeful’s financier husband who stole £15 million from investors to feed gambling habit and pay school fees must hand back £1.3 million or face another eight years in jail Freddy David used his reputation to sell non-existent opportunities to his clients The 51-year-old, from Hertfordshire, was jailed for six years for fraud in … Read more

Barclays boss apologises for calling female city financier a ‘tart’

‘Big Dog’ Barclays boss apologises for calling high-flying city financier Amanda Staveley a ‘tart’ as £1.6billion High Court legal battle continues Roger Jenkins and Richard Boath, discussed Amanda Staveley during a call Boath referred to her as ‘that dolly bird’ while Jenkins called her ‘the tart’ Ms Staveley, 47, has made complaints about the behaviour … Read more