Josh Spero

London

I’m not here now. Associate arts editor @FT. Pictures/personal stuff on IG @joshspero. Things formerly known as tweets on Bluesky @joshspero.bsky.social

Articles

French charities turn to UK philanthropists as the state retreats at home

1 week ago | ft.com | Josh Spero

On a dark, cutting-cold night in January, a well-heeled crowd was listening to a piano recital at the Institut Français in London’s South...
Passhandel: Der Mann hinter dem Geschäft mit den "goldenen Pässen"

2 weeks ago | stern.de | Josh Spero

Capital Staatsbürgerschaft Der Mann hinter dem Geschäft mit den "goldenen Pässen" capital von Laura Dubois und Josh Spero 19. Mai 2025 10:45 Uhr 7 Min Als die Passhandel-Branche zum Mainstream wurde, zog sie große Finanzinstitute und Beratungsunternehmen an. © Panthermedia / Imago Images Ein EuGH-Urteil könnte den Passhandel einschränken, doch Henley-Chef Christian Kälin bleibt unbeirrt.
Der Mann hinter dem Geschäft mit den „goldenen Pässen“

3 weeks ago | capital.de | Josh Spero

Staatsbürgerschaft Der Mann hinter dem Geschäft mit den „goldenen Pässen“ Das maltesische Programm Staatsbürgerschaft durch Investition wurde für ungültig erklärt © Panthermedia / IMAGO von Laura Dubois und Josh Spero 17.05.2025, 07:59 7 Min. Ein EuGH-Urteil könnte den Passhandel künftig einschränken, doch Henley-Chef Christian Kälin bleibt unbeirrt.
UK rich explore ‘10 years out, 9 years in’ to escape inheritance tax net

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Josh Spero |Emma Agyemang

For most people, moving countries once in a lifetime is enough.
The man behind the rise of ‘golden passports’

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Laura Dubois |Josh Spero

For a man whose standout career achievement has just been ruled unlawful by the EU’s top court, Christian Kälin is defiant.
Putting a new gloss on 2,000-year-old Roman glass

1 month ago | ft.com | Josh Spero

A klutz like me really should not be allowed to hold this.
Dubai attracts Swiss family offices tired of tax and regulation

1 month ago | ft.com | Josh Spero |Mercedes Ruehl |Chloe Cornish

Swiss family offices that manage assets for the very wealthy are looking to move to Dubai as a confluence of factors from regulation to...
Wealth manager Stanhope Capital plans Saudi expansion

1 month ago | ft.com | Josh Spero

Stanhope Capital, a London-centred wealth manager with $40bn of assets, is expanding into the Gulf in a partnership with a bank owned by...
Top Goldman Sachs banker quits UK after non-dom change

1 month ago | ft.com | Harriet Agnew |Josh Spero |Joshua Franklin

A senior Goldman Sachs banker is leaving the UK after the government abolished the favourable tax rules for non-domiciled residents.
Meet Rakhi Singh — the time-travelling violinist bringing together baroque and techno

1 month ago | ft.com | Josh Spero

The first time I saw Rakhi Singh, she was barefoot, playing the violin at the Purcell Room on London’s Southbank.