How to sell the free market to millennials
25th April 2019
The millennial generation are ever so different, apparently. As they grow up, we’re told, an intergenerational shift is underway.
Those under... Read More >
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Consilia Capital Real Assets Monitor - Quarterly Performance Review
23rd April 2019
The report is divided into the following sections:
1) A summary of Fund performance
The table... Read More >
Desert Diary 6
11th April 2019
How the peaceful Gulf state became one of the dominant economies in the world in under half a century
Here in the United Arab Emirates 2018 was the Year... Read More >
What does a political crisis do to a party’s polling performance?
10th April 2019
As the Brexit crisis continues, many have expressed astonishment that the Labour Party has not (yet) been able to build up a substantial lead in voting... Read More >
Property investing in the Gulf and on Wall Street
15th April 2019
It is insane for sophisticated investors to put savings in illiquid, high risk, brick and mortar property in the GCC with volatile rental yields, rules... Read More >
The false choice between capitalism and saving the planet
21st April 2019
The choice, apparently, is simple: capitalism or the planet.
In a television clip that quickly went viral last week, Guardian columnist George Monbiot... Read More >
Hollywood’s love affair with the architect
24th April 2019
And why other property professionals get lumped with the bad guy roles
“I don’t build in order to have clients, I have clients in order to build!”... Read More >
Latest Articles
Did high wages actually kickstart the Industrial Revolution?
20th March 2019
Academics are at war over new evidence suggesting high pay didn’t spark the rush for labour-saving devices
It has been more than 200 years since the... Read More >
Liz Truss is right to take a hard look at HS2
15th April 2019
The kings of Siam used to gift a white elephant to courtiers to whom they took a dislike. The elephants would be incredibly costly to maintain as they... Read More >
The Flames of Notre Dame and the Prowl of the Tiger
19th April 2019
My heart goes out to the people of France. The image of the burning cross taken from the air above the enflamed cathedral of Notre Dame is shattering. Its... Read More >
The February 2019 Market Report
16th March 2019
February was a relatively quiet month for the wine market. The month started with the Chinese New Year celebrations which meant Asia was quiet and it also... Read More >
Peter Zumthor, the architect monk
5th April 2019
Not long after his celebrated thermal baths were completed, Peter Zumthor, the idiosyncratic reclusive Swiss architect, gave a rare lecture in the elegant... Read More >
An interview with Sandy Gumm
19th March 2019
Tim Green speaks to Sandy Gumm, Chief Operating Officer of Prestbury Investments LLP
Sandy Gumm is an Australian-qualified chartered accountant. She is... Read More >
Stable families and home ownership are the key to reducing poverty
18th April 2019
The Centre for Social Justice recently released an in-depth survey of people across Britain that found family breakdown was one of the most significant... Read More >
Classic cars - the state of the market
11th March 2019
During 2018, classic car values as a whole rose by 5.9% (source Classic Cars). However, within the 1500 models used as an index there were losers as well... Read More >
Auction Watch - November 2018
28th November 2018
More than £4bn of residential and commercial property has been sold at in-room auctions across the UK in the past 12 months. Perhaps surprisingly given the... Read More >
