Will things in Europe have to get worse before they can get better?
11th December 2018
The historian Arnold Toynbee characterised civilisation as “a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.” By necessity, civilisations are... Read More >
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Housing – maths versus emotions
11th December 2018
INVESTMENT CONCLUSION
The UK housing bubble is a myth. Current price declines are principally function of Brexit-related uncertainty. While you’d have... Read More >
Policymakers still know too little about the economics of the internet
10th December 2018
The internet is ubiquitous and essential in our daily lives. But to many policymakers, it badly lacks visibility. When it comes to the availability of... Read More >
Fostering Deliberative Democracy
10th December 2018
Most of us probably go through periods of serious scepticism regarding the nature and practice of democratic government. Indeed, having lived and worked in... Read More >
What Jordan Peterson gets wrong about the Nordic gender paradox
9th December 2018
The Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson received considerable attention when he visited Stockholm recently. He was told to “crawl back under a rock”... Read More >
The case for a four-day week is compelling, but we don’t need the state to impose it
8th December 2018
Thanks to John McDonnell, a four-day working week is back in the news. The Shadow Chancellor has asked the economist Lord Skidelsky to write a report... Read More >
Mike Ashley is right about the dying high street, but wrong about the solution
7th December 2018
More news of Britain’s declining high street, with a Northumbria University study suggesting more than a quarter of Britain’s retail space has been... Read More >
Latest Articles
An interview with Hugh Seaborn
7th December 2018
Hugh Seaborn joined Cadogan as Chief Executive in 2008. Prior to this he was Chief Executive of The Portman Estate for 9 years, where he repositioned the... Read More >
Consilia Capital Real Estate Funds Monitor
6th December 2018
1) A summary of October performance
As can be seen from the table below, (which is ranked by average October 2018 returns for each main mandate) the last... Read More >
Invest today in tomorrow's classic cars
6th December 2018
There is no guaranteed profit in investing in classic cars and there can be substantial medium-term losses if the purchase takes place at the particular... Read More >
OPEC needs a “shock and awe” output cut in Vienna
5th December 2018
OPEC's ministerial meeting on 6 December will have a seismic impact on the outlook for global oil markets. OPEC has been unnerved by a 30% fall in crude oil... Read More >
Can China reflate the world?
5th December 2018
With the benefit of hindsight, we have come to understand the true importance of China’s strategic policy interventions in 2009 and 2015. China’s... Read More >
Why is everyone so obsessed with Sweden?
4th December 2018
From education and immigration to taxation and even road safety, there seems to be no end to the examples we Swedes offer the rest of the world. But what is... Read More >
Don’t think of it as technology, it’s just life as we’re going to know it
4th December 2018
We’ve all heard that the CEO also needs to be the CTO – it’s a truth that we can’t ignore. Technology in business as in our lives is no longer... Read More >
Peering REIT into the Future
3rd December 2018
Last week, in these pages, I talked about what I’ve discovered over several decades in Real Estate. Not only these days as a U.S.-based writer, covering... Read More >
Four Trends Shaping the 2018 Holiday Retail Season
3rd December 2018
Retailers will seek to cap a strong year this holiday season by doubling down on strategies to draw online shoppers into stores, reward their loyalty in new... Read More >
