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Alternative assets

An investment of the heart

by Tim Scholfield | Mar 29, 2021

This article was originally published in March 2018. One of the first questions we are always asked by new bidders at an auction is, ‘will it make me money?’ Our answer? The...

The Architect

Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe meet in Malaysia

by Paul Lowden | Mar 29, 2021

This article was originally published in June 2020. Staying with family friends in Chicago back in the 70s I had an early introduction to a couple of the world’s great...

The Analyst

Frontier notes – the UK’s economic partnership with Ghana

by Nana Adu Ampofo | Mar 29, 2021

Earlier this month, the UK and Ghana announced the signing of a long-anticipated bilateral economic partnership agreement (EPA) aiming to replicate pre-Brexit trading...

Residential Investor

The mortgage struggles of HNWIs

by Alpa Bhakta | Mar 26, 2021

You might be surprised to hear that when it comes to applying for debt, high net worth individuals (HNWIs) find themselves at an immediate disadvantage. This stems from the...

Residential Investor

Housing starts and permits fall in February

by Robert Hughes | Mar 26, 2021

Total housing starts fell to a 1.421 million annual rate from a 1.584 million pace in January, a 10.3% decrease. Month-to-month volatility in housing construction can be...

The Historian

Cities and wealth

by Steve Davies | Mar 25, 2021

We are at a key moment in economic history right now. This is the definitive movement of the world and economic life from a world of territorial states and economies to one of...