In the polished galleries of Mayfair and the rarefied auction houses of Sotheby’s and Christie’s, a quiet financial revolution is under way. Britain’s wealthiest investors are increasingly channelling capital into
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Art has always had a double life, as both an expression of human spirit and a repository of value. From Renaissance patronage to today’s multimillion-dollar auctions, art’s entanglement with capital
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The future plans for the online data company Artnet now that it has been bought by the investment company Beowolff Capital Management have yet to materialise. But the deal, which
Antique watches, magazines, phones, suitcases and other retro productsgetty The Million-Dollar Mistake Most Wealthy Families Make Imagine finding a Jackson Pollock worth $50 million in a trailer or a Chinese
The art trade has a knotty relationship with investment funds. Although the $57.5bn art industry has arguably been built on the premise that art is a good investment, the bare-faced
Art Basel has announced that it will open a new art fair in Qatar—ending months of speculation about potential collaborations between the Swiss fair behemoth and different sites in the
In a finance class on investments, I initiate a fund management simulation exercise using an initial virtual fund of ₱5 million. Students are asked to build a portfolio and track