Confessions of a baffled fund manager
For those wondering what is likely to happen in the financial markets this year the “bet” seems pretty simple. There was $9.2 trillion of stimulus in 2020, three times the size of 2008 when the world almost toppled. With the Democratic sweep, there will be yet more stimulus, perhaps higher than 2020 itself. The excess […]
A Room With a View
Chosen as the location for The Italian Job and the release of The Beatles’ first album, the Royal Lancaster London is one of those hotels which may deceive you with their exterior appearance – tall run-of-the-mill building from the mid 20th century, but offers the most incredible views across West London and holds a treasured […]
The rise of the designer
The watch world can come across as all about brands and watchmakers with designers rarely getting a namecheck and only as an afterthought. That makes sense when it’s the industrial heft of Rolex that guarantees the brand’s quality and the heritage of Patek Philippe that drives demand for watches that haven’t even been seen in […]
Romane Howsam Means Business
At the tender age of just 21, Romane Howsam is about to launch a digital platform that promises to revolutionise the way we buy and sell luxury goods, Lymited, all whilst finishing her university degree in Business Management at King’s College London and indulging her passion for good food. I-M Intelligent Magazine got her away […]
The Future of Learning
Globally recognised as one of the best boarding schools in the world, the team at Institut auf dem Rosenberg have always prided themselves on being “artisans of education” rather than just teachers and coaches. Set on exquisite grounds in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Rosenberg offers a holistic approach to learning, which closes the gap between education […]
Risk and Reward:
This year, countries around the world have cycled in and out of lockdowns, with luxury retail, red carpets, fashion shows and other live events falling victim to safeguarding orders. Productions have been cancelled and product launches pushed. With traditional markets and methods unavailable, luxury brands have moved online to capture consumers at home. Louis Vuitton, […]
Investing in Pink Diamonds
In these uncertain times, investors are looking for safe havens for their money and diamonds might be a good place to start, especially pink diamonds, because the world’s most reliable source of these pretty-coloured gemstones, the famous Argyle diamond mine in Australia, closes at the end of this year. For the past 37 years, the […]
Can the internet be safe?
In time to come, when we have defeated COVID-19, and we reflect and take stock of what helped us all to keep going during the Pandemic, I predict it will be the internet. Without the internet and internet-based services, this Pandemic could have had very different outcomes all round. Vital communications, information dissemination and essential […]
Leaders for a coming decade of crises
I heard the emergency alarm before anyone else as I was the first to find him sprawled across the fire. A sudden stroke had reduced this tall, proud man to a crumpled mess and as his daughter – who is also my mother- froze, I pushed the telephone into her hands, tended his burns and […]
We’re f%*&ed!
Woeful and prophetic tales from the great recession of 1706. In the Bank of England’s May published monthly briefing, they announced that the current recession we face in the light of COVID-19 might be the largest since 1706. It will potentially be greater than the last financial crisis in 2008, the OPEC oil price shock […]
