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The year 2023 means a significant milestone in the world of art restitution. It will mark the 25th anniversary of the Washington Principles, an international agreement that revolutionised the transparency of art lost or stolen during the Nazi era from 1933 to 1945. To commemorate this landmark event, the renowned auction house Christie's has unveiled a year-long global programme called "Reflecting on Restitution".
His book, "Capital in the Twenty-First Century", rose to superstar status and became a best-seller. Thanks to his second book "Capital and Ideology", he has been compared to Karl Marx and a 19th-century German philosopher who studied capitalism's underpinnings and proposed remedies for the world. The fact that Thomas Piketty's books address the rise of inequality in modern society contributes to the author's popularity. The French author dismisses similarities to Karl Marx. Current scholarship and the media landscape refer to him as a modern European leftist.
Pixar Animation Studios has become synonymous with groundbreaking computer-generated animation and heartwarming storytelling. The studio has revolutionised the animation industry with its innovative strategies and commitment to producing high-quality films that captivate audiences of all ages.
Economic expectations are low; the Ukraine conflict, high inflation, and rapidly rising interest rates are all impacting consumer spending. An unstable financial sector and analysts' forecasts of an economic downturn in the United States, which remains the most significant art market country, are paralysing. In a nutshell, this is what several auction houses indicated in their half-year findings as reasons why art is selling harder this year than last.
In the hit series "Emily in Paris," the protagonist Emily, a marketing company employee, skillfully crafts a captivating portrayal of the City of Love. This development has a direct impact on the rise in demand for luxury apartments in Paris, which affects the local real estate market.
Jorge Paulo Lemann, a self-made billionaire and one of the world's most successful business leaders, has revolutionised business culture in Brazil. With a net worth of $15.2 billion, Lemann's influence extends beyond the financial world. How has Lemann's rise to success and his business strategies changed the Brazilian business landscape?
Catherine Ashton contributes to Eurasia Group's geopolitical expertise in the EU, the UK, and globally with her long experience in foreign policy, diplomacy, and trade.
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Most family offices believe they are preparing the next generation. The evidence suggests they are doing something considerably more modest: including heirs in governance without equipping them to participate in it. The distinction matters because presence and preparation are not the same thing, and the gap between them is where succession risk accumulates.
Family offices take measuring investment performance seriously. From benchmarks to fee tracking, the infrastructure for investment measurement is continuous, detailed, and increasingly automated. Apply that same question to governance — how effective is your board, your family council, your oversight function? — and the answer is different. The structures may exist, but the measurement often does not.
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The defining question in Swiss wealth management is not whether artificial intelligence will replace the advisor. The more important issue is whether the information environment is coherent enough for productivity gains to hold in practice. AI has attracted attention because it promises speed, efficiency and automation. The real test is whether information across banks, entities, asset classes and documents can be brought into a form that is visible, current and usable in day-to-day work.
