The golden anniversary of a Paris property pioneer by Andy Watson This year, a Paris property pioneer celebrates 50 years living and working in France. In half a century of developing office properties, the resilient Paul Raingold has navigated many cycles of boom, bust and recovery. In late 2020 he recovered from coronavirus. Happily, the rejuvenated Paul is now back in the workplace and developing offices
Is Amazon Fresh the next transformative force in groceries? by BJ Feller Imagine a grocery store of the future, located in your average middle-class suburb, somewhere in America. On the way to picking up the children from soccer practice, a mother quickly realises she forgot to get the ingredients for that night’s chicken parmesan. Fortunately for Mom, just before making the turn to the soccer fields is
The tail that wags the dog by Bill Blain “Daddy was a bankrobber, but he hurt nobody. He just liked to live that way, stealing all your money…” As Greensill and Archegos roil markets and cause losses, it brings the question: Who is next? Why is 2021 turning into the year the scams are unravelling? Will leverage on leverage trigger wider implosion or will
Ten lessons for a financial farmer by Forbes Elworthy This article was originally published in February 2018. In this commentary I review the years since my return to the family industry (the most recent of them managing third party capital into agriculture, via Craigmore Sustainables LLP). I conclude with a list of 10 lessons learnt as a ‘Financial Farmer’. The early years – the
What is ‘now’? by Sten Odenwald This article was originally published in September 2020. What is the duration of the present moment? How is it that this present moment is replaced by ‘the next moment’? Within every organism, sentient or not, there are thousands of chemical processes that occur with their own characteristic time periods, but these time periods start and
How Will Alsop put architecture in its place by Houston Morris While his buildings were strikingly modern and fun, he was keen to connect them to their context and the past. This article was originally published in November 2019. One of the most colourful members of the architectural community died last year at the relatively young age of 70. Will Alsop was a fun-loving bon viveur
