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Press Release: Blu Family Office Appoints New CEO
Richmond based Blu Family Office Ltd (Blu) has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Nick Rees, who starts as Chief...
Blu Family Office
Apr 10, 20182 min read
Press Release: Blu Family Office Appoints New CEO
Richmond based Blu Family Office Ltd (Blu) has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Nick Rees, who starts as Chief...
Blu Family Office
Apr 10, 20182 min read
Should You Have to Like Your Investment Manager?
It’s an interesting question really – would you give your money to someone whom you have personally met and didn’t like? To my...
Christian Armbruester
Apr 9, 20182 min read
Should You Have to Like Your Investment Manager?
It’s an interesting question really – would you give your money to someone whom you have personally met and didn’t like? To my...
Christian Armbruester
Apr 9, 20182 min read
Games People Play
In this post we will focus on fees. Yes an invigorating subject matter, but no doubt one has to be very careful in the world of...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 26, 20184 min read
Games People Play
In this post we will focus on fees. Yes an invigorating subject matter, but no doubt one has to be very careful in the world of...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 26, 20184 min read
Gold - Good Diversification or a Hedge That Doesn't Work?
The allure of Gold has been around for thousands of years, with people craving the shiny metal as a store of value and show of wealth or...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 19, 20182 min read
Gold - Good Diversification or a Hedge That Doesn't Work?
The allure of Gold has been around for thousands of years, with people craving the shiny metal as a store of value and show of wealth or...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 19, 20182 min read
Tail Risk Revisited
The risk in financial markets has increased, by measure of the rather large and sudden price swings we have had since the beginning of...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 14, 20182 min read
Tail Risk Revisited
The risk in financial markets has increased, by measure of the rather large and sudden price swings we have had since the beginning of...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 14, 20182 min read
Man Makes Machine and Where It Goes Nobody Knows
People always seem surprised when they learn that more than 60% of financial market volumes are now driven by machines. Maybe it’s...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 12, 20183 min read
Man Makes Machine and Where It Goes Nobody Knows
People always seem surprised when they learn that more than 60% of financial market volumes are now driven by machines. Maybe it’s...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 12, 20183 min read
Trust Me, We Are Family
As part of our series of highlighting the main behavioural risks for families with wealth, we continue with (2) Trust. Please see our...
Christian Armbruester
Mar 5, 20182 min read
Trust Me, We Are Family
As part of our series of highlighting the main behavioural risks for families with wealth, we continue with (2) Trust. Please see our...
tomtardif23
Mar 5, 20182 min read
Why You Should Never Invest In Equity Income Funds
For the avid readers of our blog, it probably won’t come as a surprise that we don’t like so called 'equity income funds'. Don’t get us...
Christian Armbruester
Feb 26, 20183 min read
Why You Should Never Invest In Equity Income Funds
For the avid readers of our blog, it probably won’t come as a surprise that we don’t like so called 'equity income funds'. Don’t get us...
Christian Armbruester
Feb 26, 20183 min read
The Bond Liquidity Fallacy
The yield curve is a most amazing construct. It beautifully illustrates where risk is priced when it comes to credit. The longer you tie...
Christian Armbruester
Feb 19, 20182 min read
The Bond Liquidity Fallacy
The yield curve is a most amazing construct. It beautifully illustrates where risk is priced when it comes to credit. The longer you tie...
Christian Armbruester
Feb 19, 20182 min read
Virtual Reality - The Future or Problems Ahead For The Next Generation
I first came across the intricacies of virtual reality in the film “Strange Days” (1995) with Ralph Fiennes. For those of you who can’t...
Christian Armbruester
Feb 12, 20182 min read
Virtual Reality - The Future or Problems Ahead For The Next Generation
I first came across the intricacies of virtual reality in the film “Strange Days” (1995) with Ralph Fiennes. For those of you who can’t...
Christian Armbruester
Feb 12, 20182 min read
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