The CDP and the birth of national champions

Courtesy of the author and the publisher, we are publishing an excerpt from the new book by Paolo Bricco, leading author of the Sole 24 Ore, on the "Cassa Depositi e Prestiti - History of a dynamic and patient capital. For 170 years", published by …
Consob: the simple handbook for savers

The recommendation, reads a communiqué from the commission, draws the attention of operators to the importance of drafting the warnings for the investor according to criteria of brevity and conciseness, simplicity of exposition, comprehensibility and immediacy.
Tango bond: everyone adheres to the agreement

All Italian savers represented by the Argentina Task Force have adhered to the agreement stipulated last April for the repayment of the tango bonds - Starting from 30 June, investors will receive compensation equal to 150% of the nominal capital invested,…
Transparency and rationality in finance are like the phoenix

The neoclassical theory postulates the rationality of the investor but the studies of neuro-economics and behavioral finance dispute this paradigm and argue that savers' choices are mainly due to the herd effect, the rumor effect, the anchoring effect, the emotion effect and announcement effect…
Investing in bonds: 10 mistakes to avoid

LOMBARD ODIER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT - The obsessive search for yield persists: to focus on quality and managed risk, investors should apply the same rigor to bond investments as they would to decide whether to lend their money,…
Vintage, the new trend for investors

Among the growing fashion trends, there is certainly everything that can be considered "vintage", clothes, accessories and anything you can wear that recalls life - The auction organized in Montecarlo, Hermes Vintage, totaled a total sale Of…
Christie's, 37 works for 75 million euros

75 million euros for the London auction “The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale” (84% by lot and 87% by value) on June 18 - The highest price was paid for the rare masterpiece Studie zu Improvisation…
London, navies and battles for an elite collecting

Paintings that I propose marines and battles at sea attract the attention of Anglo-Saxon collectors, who have always loved this genre - The value and re-evaluation of these works is however linked to the reference collecting, a form of internal circulation…
Contemporary Art in Qatar for over 15 million dollars

Surpassing almost all initial estimates, Sotheby's contemporary art auction held in Doha, Qatar, was a real success in terms of enthusiasm and hammer prices, realizing a total of 15.199.750 dollars for 46 lots in the catalog -…
Milan, MiArt is back: appointment from 5 to 7 April

The 2013 edition of Miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair, opens its doors from 5-7 April - The event is organized by Fiera Milano and is directed by Vincenzo de Bellis - This year 137 Italian galleries and foreign in…
Primo Marella, the man who bet on Chinese art and won

Interview with a figure on the world panorama of contemporary art who bet on the innovation of art, first European, then Chinese, Indian, Brazilian and finally Southeast Asia - A man who, despite the crisis, continues to invest and believe that there…
New York, great success for The Armory Show

The fair, now in its 15th edition, welcomed more than 60.000 visitors in 5 days and featured over 200 carefully selected galleries from over 30 countries - Bloomberg: "New York is the center of the world…
TEFAF Maastricht, the world's leading trade fair

From 15 to 24 March 2013, it will be possible to attend TEFAF Maasticht, the most fascinating and eagerly awaited fair by thousands of international collectors who will come to the Dutch city certain of being able to discover, see, appreciate and buy the best works of art…
Jewelry, collecting and investment on the rise

FIRSTonline interviews expert gemologist Gianfranco Saccucci to find out more about the precious sector, a growing sector especially among Arab and Indian citizens by virtue of their religious value among these populations.