Daydreaming in an airport lounge is a fruitful use of your time this summer, argues columnist Marianne Abib-Pech.
Author: Marianne Abib-Pech
Comment: Identifying and assessing investable leaders
Marianne Abib-Pech argues that leadership, like a precious coin
or a bottle of wine, is an asset in which to invest.
EU Inc – a turnaround case
I think my last incursion into the world of European institutions dates back to 1994. At that time, I was still in business school in Strasbourg, so at the heart of it, and I remember vividly being acquainted with the subtleties of the whole thing – the rules, the laws, the process. Twenty years… Continue reading EU Inc – a turnaround case
Comment: Kung hei fat choi
Marianne Abib-Pech catches the mood in China at new year, and reflects on the psyche, alien to western empathies, that guides decisions within that culture.
Alternative investment: art
Marianne Abib-Pech explores the surprisingly rampant performance of iconic artworks.
Comment: An author’s advantage
The year ahead of us seems fuller of promises than the year just gone. Impact on the world and impact on our-selves is the self-imposed brief for 2014, and I am ready to travel east, west, north and south. Imagine my surprise, when my very first encounter happened in the heart of London. A man… Continue reading Comment: An author’s advantage
Time to say goodbye…
December has come again, and with it the time to reflect on the past year, take stock of what we have learnt and decide on the focus for the year to come. In 2012, we caught a glimpse of the emergence of a multipolar world, we pondered on possible economic models of the future, while… Continue reading Time to say goodbye…
London Calling: A city of opportunity
The Europe correspondent for Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service called me the other day. He was working on a television report about the increasing number of French people buying property in London. More specifically, he wanted to understand the intricacies of taxation and red tape difficulties Parisian property owners face and why the UK is increasingly an attractive alternative. The call made… Continue reading London Calling: A city of opportunity
Recruit millennial oomph
October is a time to think and convince. It is a time to have an impact. It is a time to be bold and audacious. It is a time to inject some oomph into your business. How is this related to alternative investments? I am taking the word alternative to a different dimension – organisational and cultural. I am… Continue reading Recruit millennial oomph
Recruit millennial oomph
Go global, recruiting young graduates from emerging economies. Cognitive diversity, cultural diversity and business diversity are the names of the game. If you do a good job, you will have them talking about your company on their social network, and no doubt in a couple of years you will be cherrypicking the top of the crop while your strategic plan will be addressed with fresh and current ideas.
The female paradigm
We should be investing more in women, according to our regular columnist Marianne Abib-Pech.
Alternative investments: cars
Investing in vintage cars is like investing in horses. It requires patience, passion and interest in the sheer beauty of the asset.
We need a Euro-messiah
Europe needs a Lady Thatcher figure, writes Marianne Abib-Pech.
Does my investment look big in that?
Our regular columnist Marianne Abib-Pech, fresh from buying an Alexander McQueen dress, considers the worth of investing in fashion.