The Money That Drives The Art Market

Money makes the world go round, and the art world is no exception. But where that money comes from has evolved over the past 20 years. – artsy.net / August 29

Swiss Fintech Steps Up Global Hub Drive

Switzerland has attracted another cryptocurrency start-up to its ranks, in the shape of Breadwallet, as it strives to become one of the hottest global centres of the financial technology (fintech) revolution. – Swissinfo / August 23

Vanguard is America's New Landlord

Reports show that Vanguard’s mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are now the leading owners of real estate investment trusts (REITs), the tax-protected investor funds that own many of the nation’s offices, shopping centers, apartments, hotels, warehouses, and data and storage centers. – Philly.com / August 26

Unintended Consequences of MiFID: Job Losses, Trading Turmoil?

With the start of Europe’s MiFID II rules less than five months away, banks and asset managers are scrambling to prepare for a regulatory overhaul that risks doing more harm than good to the finance industry. Yet practitioners are concerned that the hundreds of pages of rules conceal problems that regulators never fully considered. – Bloomberg / August 21

Swiss Expats in Fighting Spirit Over Banking Service

The Swiss expatriates are turning up the heat on Swiss institutions to grant discrimination-free access to financial services. The issue has plagued the community for nearly a decade. – Swissinfo / August 15

China’s Debt Boom Could Lead to Financial Crisis, IMF Warns

China’s economy is reliant on too much debt and the enormous boom in credit risks leading to a new financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. – The Telegraph / August 15

Donald Trump Has Quietly Accomplished More Than It Appears

The chaos, legislative fumbling, and legal jeopardy should not obscure the ways that the administration is remaking federal policy in consequential ways. – The Atlantic / August 13

How America Lost Its Mind

The nation’s current post-truth moment is the ultimate expression of mind-sets that have made America exceptional throughout its history. – The Atlantic / August 13

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. – The Atlantic / August 13

Through the Keyhole at the Plaza

A reporter went undercover with an exclusive butler troop at New York's Plaza Hotel. From midnight trysts gone awry to bedtime stories – for adults. – Bloomberg / August 8

Qatari Millionaires Suffer

The oil-rich emirate is prime hunting ground for private banks. Recent political tensions with more powerful neighbors including Saudi Arabia are taking a toll on Qatar's wealthy. – Private Banker International / August 1