Vienna November 2012, Palace Ferstel, in the grand settings of the Palace, memories of Menger, Hayek, Freud and Kohr laced with Elizabeth Of Austria presence are lingering. Mitteleuropa no more…or actually more than ever? This is the gala dinner of the 4th Peter Drucker Forum, the Austrian- born writer, teacher and consultant, who was once tagged […]
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Nov
Nov
I want to tell you about watches, but I wanted you to hear it from the horse’s mouth – the collectors: Singapore-based Melvyn Teillol-Foo, Chief Executive Officer of PuristSPro, a reference website for watch lovers in Asia, collects with and for his wife and speaks fondly of the first double purchase they ever made – […]
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Oct
Oct
We have said goodbye to lazy afternoons in London parks and drinking 2012 Pimms – a Jubilee and Olympic vintage! Looking back, I realised something was weaving in all these alternative investment columns, from wine to impact investing or art, a sacrosanct concept repeated like an Andy Warhol diptych – constrained supply and growing demand […]
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Oct
Oct
What is interesting about Culture? This was the opening question of Steve Crossan the Head of Google Cultural Institute to kick off the REMIX Summit. Organized by CultureLabel, a pioneer company in cultural entrepreneurship, REMIXsummit took place last Thursday, 27th of September 2012 at Bloomberg Headquarter in up and coming Finsbury Square. More than two hundred of us eager to […]
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Oct
Oct
Is the burning question I have been asking myself after attending both the REMIX and Baydonhill events two weeks ago… the power or the curse of a portfolio life? If you want to know more…click on the Huff !
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Jul
Jul
How can one reconcile emotions and investment? Find out in the July Issue of Global Corporate Venturing.
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Jun
Jun
Who said the world is in recession? Luxury investments the trend to watch? To know more… click on the Huff ! http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/marianne-abibpech/lifestyle-investment-t…
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May
May
It is Friday night again, and I am settling back into my European routine… Paris Friday to Sunday. London, Geneva during the week and soon to be throwing Milan into the mix as a promise of Dolce Vita… I am almost reaching the first year anniversary of my leaving the well-oiled ranks of corporate machinery to […]
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Mar
Mar
Alternative investments are becoming increasingly popular. Read my new column on Global Corporate Venturing and discover a new world of investing opportunities…. Let’s start with Wine… ******* ‘’When I was a little girl, I used to wonder through the vineyards with my grand father. He was an artisan de la magie in the South of France’s Languedoc Roussillon Corbieres AOC making full-bodied and […]
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Feb
Feb
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