The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a pair of adverts promoting art investments. The two Facebook adverts from Hartco Consultancy, seen in May and June, were examined by the watchdog as part of wider work on unregulated investments. The first advert stated: “While markets swing, some investors go tangible” and “how the wealthy invest in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Pressure on emerging markets has yet to douse the appetite of wealthy collectors for high-priced paintings and sculptures, art experts said ahead of London’s Frieze fair. As international collectors, dealers and enthusiasts descend on the
These days it’s easy to simply buy an index fund, and your returns should (roughly) match the market. But investors can boost returns by picking market-beating companies to own shares in. For example, the China Art Financial Holdings Limited (HKG:1572) share price is up 66% in the last year, clearly besting than the market return
Articheck, an “electronic passport” for works of art, was named the winner of the Digital Innovation in Art prize in London last night (27 September), at the Investors Allstar Awards, the “Oscars” of the European venture capital industry. Founded in 2013 by Annika Erikson, a former paper conservator at the Tate, Articheck enables art world
Pine Walk Capital Limited, the specialist managing general agent (MGA) platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership, has launched Carnovis Specialty Limited as a new Alternative Risk Transfer MGA, that also has a remit to underwrite business for third-party capital providers, including from the capital markets.As per the announcement, Carnovis, which will be
Why should only deep-pocketed millionaires enjoy the sorts of profits that can come from investing in high-end art? That simple, rather noble-sounding premise has propelled the rapid expansion of Masterworks, a company that solicits investments in works of art. Masterworks democratizes the art market by offering average investors an opportunity to buy $20 shares in
LONDON, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new NFT platform has launched this week, which is set to revolutionise the sale and accessibility of remarkable, high value and unique assets. Sm-ART NFT launches, allowing investors to build portfolio of tokenised high value physical artwork and assets,
Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017 Aug 01, 2017 – 11:08 PM GMT By: GoldCore – What investors can learn from the Japanese art of Kintsukuroi or Kintsugi – art of repairing broken pottery with gold – Investors and savers can protect their savings with gold – Savers and investors are being punished by negative to
Powering up small innovative businesses is a big piece of the development puzzle in Africa. However, linking innovators to funding and other types of support to drive employment and economic growth is easier said than done. At a recent learning meeting facilitated by Institute of Development Studies (IDS), we and 14 other participants working across
A new era for art market information – in the age of AI PARIS, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At the end of September 2025, Artprice by Artmarket – World Leader in Art Market Information for 28 years – took a decisive step with the launch of Artprice News®: the first global press agency dedicated to art