Pearls as an asset: what separates the four most valuable varieties
Why can one pearl necklace command a few thousand dollars while another achieves millions at auction? From natural pearl...
Christie’s Classic Week: the sales and works that set the tone for Paris’s auction season
Christie's November Classic Week in Paris offers more than a selection of European masterpieces. Across its Old Master p...
From pilot to practice: what Singapore’s Project Guardian means for tokenised assets
Singapore is working to move asset tokenisation from controlled experiments towards financial infrastructure that instit...
Which collectibles gained and lost value in 2025: reading the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index
The Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index barely moved in 2025, down 0.4%, but the categories inside it were 24.5 percent...
How a yacht is bought and kept in Singapore: brokers, berths and what it costs
The purchase price is only part of owning a yacht in Singapore. A 9% tax applies in some cases and not in others, a bert...
Coloured diamond liquidity in 2026: which colours and carat sizes move fastest
A rare fancy colour diamond can appreciate dramatically at auction and still be nearly impossible to sell quietly next m...