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A contributor to International eXcellence and freelance journalist has been honoured at the 2015 State Street Institutional Press Awards, which recognise “outstanding performance” in institutional financial services reporting.
Roger Aitken, a former FT journalist who has written for International eXcellence on topics including luxury brands, classic cars in Turin’s Parco Valentino and Czech medical tourism, scooped the journalist of the year award in the ‘Regulatory Issues’ category at this year’s awards held at Momo’s restaurant in London on 11 November.

The Panerai British Classic Week which is part of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge is the other big sailing event that International eXcellence Magazine never misses. It is the classic yacht event of the year and takes place on the Solent in Cowes. Though true aficionados follow it in every gorgeous location all over the world: Antigua, Antibes, Argentina, Napoli, Nantucket, Barcelona, Newport and Cannes.

This Time it’s Personal. It Really is All About You
The future of advertising, really the future of all business, social interaction, our quality of life and learning is about to be governed by algorithms. Rubbish I hear you say, we are in control of our lives, decisions, learning and future. Well, not for long unless we look very carefully at how we structure the internet and our collection of personal data over the next few years and tailor the code, that will soon run much of it, with an eye to ethics and quality of life over personal gain.

LAUNCHES, LIQUIDATIONS, AND MERGERS IN THE EUROPEAN MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY, Q4 2013
Executive Summary
As of the end of December 2013 there were 31,724 mutual funds registered for sale in Europe. Luxembourg continued to dominate the fund market in Europe, hosting 8,617 funds, followed by France, where 4,797 funds were domiciled. For Q4 2013, 521 funds were created in Europe. During the same period 585 funds were liquidated and 337 were merged.

We arrived at Dulles airport on Virgin Atlantic's new Airbus 380. It was Friday, late afternoon, and we had less than 48 hours to see Washington DC.  Our hotel, The Liaison Capitol, was welcoming, the rooms a good size and the staff helpful – the service was great all weekend. The hotel is located right by the Capitol Building so our first excursion was to see that renowned centre of political intrigue by night. It was beautifully lit and imposing and we could see stretched before us the Mall, which is where we were heading on Saturday to walk all 21/2 miles of it.

Fitch Ratings-London-17 February 2014: Results from Fitch Ratings' 1Q14 European fixed income investor survey show that investors are more bullish on eurozone fundamentals. Only around one-third are concerned about a prolonged recession derailing credit markets - the lowest reading in almost three years. Only one-quarter said fundamentals would worsen for developed market sovereigns, down sharply since October. Nevertheless, deflation concerns have risen to their highest level since 2010.

Despite the Air of Positivity at Davos, European Consumer Confidence Takes a Dip, with 73% Not Seeing the Economic Outlook Improving in 2014, Says New AlixPartners Survey
Consumers on both sides of the Atlantic plan to reduce spending as trust in governments to remedy economic woes ebbs to 10% of surveyed.

Podge Lunches-Creatives Network

 
International eXcellence looks at FITZ Partners Ltd a London-based fund research company specialising in the detailed calculations of fund fees and expenses and the delivery of Pan-European fund fee benchmarks.
 
 
FITZ Partners founder Hugues Gillibert feels lucky; at 45 years old and after 4 very successful years as Head of New ventures for a large financial data provider, he is back in the world of entrepreneurs where hard work, team effort, client focus and business partnering are a way of life!
 

 
Can you wait two and a half hours for a beer? Well, maybe if you are making it yourself. Yes, now you can make a decent beer in under three hours with this new American made machine.
Two brothers Bill and Jim Mitchell and Avi Geiger in Washington have invented surely the most indispensable kitchen appliance of all time, the elaborately named PicoBrew Zymatic™, "The First Fully Automatic All-Grain Beer Brewing Appliance”.