The Financialisation of Art

Plus: Buy Now Pay Later, British Bicycle Mania, Shadow Banks, Happy Holidays

It’s a rite of passage for any budding hedge fund manager to buy some art. For me, it happened a number of years ago. I’d just bought a new house and one particularly plain wall screamed out for adornment. The house itself was a nice place to live, but it also served as an investment; why not extend that duality to the internal decor? If I could brighte…