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How to Buy Safety Helmets in Dubai?

Today there are hundreds of different types of safety glasses & safety helmets being sold both online and offline. Unlike in the past when people were limited to just a handful of options today you are spoil for choice. However, all these options can be confusing and hence in order to wade through all the various types of hard hats, helmets and safety goggles you need to stick with the basics of your requirements. Industrial safety helmets are very crucial in such environments where a worker is exposed to some sort of danger. Presto Dealer in Dubai - Wearing a safety helmet is the necessity of every motorcyclist or biker. A helmet is used to prevent any serious injuries to your head or face. However, the most important reason behind its use is to protect your brain. A serious hit to brain can cause long term damage or even death.

There are different styles of helmets available and you can buy one according to your needs and liking. A three-quarter helmet will cover your head and ears, but not your face. A full-face helmet should be your ultimate choice if you want to protect your face as well from injury, wind and other flying objects.

Stanley Dealer in Dubai - There are various types of safety helmets being sold which range from regular hard hats to ones with built in retractable safety goggles. Ideally, you'll want to buy a certified safety helmet, certified by the Australian safety commission or by the American and European standard. That said make sure that you buy from a reputed seller because you do not want to end up with a low-quality helmet which is made in China or some other country where strict quality control is not enforced. A low-quality helmet can end up costing you a lot in terms of your health so make sure that you do not consider price over quality.

Make sure your helmet fits well. Do not compromise on comfort though. Buy one that gives you comfort and also fits perfectly. If it doesn't fit, you may decide not to wear it. Secondly, it may not protect you properly in a crash. Thus, do rush when it comes to buying a safety helmet but do not rush when it comes to comfort and fit.

Fischer Dealer in Dubai - Experts recommend that before you buy a helmet always try it on and compare it to others prior to buying. Also, the helmet should allow for adequate ventilation while protecting your head. A helmet without good ventilation can make it hard to wear in the summer or if you're working in a hot manufacturing plant. Some helmets have an absorption mechanism which too should be considered if its particular hot where you work.

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Automotive Lighting Market Analysed in a New Research Study with Review Update

Future Market Research (FMI) analyses the automotive lighting market in its new publication titled “Automotive Lighting Market: Global Industry Analysis 2013–2017 and Opportunity Assessment 2018–2028”. This automotive lighting market study considers 2017 as the base year, market values have been estimated for 2018 and a forecast has been developed for the duration 2018 to 2028. The main objective of the report is to identify the dynamics in the market and illustrate recent updates and insights that may impact the different segments of the global automotive lighting market during the forecast period. The CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) has been represented for the forecast period 2018 to 2028.

This automotive lighting market study includes various viewpoints of the global market, including value chain analysis, market dynamics, macro-economic factors, competition analysis, pricing analysis, segmental and regional growth comparison, automotive lighting industry growth analysis and segment-level projections in an inclusive representation. According to FMI’s research, the global automotive lighting market is anticipated to register a CAGR of 5.8% during the forecast period. Growing production of new electric vehicles and increasing number of vehicles are the two prime factors expected to drive the global automotive lighting market during the forecast period.

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FMI’s report on the automotive lighting market analyses the market at regional and global levels through market segmentation on the basis of key parameters, i.e. by application, vehicle type, light source, sales channel and region/country

Market consolidation is one of the market characteristics observed during the study. Importantly, automotive lightings are mainly sold through authorized dealers or independent automotive suppliers.

An automotive lighting is an integral part of any vehicle. This automotive lighting market report has been designed to enable the readers to obtain detailed knowledge about the global automotive lighting market. The global automotive lighting market report starts with market introduction, which is followed by definitions and taxonomy, market viewpoint, market dynamics and market analysis by key segments, regional analysis and competition landscape. Individual sections covered in the report include qualitative as well as quantitative assessment based on several facts and historical as well as ongoing trends gaining momentum in the global automotive lighting market. We conducted in-depth primary surveys. The surveys focused on getting qualitative as well as cross-sectional information pertaining to the automotive lighting market.

The global automotive lighting market report starts with an overview of the market, which provides a summarized view of the report and also provides market definitions and taxonomy. In the subsequent section, the report defines the market viewpoint, which includes macroeconomic factors, forecast factors, value chain and various other qualitative data regarding the market. The section that follows includes market dynamics, such as drivers, trends, restraints and opportunities impacting the global automotive lighting market.

The following sections of the report provide global market value (US$ Mn) and volume (‘000 Units) projections for the aforementioned segments. The global market values represented in these sections have been derived by gathering information and data at country as well as regional levels. The next section of the report provides a concise view of the global automotive lighting market based on seven prominent regions considered in the study. The section presents regional market position, growth potential and market attractiveness analysis for each of these regions. In addition, it is imperative to note that in an ever-fluctuating global economy, we not only conduct forecast in terms of CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) but also analyse the market on the basis of key parameters, such as Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) growth, to understand the predictability of the market and identify the right opportunities available for value chain participants.

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Another crucial feature of this comprehensive report on automotive lighting is the analysis of all key segments in the automotive lighting market, along with revenue forecast in terms of absolute dollar opportunity. This is traditionally overlooked while forecasting the market; however, the absolute dollar opportunity is critical in assessing the level of opportunity that a provider can look to achieve in the automotive lighting market.

In order to offer an accurate forecast, FMI started by sizing the current market, which forms the basis of how the global automotive lighting market is expected to develop in the coming years. Given the characteristics of the global automotive lighting market, we triangulated the outcome of different types of analysis, based on primary research, secondary research and our own analysis. However, forecasting the market in terms of various automotive lighting segments and regions is more a matter of quantifying expectations and identifying opportunities rather than rationalising them after the completion of the forecast exercise.

Global Automotive Lighting Market: Competition Landscape

In the final section of the report, FMI has provided the global automotive lighting market structure and a detailed competition landscape to provide a dashboard view of key players operating in the global automotive lighting market along with their business strategies to report audiences. This section is primarily designed to provide clients with an objective and detailed comparative assessment of the key providers specific to a market segment in the value chain of the automotive lighting market.

This section includes market share analysis and tier structure analysis of the key manufacturers in the global automotive lighting market. Detailed profiles of providers have also been included under the scope of the report to evaluate their long- and short-term strategies, key offerings and recent developments in the automotive lighting market. Some of the key players involved in the manufacturing of automotive lighting and included in this study are Magneti Marelli S.P.A., Hella KgaA Heuck & Co, Stanley Electric Co Ltd., Valeo S.A, Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH, Osram GmbH, Varroc Group, LG Lightings, Infineon Technologies and Hyundai Mobis, amongst others.

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Soros and India

By: Chitra Patel Is George Soros angry with Modi or with his failed ambitions? Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros recently delivered a speech in Davos where he accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of creating a Hindu National State and threatening to deprive millions of Muslims for their citizenship. But who George Soros exactly is and what are his connections to India? In 1969, George Soros started hedge fund management and eventually grew through the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992 where he sold short more than $10 Billion in pounds profiting for $1 Billion. He is tagged as the ‘the man who broke Back of England’ and caused Black Wednesday. With this profit he started “Open Society Foundation” George Soros developed he theory of reflexivity which states that “market values are often driven by fallible ideas of participants, not only by economic fundamental situations”. Ideas and events influence each other in reflexive feedback loops. In short, theory of reflexivity is a redefined and implementable session of psychological war. This is the reason Soros is regarded as ‘the puppet master’ of various global controversies and crises. George Soros: Financial Spectator, Stock Investor, Philanthropist and Liberal Political Activist. Soros first visited India in December 2006, where he described India as a favourable nation with tremendous opportunities. He declared that he will be investing in India. In 2008, Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), Omidyar Network and Google.org announced $17 Million to small to medium enterprise companies for India – “Song Investment” at Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad. In 2010, Soros bought 4% stake in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) from Dubai Holdings. Twilight Saga – Soros and Omidyar It is believed that 2014 National Elections was funded by Omidyar Network India in support of Modi Government. Jayant Sinha, profiled as Venture Capitalist, Senior Advisor and Independent Director was the Director of Omidyar Network India that time, was also a BJP candidate (Winner) from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India. Open Society Foundation was in the list of 11000 banned foreign NGOs by the Indian Government in 2014-15 session. This might have triggered the hatred of Soros towards Modi as his foundation was involved heavily in Indian NGOs and SMEs. More importantly Soros criticised Modi for specially banning Christian NGOs, he also said that Modi’s vision is to eliminate every community from India other than Hindus as he himself originated from RSS, a Hindu devoted organization. The Make Over – Aspada Aspada was founded in 2009 and believed to be managing $100 Million in capital. In 2011, Aspada Foundation acquired Song, majority stakes of which were owned by SEDF. In 2013, Aspada Foundation committed $10 million to early stage businesses to make education, healthcare, and financial services more accessible to low-income people in India. Aspada also invested in agricultural supply chain companies in an effort to support small holder farmers. Aspada Foundation received that $10 million from the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF) and worked to promote economic opportunity and sustainable impact in India. In 2014, they committed additional $15 Million to Aspada. Additionally, in March same year, it invested Rs 10 crore in Mumbai-based non-banking financial company Neo Growth Credit, a NBFC firm funded by Aspada. In 2019, LGT Group, the largest family-owned private banking and asset management group, originally known as The Liechtenstein Global Trust, owned by the Princely House of Liechtenstein, acquired the majority stakes of Aspada from SEDF. Aspada is now LGT Lightstone Aspada but with the same ‘so called’ visionary approach as Soros. Rooted in 90’s In 1994, George Soros and his offshore company Quantum Fund were in India, obviously looking for some easy form of cash. Then Soros Fund Management (SFM), reputed to be one of the world's leading fund manag­ers, had already taken up a 33% stake in its tie-up with the GIC Mutual Fund. Another Soros company, Chatterjee Petro­chemicals Ltd. (CPL), run by a Soros money handler, Pur­nendu Chatterjee, has secured 25% equity in Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd., a 36-billion-rupee project near Calcutta. There were also reports that the Quantum Fund NMV, a Netherlands Antilles-based investment house, was picking up stocks from the Bombay stock exchange. Soros's procurement of 33% of the GIC Mutual Fund and investment in the Bombay stock exchange was no surprise, since Soros was considered as “a shark who follows money instead of blood”. But the CPL's procurement of the 25% equity in Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. offered a clear insight into how the Soros operation functions. According to the reports of Ramtanu and Susan Maitra (renown journalist/authors), the CPL frontman was on Purnendu Chatterjee, a New York-based entrepreneur with ethnic ties into West Bengal. Chatterjee was given a boost by the local media as an investor par excellence, and, in due time, he made contact with the ostensibly Marxist Chief Minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu. Basu, whose British connections were always underplayed, went through with the deal without really checking the pedi­gree of the CPL, Soros, Quantum Fund, et al. As Ramtanu and Susan Indian puts it, it was a case of "naïve cunningness" on Chatterjee's part. The Economic Times, a leading daily, was asked on Aug. 17, 1994 that why CPL's mysterious silence about the source of its funding was ignored, The paper reported that Chatterjee had acquired a poor reputation because of his troubles with the American Secu­rities Exchange Commission, and it evinced surprise that he had developed direct contact with the West Bengal chief minister, Jyoti Basu. It would not be the first time in India that non-resident Indian investors, under the guise of giving back to their country some profit of their labour elsewhere, had taken the country for a ride. However, the Indian government's avowed commitment to "globalization" and free-market liberalization, and obsession with money, will no doubt bring more of the sharks like Soros into this rather desperate economic scene. But Soros, whose Quantum Fund N.V. board members include luminaries from such powerful financial operators as N.M. Rothschild and Sons merchant bankers and London ­based St. James Place Capital, has also been linked to the underground. According to reports from US State Depart­ment officials, Quantum Fund raised a huge amount of mon­ey to demolish European monetary stability in 1992. During this operation, such well-known criminals as Marc Rich, a fugitive metals and oil dealer now based in Switzerland, and Israeli arms merchant Saul Eisenberg were silent investors, along with a third Soros partner, Rafi Eytan, known as "Dirty Rafi," who had served in London previously as the Israeli Mossad's liaison to British intelligence. Offerings in 2000’s On 28 July 2010 SKS (www.sksindia.com), India’s largest microfinance institution (MFI) with 5.8 million clients, became the first MFI in India to float its shares through an initial public offering (IPO).1 The IPO was successful by any financial market standard: the offering was 13 times oversubscribed and attracted leading investment groups, such as Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and George Soros’ Quantum Fund. Also, in 2010 The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh experienced a staggering 200 suicides by farmers in land.  It was believed that SKS Microfinance which gave them loans was somehow credible. An 18-year-old girl drank pesticide after she was forced to hand over money meant for an exam fee, leaving a note, “Work hard and earn money. Do not take loans.” Later that year SKS secured an initial US$64 million from a group of 18 anchor investors who agreed to buy 18 percent of the offering at the top of the offering window of INR 985 per share. The anchors included JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, India ICICI Prudential, Reliance Mutual Fund, and George Soros’ Quantum Fund. Connection to India India’s peculiar Ideology of democracy and the population boom provides potential market attracts businessmen all over the world. It is suspected that the Indian Economy is not being driven by India’s policies or Government, it is more to do with such ‘Internal Businessman’ like George Soros. Like Hillary Clinton in United States (2006 Elections), George Soros through hid numerous ventures, was one of the major funder/donors for Prime Minister Modi. “Not so Digital India” Under PM Modi’s vision of Digital India, The Government of India introduced biometric-based identification (AADHAR), a Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to  help citizens of India enjoy services like opening a bank account, filing tax returns, and availing rations swiftly by digitally authenticating their identity. A team of researchers from the Indian School of Business (ISB) and Digital Identity Research Initiative (DIRI) investigates and monitors the back-end servers of UIDAI. DIRI, launched in 2017, is funded by Omidyar Network India and in 2019 they had given a grant of $1.8 Million to DIRI and committed $500000 more for future grants. “Open Society and Ford Foundation – Under FCRA Scrutiny and Anti-India” George Soros financed radical environmental groups partnering in “Global Climate Strike” to the tune of nearly $25 million. At least 22 of the left-wing activist groups listed as partners in the Global Climate Strike received $24,854,592 in funding from liberal billionaire George Soros between 2000-2017 through his Open Society Network. Among the organizations receiving Soros funding were Fund for Global Human Rights, Global Green Grants Fund, 350.org, Amnesty International, Avaaz, Colour of Change, and People’s Action. Each of these groups has climate-related agendas and goals spanning from reducing global carbon emissions to less than 350 parts per million and 100 percent “clean energy,” to the elimination of new fossil fuel projects and a “green civil rights movement.” The group 350.org, founded by Bill McKibben in 2008, has fought against coal power in India. It is not clear how much funding the Global Climate Strike has actually received from these groups or in total. And, of course, Soros’ funding is over 18 years, so the numbers highlighted are not immediately relevant. But what the investigation does show is how the Strike is being funded by a wide range of left-wing foundations, many of which in turn have relied on Soros money at some stage in the past. This is the list of the relevant Soros donations:

Most of the organisations mentioned above were listed in the banned NGOs under FCRA act by Indian Government in 2014. Open Society has also funded US based NGO Greenpeace, which came under heavy scrutiny by the Indian Government in 2014, which claimed that the NGO’s activities, research, and peaceful protests were “working against the economic progress of the country.” Greenpeace’s FCRA registration was then cancelled in August 2015 due to alleged failure to disclose the movement of funds properly. This cancellation was seen by many observers as heralding a new phase in the interpretation of FCRA regulations wherein the Government of India altered the definition of activities considered harmful to the national interest. The Ford Foundation has faced similar challenges. In March 2015, the foundation was placed in the “prior permission” category after the MHA reportedly found that it was funding non-FCRA registered NGOs, a violation of Section 7 of the FCRA. Earlier that year, the Gujarat government filed a complaint with the MHA that the Ford Foundation’s funded “anti-India” activities of two NGOs–Sabrang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace and requested that the FCRA registration of these two NGOs be cancelled. After several months of seeking ministry clearance to process any foreign contributions, the Ford Foundation was taken off the government watch list and was granted the ability to fund its affiliates after registering under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), which falls under the jurisdiction of the finance ministry and maintains even tighter regulations that that of FCRA. Read the full article

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This Giant Metals Exchange Is Taking on the Gold Elite

The world’s biggest industrial metals exchange is taking on the most powerful players in the gold market with the launch on Monday of its first futures contract for the commodity since the middle of the 1980s.

The London Metal Exchange and its partners aim to grab a piece of the action in a city where almost half the world’s gold changes hands. At stake are rival visions of how best to run the market, pitching the LME, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley on one side and the London Bullion Market Association representing some of the biggest trading firms on the other.

Three years in the making, the gold contract, launched alongside another for silver, aims to draw investors from the off-exchange deals that currently dominate the city’s $5 trillion-a-year market.

“The gestation period has been longer than that of an elephant, but the baby is finally here,” Jeffrey Rhodes, founder of Rhodes Precious Metals Consultancy DMCC with more than 30 years in the industry, said from Dubai. “They’ve been coveting this for years and having waited so long, I think they’ll make it work.”

The LME, World Gold Council — representing miners — and partner banks hope to capitalize on regulators’ push for more scrutiny by allowing investors to trade contracts on an exchange where transactions are tracked and risks managed. Their LMEprecious venture including Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Natixis SA, ICBC Standard Bank Plc, Societe Generale SA and OSTC Ltd. will centrally clear daily, monthly and quarterly futures contracts using LME Clear.

Needs Momentum

The group will need to overcome inertia among those wary of moving to a new venue for pricing precious metals. Adding to that, the bullion association, which represents firms trading in the market including HSBC Holdings Plc, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and UBS AG, is already revamping the current go-to system to improve over-the-counter transactions.

Ross Norman, chief executive officer of Sharps Pixley Ltd., a precious-metals dealer in London, plans to keep using the LBMA gold auction rather than any LME equivalent.

“I don’t think the market needs yet another trading venue, what we need is consolidation,” Norman said by phone. “I remain skeptical whether this will get the momentum it needs.”

Recent efforts to lure business to futures from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and CME Group Inc. have had mixed results. CME’s contract, offering a spread between spot prices and benchmark U.S. futures, hasn’t traded since it landed in January, while Intercontinental’s has pulled in about 4 million ounces.

The LME’s new gold contract logged its first trades early on Monday, with 20 lots or 2,000 ounces exchanged within the first few hours of the launch. The silver contract, each for 5,000 ounces, garnered one trade. The futures follow the LME’s third-Wednesday date structure and will deliver into London’s unallocated, over-the-counter market, differentiating them from the LME’s normal physical delivery system.

Wholesale trading on London’s OTC market is “largely constituted by a dozen or so banks,” said Robin Martin, a managing director for market structure at the World Gold Council. “An exchange-traded model creates a flatter market structure, whereby the full breadth of market participants can directly access the best price.”

The LME’s parent, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., also launched a gold contract in the Chinese city on Monday. While the contracts in Hong Kong and London aren’t fungible, the simultaneous start is expected to bring trading demand from across time zones to exchange-traded liquidity pools, said Lorraine Chan, a HKEX spokeswoman.

The London exchange’s venture partners say pressure from regulators to bring clarity to murky precious metals trading, along with reduced costs for investors will continue to generate interest in the contracts.

“We did a radical rethink of how to make the market work in the 21st century, in light of regulatory and cost pressures,” said Paul Walker, who in working with the World Gold Council until mid-2016 was instrumental in developing the new system. “What’s being delivered addresses all of that.”

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Owning cars, watches or art - directly or via a fund - is an investing option

In 2015 a billionaire set a new record for the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction after buying his seven-year-old daughter a 12.03-carat blue diamond.

Hong Kong property tycoon Joseph Lau paid US$48.4 million at a Sotheby’s auction for the stone, which was found in the Cullinan mine in South Africa in January 2014.

The sale of the so-called Blue Moon stone, renamed the Blue Moon of Josephine by Mr Lau in honour of his daughter, was one in a string of big results for blue diamonds in recent years.

Last November, three blue stones were sold by Sotheby’s, two of which set new records. The Sky Blue Diamond, a fancy vivid blue 8.01-carat stone set in a ring by Cartier, fetched $17.1m; a fancy deep blue diamond sold for a record $13.7m and a fancy light blue diamond fetched a record $2.16m – all in the same sale.

“We often have blue diamonds in our sales,” says David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sotheby’s International Jewellery Division. “It’s not because they are common. It is just because they make very high prices – it persuades a lot of sellers.”

Needless to say, blue diamonds represent a pretty good investment right now – if you can afford them. But what other, potentially cheaper, tangible investments are out there?

Stamps

Stamps proved a better investment than shares, property and gold in the year to June 2016, according to collectibles dealer Stanley Gibbons. It tracks an index of the 250 most valuable British stamps, which recorded a 1.2 per cent rise in the 12 months to June, outpacing the FTSE 100, which lost 11 per cent in the time. In fact, in 2008, as markets across the world were tanking because of the global financial crisis, the GB30 Index, which monitors the performance of the top 30 British investment-grade stamps, rose 38.6 per cent.

“Since 2008-09 we have seen a steady stream of investors looking for portfolio diversification,” says Keith Heddle, managing director for investments at Stanley Gibbons. “And they are looking for the protection that tangible heritage, relatively illiquid assets, can afford their portfolio.”

Around 35 to 40 per cent of Stanley Gibbons’ customers are investors. According to Mr Heddle, you need to invest a minimum of £25,000 (Dh114,569) to create a diversified and flexible portfolio.

“We are not talking about stamps you get on a postcard,” says Mr Heddle. “It’s about the rare heritage treasures that are still sought by collectors and sophisticated investors. And therefore it is all about supply and demand economics – when you are dealing with a finite asset which can’t be reproduced … in a market where people are still coming into the market.”

Mr Heddle says it is hard to predict how much a £50,000 stamp would be worth in five years’ time. “It could be £60,000, £80,000 or even £100,000, but it is unlikely to be worth less. You have a potential for a capital return because of the way the market works – you are buying the best of the best. But it is still very much buy and hold,” he adds.

Art

According to the Deloitte Art & Finance Report 2016, more than three-quarters of wealth managers questioned said art and collectibles should be included as part of a client’s wealth management plan. And the strategy is gaining popularity here.

Salma Shaheem, joint venture partner and Head of Middle Eastern Markets at The Fine Art Group, an art investment and advisory house with a branch in Dubai, has noticed a shift in awareness since she set up in 2012.

“Investment in art growing,” she says. “When I started this shop I was met with a lot of wonder. People who say, ‘Oh I didn’t know’ or ‘art investment, how interesting’. Today the newer contacts all know about art as an investment class. They talk about how you get to enjoy it on your wall and how it gains in value. There is a lot more awareness.”

And what investors are interested in has also changed over the years. While five years ago the Old Masters, European painters who worked in Europe before 1800, were still predominant in art sales, today work by emerging artists is more popular, opening up the investment class to a wider audience.

“There is absolutely the opportunity for people to enter the market at the lower ticket size. Now I am not talking $2,000 or $3,000. I would say if we are talking Eastern art, you would have to start at say $100,000 over two years,” says Ms Shaheem.

“I just did a transaction and it was 100 per cent cash on cash. It was a Middle Eastern work by a female Iranian artist. The work was bought for $10,000 three or four years ago and sold for $20,000.”

Ms Shaheem admits that sort of return does not always happen, but she says there is money to be made.

“We have had instances where a client says ‘I don’t care. I am not big on art. So here’s my money. Send me my net asset value report every three months, thank you very much,'” she says.

Watches

Watches are often considered to have investment potential, but many experts caution against going it alone.

“If you ask me to answer in one line, are watches investable? I would say definitely 100 per cent no,” says Dominic Khoo, a cofounder of The Watch Fund, based in Hong Kong.

He claims 99.99 per cent of watches will never provide investors with a return and the only way to make money is by buying a watch that money cannot buy, or by purchasing it at a price others cannot get.

“Most people can’t do this. We can and that’s why we are the largest watch investment vehicle,” says Mr Khoo.

Investors provide the fund with a minimum of $250,000 in return for a private portfolio of watches they get to keep as double collateral. It currently has around 60 investors with about $40m in assets.

“Let’s say someone gives us $1m. We would give them five to 10 watches worth a total retail price of about $2m. They keep these watches and can go to a retailer to check out the price and see whether these watches are stolen, broken, fake, or whatever. Once they have confirmed [they are genuine] they bring the watches back and lock them up. But they have to agree in the contract that we sign that we have to sell these watches within a year.”

The worst return the fund has had, which has been operating officially for four years, was 11 per cent, and the best 216 per cent,” says Mr Khoo.

“The person invested $250,000 and made 54 per cent absolute in three months. They sold immediately. But I can’t expect that to happen again. If you come into this expecting 20 or 30 per cent net annualised and double collateral I think you would be very happy.”

For those who prefer to physically own their investment, Tariq Malik, cofounder of Momentum, a vintage watch shop based in Dubai International Financial Centre says you can make money by buying the right watch.

“A watch is worth something if you can liquidate it. If someone is offering you a watch [once] owned by the Shah of Iran, if it is not sellable it is not worth anything. You have to be able to liquidate it,” says Mr Malik, adding that investors should consider vintage Rolex watches.

“They have even overtaken Patek Philippe in results. Documentation, which is the box and papers, any certification, any history of the watch is very appreciated. If you buy good quality you have a lot of buyers on the market now.”

Cars

The value of the classic car market outpaced all other luxury assets, including art, watches, jewellery and stamps to increase by 17 per cent in 2015, according to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index.

However, Bonhams UK and other industry experts have warned that growth in the market is slowing. So it is more important than ever to get the advice of an expert to maximise your investment.

Matthew Perry, an investment banker with a lifetime interest in motorsport, is one such man in the know. He advises collectors and investors and says as with any investment you need to know what your budget it is.

“Then identify opportunities within that budget and if it is relatively small then obviously you have a smaller selection of vehicles to choose from. It doesn’t mean you cannot achieve strong percentage upside, I have bought cars for less than US$10k and made more than 100 per cent, but to do this you need to know your cars and the market,” says Briton Mr Perry, who also advocates buying what you like.

“Aesthetics are important, beauty sells as does a prestigious marque or brand, even more so if the car is a rare, original example in good condition,” he says, advising that an expert, such as a car club, can offer more guidance.

For those looking for an alternative route into the market, Mr Perry launched The Tangible Collectible Car Fund in the last quarter of 2016. He claims only a handful of such funds exist worldwide.

“The way the fund works, there is a pool of cash and the underlying assets are classic collectible cars. That money is invested solely in cars,” says Hong Kong-based Mr Perry, who has won several motorsport championships.

“At the moment the portfolio holds cars from the 1950s through to the 1970s. But it could quite equally invest into a modern-day car if I felt the price was right, it was the right rarity etc.”

The minimum investment in the fund is $100,000, but for that investors can expect an annual return of 20 to 25 per cent, according to Mr Perry. The fund has around 10 investors and is holding seven cars, one of which is a 1966 Maserati Mistral. Mr Perry declined to reveal the rest but said they are all rare.

“The fund could hold one car. It could hold 20 cars. It is very much how the opportunities present themselves at any one time. Typically I wouldn’t be investing 50 per cent of the fund in one car,” adds Mr Perry.

q&a make an informed choice on gems

There is money to be made in jewellery for investors, but you have to be careful about what you buy. Here, David Bennett, the worldwide chairman of Sotheby’s International Jewellery Division, offers his tips on making money in gems:

Is there really a difference between an investor and a collector?

There is a big difference. An investor is someone speculating that the prices will go up so they buy something just to put in the bank. A collector is somebody who is very keen about jewellery, probably is very educated about it and forming a collection of great pieces from the past.

Source: The National

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From stamps to watches: cheap but risky investments

In 2015 a billionaire set a new record for the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction after buying his seven-year-old daughter a 12.03-carat blue diamond.

Hong Kong property tycoon Joseph Lau paid US$48.4 million at a Sotheby's auction for the stone, which was found in the Cullinan mine in South Africa in January 2014.

The sale of the so-called Blue Moon stone, renamed the Blue Moon of Josephine by Mr Lau in honour of his daughter, was one in a string of big results for blue diamonds in recent years.

Last November, three blue stones were sold by Sotheby's, two of which set new records. The Sky Blue Diamond, a fancy vivid blue 8.01-carat stone set in a ring by Cartier, fetched $17.1m; a fancy deep blue diamond sold for a record $13.7m and a fancy light blue diamond fetched a record $2.16m - all in the same sale.

"We often have blue diamonds in our sales," says David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sotheby's International Jewellery Division. "It's not because they are common. It is just because they make very high prices - it persuades a lot of sellers."

Needless to say, blue diamonds represent a pretty good investment right now - if you can afford them. But what other, potentially cheaper, tangible investments are out there?

Stamps

Stamps proved a better investment than shares, property and gold in the year to June 2016, according to collectibles dealer Stanley Gibbons. It tracks an index of the 250 most valuable British stamps, which recorded a 1.2 per cent rise in the 12 months to June, outpacing the FTSE 100, which lost 11 per cent in the time. In fact, in 2008, as markets across the world were tanking because of the global financial crisis, the GB30 Index, which monitors the performance of the top 30 British investment-grade stamps, rose 38.6 per cent.

"Since 2008-09 we have seen a steady stream of investors looking for portfolio diversification," says Keith Heddle, managing director for investments at Stanley Gibbons. "And they are looking for the protection that tangible heritage, relatively illiquid assets, can afford their portfolio."

Around 35 to 40 per cent of Stanley Gibbons' customers are investors. According to Mr Heddle, you need to invest a minimum of £25,000 (Dh114,569) to create a diversified and flexible portfolio.

"We are not talking about stamps you get on a postcard," says Mr Heddle. "It's about the rare heritage treasures that are still sought by collectors and sophisticated investors. And therefore it is all about supply and demand economics - when you are dealing with a finite asset which can't be reproduced ... in a market where people are still coming into the market."

Mr Heddle says it is hard to predict how much a £50,000 stamp would be worth in five years' time. "It could be £60,000, £80,000 or even £100,000, but it is unlikely to be worth less. You have a potential for a capital return because of the way the market works - you are buying the best of the best. But it is still very much buy and hold," he adds.

Art

According to the Deloitte Art & Finance Report 2016, more than three-quarters of wealth managers questioned said art and collectibles should be included as part of a client's wealth management plan. And the strategy is gaining popularity here.

Salma Shaheem, joint venture partner and Head of Middle Eastern Markets at The Fine Art Group, an art investment and advisory house with a branch in Dubai, has noticed a shift in awareness since she set up in 2012.

"Investment in art growing," she says. "When I started this shop I was met with a lot of wonder. People who say, 'Oh I didn't know' or 'art investment, how interesting'. Today the newer contacts all know about art as an investment class. They talk about how you get to enjoy it on your wall and how it gains in value. There is a lot more awareness."

And what investors are interested in has also changed over the years. While five years ago the Old Masters, European painters who worked in Europe before 1800, were still predominant in art sales, today work by emerging artists is more popular, opening up the investment class to a wider audience.

"There is absolutely the opportunity for people to enter the market at the lower ticket size. Now I am not talking $2,000 or $3,000. I would say if we are talking Eastern art, you would have to start at say $100,000 over two years," says Ms Shaheem.

"I just did a transaction and it was 100 per cent cash on cash. It was a Middle Eastern work by a female Iranian artist. The work was bought for $10,000 three or four years ago and sold for $20,000."

Ms Shaheem admits that sort of return does not always happen, but she says there is money to be made.

"We have had instances where a client says 'I don't care. I am not big on art. So here's my money. Send me my net asset value report every three months, thank you very much,'" she says.

Watches

Watches are often considered to have investment potential, but many experts caution against going it alone.

"If you ask me to answer in one line, are watches investable? I would say definitely 100 per cent no," says Dominic Khoo, a cofounder of The Watch Fund, based in Hong Kong.

He claims 99.99 per cent of watches will never provide investors with a return and the only way to make money is by buying a watch that money cannot buy, or by purchasing it at a price others cannot get.

"Most people can't do this. We can and that's why we are the largest watch investment vehicle," says Mr Khoo.

Investors provide the fund with a minimum of $250,000 in return for a private portfolio of watches they get to keep as double collateral. It currently has around 60 investors with about $40m in assets.

"Let's say someone gives us $1m. We would give them five to 10 watches worth a total retail price of about $2m. They keep these watches and can go to a retailer to check out the price and see whether these watches are stolen, broken, fake, or whatever. Once they have confirmed [they are genuine] they bring the watches back and lock them up. But they have to agree in the contract that we sign that we have to sell these watches within a year."

The worst return the fund has had, which has been operating officially for four years, was 11 per cent, and the best 216 per cent," says Mr Khoo.

"The person invested $250,000 and made 54 per cent absolute in three months. They sold immediately. But I can't expect that to happen again. If you come into this expecting 20 or 30 per cent net annualised and double collateral I think you would be very happy."

For those who prefer to physically own their investment, Tariq Malik, cofounder of Momentum, a vintage watch shop based in Dubai International Financial Centre says you can make money by buying the right watch.

"A watch is worth something if you can liquidate it. If someone is offering you a watch [once] owned by the Shah of Iran, if it is not sellable it is not worth anything. You have to be able to liquidate it," says Mr Malik, adding that investors should consider vintage Rolex watches.

"They have even overtaken Patek Philippe in results. Documentation, which is the box and papers, any certification, any history of the watch is very appreciated. If you buy good quality you have a lot of buyers on the market now."

Cars

The value of the classic car market outpaced all other luxury assets, including art, watches, jewellery and stamps to increase by 17 per cent in 2015, according to the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index.

However, Bonhams UK and other industry experts have warned that growth in the market is slowing. So it is more important than ever to get the advice of an expert to maximise your investment.

Matthew Perry, an investment banker with a lifetime interest in motorsport, is one such man in the know. He advises collectors and investors and says as with any investment you need to know what your budget it is.

"Then identify opportunities within that budget and if it is relatively small then obviously you have a smaller selection of vehicles to choose from. It doesn't mean you cannot achieve strong percentage upside, I have bought cars for less than US$10k and made more than 100 per cent, but to do this you need to know your cars and the market," says Briton Mr Perry, who also advocates buying what you like.

"Aesthetics are important, beauty sells as does a prestigious marque or brand, even more so if the car is a rare, original example in good condition," he says, advising that an expert, such as a car club, can offer more guidance.

For those looking for an alternative route into the market, Mr Perry launched The Tangible Collectible Car Fund in the last quarter of 2016. He claims only a handful of such funds exist worldwide.

"The way the fund works, there is a pool of cash and the underlying assets are classic collectible cars. That money is invested solely in cars," says Hong Kong-based Mr Perry, who has won several motorsport championships.

"At the moment the portfolio holds cars from the 1950s through to the 1970s. But it could quite equally invest into a modern-day car if I felt the price was right, it was the right rarity etc."

The minimum investment in the fund is $100,000, but for that investors can expect an annual return of 20 to 25 per cent, according to Mr Perry. The fund has around 10 investors and is holding seven cars, one of which is a 1966 Maserati Mistral. Mr Perry declined to reveal the rest but said they are all rare.

"The fund could hold one car. It could hold 20 cars. It is very much how the opportunities present themselves at any one time. Typically I wouldn't be investing 50 per cent of the fund in one car," adds Mr Perry.

q&a make an informed choice on gems

There is money to be made in jewellery for investors, but you have to be careful about what you buy. Here, David Bennett, the worldwide chairman of Sotheby's International Jewellery Division, offers his tips on making money in gems:

Is there really a difference between an investor and a collector?

There is a big difference. An investor is someone speculating that the prices will go up so they buy something just to put in the bank. A collector is somebody who is very keen about jewellery, probably is very educated about it and forming a collection of great pieces from the past.

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Top 5 Supercar Collectors in the World

Don’t we all love to hear rich people splurging their money on pricey hot rods and amazing classic cars? Some people love to collect sports memorabilia or jewelries but there is a handful of others whose love for sensational four or two- wheeled vehicles never left their imagination. From Asia, America, Europe and the rest of the world, the 5 biggest car collectors in the world will give you a sneak peek on how the rich and famous splurge their hard-earned money.

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

With a staggering $20 billion net worth and the largest royal palace in the world with diamond and gold gilded bathrooms, it is no wonder that he is able to amass some 7000 cars consisting of 209 BMWs, 574 Benz, 452 Ferraris, 179 Jaguars, 382 Bentleys, 134 Koenigseggs, a slew of Lamborghinis, Aston Martin, SSC, Cicero BDB Maestro, and so on. His limited edition and concept cars made only for him like the Ferrari Mythos, Pininfarina-designed Jaguar, Bentley Java and 4×4 Dominator, a Koenigsegg Agera CC GT and a Porsche Carma are definitely a sight to behold. Definitely, this is one person who sees collecting top-rated cars as child’s play.

Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan

A billionaire member of Abu Dhabi’s ruling elite, the “Rainbow Sheik” is quite renowned for his colorful collections of 7 Mercedes S-Classes, each one in a different color of the rainbow. Additionally, he also has customized Mercedes monster trucks, a slew of Jeep’s for the largest Bedouin Caravan, a Dodge Power Wagon, and whatever sensational cars he can find to match his equally sensational personality. What makes him unique is how he stashed his worthy finds in a pyramid.

Jay Leno

Move over Oprah and Conan, tonight’s show is all about Jay Leno. A famous talk show celebrity, his car collection is quite astounding as is his Tonight Show. His collections are usually made of cars that you would never expect in a million years to still be working up to this day. From 200 cars bearing perfectly maintained a 1909 Baker Electric, a 1931 8-liter Bentley, a 1909 Stanley Steamer, a 1934 Phantom II from Rolls Royce, a 1927 Duesenberg Model X and a 1925 Hispano-Suiza plus 22 steam-powered vehicles and 25 classic cars, it is no wonder where Mattel’s Hot Wheels get their inspiration.

Ken Lingenfelter

Rivaling Jay Leno‘s ethereal collection, the U.S. based owner of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering also created quite a collection with 20 Lamborghini Reventon’s on the top of the list. He has more than 150 American muscle cars to his name and amazing collections of Corvettes, Mustangs, Bugatti, Porsche’s and other sensational items he can get his hands on. No wonder, he needed a 40,000 square foot building in Michigan for a garage.

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

The richest man in India does not just have a immense Mumbai mansion he adoringly calls Antilla but also an astounding collection of European cars reaching to 168 or perhaps more. The 22nd richest man in the whole world also has an avid passion for cricket, the country’s national sport, through his co-ownership of the Indian Premier League Team. Understandably, this extends his love for fast and sporty, yet elegant, European cars like Bentley, Maybach, Bugatti and Mercedes as well as a few Porsche’s.

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Top Six Hand Tools used in Daily Life

Stanley Dealer in Dubai - Power tools are definitely a big part of our lives today. We use saws, drills, sanding tools and other power tools on a very regular basis. With these power tools available it might seem like hand tools are out dated and a thing of the past.

Fischer Dealer in Dubai - However, there are many hand tools that are very useful that will not be going away any time soon. I have made a list of the top 6 hand tools for you to have around your house. These tools are something everyone should have on hand.

1. The first tool on this list is the hammer. The hammer is mostly used for pounding nails into a piece of wood to hold things together. This by itself is useful but you can use a hammer for anything else that you need to bend, shape or break apart.

2. Second is a needle-nosed pliers. This is a very nice tool to have around. You never know when you are going to need a pair of pliers and there is really just no replacement for this tool.

3. Another thing you will want to have available is a good set of wrenches. Sure, you can use an impact driver but there will be times when you can't fit an impact driver into the space you need to get into. This is where wrenches come in handy. When all you other bolt fastening tools fail you can always count on a good wrench.

4. The fourth-hand tool we will take a look at is the Phillips screwdriver. This is an obvious one because of how many common items use the Phillips screw to hold it together. An important part of this is you need to have multiple sizes of Phillips screwdrivers.

The reason you need multiple sizes is that since it is such a common screw, there are many different sizes. You cannot always use a drill to tighten and loosen screws as you cannot get into many small places and you can't work with smaller screws if you are using a drill.

5. A less common hand tool that could prove to be very useful is a tri wing screwdriver. This is a tool you will need if you take apart electronics. You will usually need a smaller screwdriver so you can get into smaller places.

6. The last hand tool you absolutely need to have is a good old crescent wrench. The reason you need this in addition to your other wrenches is it can be any wrench you need. There will be times that you need two of the same sized wrenches to do a job and if you have a crescent wrench it is simple. If you have this around you will find that it is a very useful hand tool.

Presto Dealer in Dubai- The only way to get a good quality hand and power tools is to buy one online. You will be able to find the best deals at Grand Hardware Trading LLC

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