Art Investing, Not Only For The Super Rich

Bingley Sim, Investment Banker and Art Collector

02-Nov-23 09:30

Art Investing, Not Only For The Super Rich

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According to Art Basel’s 2023 market report with Swiss Investment Bank, UBS, Global art sales increased by 3% year-on-year to an estimated $67.8 billion thanks to event driven art fairs, gallery opening and auction returning to pre-pandemic levels. With art increasingly seen as an alternative investment, how does one even start and is it only for the rich. Bingley Sim, an investment banker and avid art collector tells us.

Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: alternatives, investments

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