After entering September, the exchange rate of GBP (British Pound) to USD (US Dollar) is still fluctuating between 1.77-1.8, which is the lowest point of the exchange rate since July this year. You should know that since July 1, the price of GBP/UDS has exceeded 1.8, and by the end of the year, this price will exceed 1.95...
At the same time, the price of EUR against USD will rise from close to 1.20 at the beginning of September to 1.367 at the end of the year, an increase of more than 11%!
Therefore, after the Mars Fund received nearly $600 million in profit, this amount of funds was once again invested in the euro-dollar exchange rate...
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Barron still found time to go to Scotland to attend the ceremony where Viscount Bute inherited his father's earldom.
The ceremony was not particularly grand. Only members of the Butt family and relatives and friends attended, and it was considered a heritage event.
For example, the inheritance ceremony of a noble title usually only needs to be reviewed by the Noble Association. Once the heir has the legal status of successor, he can hold the ceremony on his own. For example, when Barron inherited the title of Duke of Devonshire, he was personally awarded the title by the Queen, which was a special honor.
It is also worth mentioning that the president of the Association of Nobles, that is, the chairman of the Hereditary College of Arms, is the Duke of Norfolk, who has the longest history. They handle general affairs of the nobility on behalf of the royal family, including the succession of titles.
When participating in this kind of ceremony, both men and women usually wear traditional aristocratic costumes.
However, in modern times, this form is no longer strictly regulated. Except for the protagonist of the ceremony, the old Earl of Bute, and Ian Bute, who inherited the title of Earl of Bute, they still wore traditional earl costumes - a crimson velvet coat with a white fur edge, a soft hat sewn with three strips of mink to indicate the rank of the title, a gold-plated silver ring on the crown, and 8 silver balls on the upper edge - except for men like Barron, who only need to wear formal clothes, and the ladies, also wear court-style dresses.
The Bute family indeed has a deep foundation. Even though they did not receive the same treatment as Barron, who was personally awarded an honor by the Queen, as the president of the Noble Association, the Duke of Norfolk also came in person to preside over the inheritance ceremony. This is a rare honor among ordinary nobles.
After receiving Barron's warning last time, Jenny Butt did not act too rashly this time because Bonnie was by his side.
However, before the banquet, she still found an opportunity to pull Barron into her room alone. Although due to time constraints, there was no time for a full set of "learning", she still used her eloquence to get Barron to impart some knowledge to her...
Seeing her behavior, Barron couldn't help but feel a little confused. Although John Smith looked a little frail, he shouldn't make the earl's daughter look like a lonely woman...
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"Have you discovered anything during this time?"
After returning to London, Barron met Mikhail on Neverland.
Knowing that someone would be watching his every move, Baron was always very cautious in his contact with Mikhail.
In addition to the two of them communicating through a special satellite phone, whenever they met, Mikhail would arrive at Dream Island in advance and wait.
After all, in the whole of London, apart from Barron's home, Neverland can be said to be the safest place for him.
"There is nothing unusual about the Duke of Westminster. Apart from work, he doesn't even have many social events. He returns home most of the time...except that he occasionally meets with different young girls in one of his villas. Those girls are all high-end professional escorts."
When Barron heard this, he was considering whether he should remind the Duke of Westminster. After all, in the original time and space, his "prostitute scandal" caused a lot of controversy.
Not only the Duke of Westminster, but also the "Emperor's Club" that was later exposed, many British senior officials and MPs were involved. Some MPs even wore masks to meet with the "waiters" in order not to reveal their identities...
"Where's Rolf?"
Rolf was the credit manager who was responsible for handling Devonshire family loans at the earliest time at Barclays Bank. Now, because of the "friendship" he established with Barron, Barclays Bank has more business cooperation with him. Rolf has also been promoted to vice president of Barclays Bank and is also a strong contender for the next president.
"So far, there is no evidence that he has any connection with Colin Hall. He is more like a workaholic and spends most of his time in the bank..."
It seems that Rolf is really an ambitious person. No wonder, after all, his performance largely determines whether he can "reach the top" at Barclays Bank.
Moreover, in Baron's view, Rolf, who has worked with him more, is probably one of the people who knows Baron's true strength best - DS Capital's current partner banks in the UK are still mostly Barclays Bank.
Therefore, if he is smart enough, he probably won't think of being an enemy of me. Even if he has been involved in things targeting me and the Devonshire family before, I'm afraid he would rather draw a clear line between himself and those things now...
"However, Colin Hall does have frequent contact with some people, but it is not yet clear whether it is business cooperation or something else..."
"Give me a more detailed process."
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"Welcome to Paris, Your Highness."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Arno..."
After Barron shook hands with the white-haired "old fox" in front of him, he said:
"This beautiful lady must be your daughter, Miss Delphine..."
They are now in a mansion in France, and Barron came here just for this meeting.
The owner of the mansion is Bernard Arnault, a man with a head full of silver hair who vaguely resembles a handsome man when he was young. His other identity is the boss of LVMH, the world's largest luxury group.
The beautiful woman next to him, who is nearly 30 years old, is Bernard's eldest daughter, Delphine Arnault. She just joined the board of directors of LVMH this year and is seen as being trained as Bernard's successor.
"I wonder what His Royal Highness wants to see me about this time?"
Facing this "tyrant" of the luxury goods industry, Barron looked very relaxed. He said slowly:
"I will definitely not waste your time. Asking you to take the time to see me is also for a big business."
"Big business?"
Bernard looked at Barron in surprise and asked,
"As far as I know, although His Royal Highness the Duke has many businesses, they don't seem to have anything to do with us..."
That's true. Although Barron owns the clothing chain brand Primark, it is just cheap clothing and has no luxury goods business. If there is only one thing that can be counted as related to LVMH, it is the Devonshire luxury hotel, but that is too far-fetched.
"I heard that you are planning to sell your shares in Gucci to the PPR Group?"