Mr von Hardenberg succeeds Columbia Group cguef executive Mark O’Neil who served as InterManager president for four years the international association for the shipmanagement sector has elected Sebastian von Hardenberg as president Mr von Hardenberg was elected by members of InterManager’s Executive Committee during the association’s Annual General Meeting in London this week He is chief executive of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) having been named to take over the post from Schulte Group chief executive Ian Beveridge in December 2024 Mr von Hardenberg served as vice president of InterManager prior to his election as president during which time he was chief financial officer at BSM he has lobbied on behalf of InterManager members and the shipmanagement sector during his term as vice president and was instrumental in discussions with the European Union regarding the potential impact of EU-ETS and FuelEU on ship managers," InterManager said “I am honoured to have been elected as president of InterManager and pledge to work proactively with our members and industry stakeholders to strengthen global partnerships and foster forward-thinking solutions to the challenges we face,” he said “InterManager is shaping the future of the shipmanagement sector and we firmly believe we are stronger and better together," Mr von Hardenberg said Mr von Hardenberg joined the Schulte Group in 2005 and served as chief financial officer of BSM from 2015 Ocean Technologies Group chief creative officer Raal Harris has been elected as vice president Mr Harris is a long-standing member of InterManager and has been an active member of the InterManager Executive Committee for the past 10 years Sign up for Riviera’s series of technical and operational webinars and conferences: This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Sebastian von Hardenberg, the CEO of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has been elected president of InterManager the international association for the ship management sector von Hardenburg has lobbied on behalf of InterManager members and the ship management sector during his term as vice president and was instrumental in discussions with the European Union regarding the potential impact of EU-ETS and FuelEU on ship managers “I am honored to have been elected as president of InterManager and pledge to work proactively with our members and industry stakeholders to strengthen global partnerships and foster forward-thinking solutions to the challenges we face,” he said “InterManager is shaping the future of the ship management sector and we firmly believe that we are stronger and better together.” joined the Schulte Group in 2005 and served as CFO of BSM from 2015 before being appointed CEO earlier this year He succeeds Mark O’Neil, CEO of Columbia Group who served as president for the past four years and pioneered InterManager’s General Principles of Conduct and Action von Hardenburg vowed to continue InterManager’s campaign to raise standards across the ship management sector chief creative officer of Ocean Technologies Group and One Ocean He is a long-standing member of InterManager and has been an active member of its Executive committee for the past 10 years April 2025 Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration 2025 “Human influence on sea level is a fairly recent phenomenon,” writes science historian Wilko Graf von Hardenberg in his slim extensively-researched new book Sea Level: A History “But the means we use to assess the effects of anthropogenic climate change are and scientific agendas that were radically different from the current ones.”  These are the three concentrations of von Hardenberg’s book: the history of how sea level was first conceived and established the way it’s been spread and established as the bedrock and of course its uncertain future in the face of tides rising as result of climate change.  The book’s historical thread naturally opens it up to the kind of anti-factual nonsense that infects even scientific writing in the popular market “Mean sea level – like other height reference points – does not exist independently of cultural techniques for the appreciation of verticality and its changes do not exist independently of the methods used to assess rates of change over time,” he writes at one point but almost before the reader can start wincing from that “appreciation of verticality,” the line is almost entirely rescued: “But once created within a specific social and cultural setting as a tool to make the world more legible sea level becomes quintessential in shaping the environment as we know it In the various historical iterations of what sea level is “politics often proved more important than the accuracy of measurement.” And only shortly after those political complications began to sweep out of the purely scientific aspect of the concept von Hardenberg’s most pertinent concern sweeps in: climate-driven rises in sea level around the world His End Notes for the book (fairly heavy ballast since the book itself is just a bit north of 100 pages) are a wealth of follow-ups on contemporary data about the crisis unfolding.  naturally rated as one of the most vulnerable major coastal cities in the world with its vast skylines sitting directly on the water like it was a tabletop citywide processes or even with the steps taken by one’s neighbors,” he writes unconcerned with the preservation of a functional urban infrastructure face pressure from developers seeking to remove them from the high ground to which they were forced during the city’s earlier waterfront boom or find their own homes and savings threatened due to sea-level rise.” Sea Level is a delightfully compacted study refreshingly free of the kind of doomsaying that usually accompanies this subject And the sotto voce warning about hobbling science with the politics of the moment is unfortunately pointed.  Steve Donoghue is a founding editor of Open Letters Monthly His book criticism has appeared in The Washington Post He has written regularly for The Boston Globe and the Christian Science Monitor and is the Books editor of Georgia’s Big Canoe News Sign up with your email address to receive a monthly recap of new posts Steve DonoghueSam SacksBritta Böhler____________________ Eric Karl AndersonOlive FellowsJack HansonJennifer HelinekJustin HickeyHannah JoynerZach RabiroffJessica Tvordi Open Letters Review Site Policies Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the 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support at +65 6508 2430 The third-party shipmanagers’ association is campaigning to reduce crew deaths in enclosed spaces stop criminalisation of seafarers and prevent legal hassles over new fuels BERNHARD Schulte Shipmanagement chief executive Sebastian Graf von Hardenberg was elected InterManager’s new president at its AGM yesterday Von Hardenberg succeeds Columbia Shipmanagement chief executive Mark O’Neil who had served two terms at the head of the shipmanagers’ association Intermanager has been vocal in protesting criminalisation of seafarers, urging companies to come forward with data it can give to the International Maritime Organization It has also campaigned to reduce the number of ships’ crew killed while working in enclosed spaces on ships Von Hardenberg took the top job at Hamburg-based BSM on January 1 having worked for the Schulte Group in various jobs since 2005 Yesterday he called for the IMO not to pin the burden for compliance with carbon regulations on ISM managers Your username does not meet the requirements Sorry - public email accounts are not allowed An account with that username already exists Unfortunately we've not been able to process your registration Your question has been successfully sent to the email address below and we will get back as soon as possible This article has been sent to my@email.address It is unclear whether anything was done about these alarming signals The 53-year-old woman and her 56-year-old partner lived in the Drenthe village of Schoonebeek They’d been together for decades and had four children It was an open secret in the village that things were not going well The man could not accept that the relationship had ended he waited for his ex at her job at the childcare center De Kameleon in Hardenberg He stabbed her as she tried to get into her car Many children and their parents witnessed the violence The man then stabbed himself in the stomach He too was taken to hospital and the police arrested him there Chairman Jos van Hees of Dorpsbelangen Schoonebeek told RTV Drenthe that the village council had been aware of the situation in the family for some time but we passed the signal on to the mayor during a visit in July.” According to Van Hees the mayor said that he was already aware of the situation Van Hees doesn’t know if anything was done confirmed to RTV Drenthe that the police knew about the family He also did not say whether the family received any support “The police are currently investigating the circumstances and the municipality will also be involved in this,” he said This is the second tragedy to hit Emmen this year. Early this year, a man from Weiteveen shot a married couple dead after a long ongoing argument about the condition of the house they bought from him. The case received extensive publicity because the man live-streamed a confession shortly after the double murder. © 2012-2025, NL Times, All rights reserved. He succeeds Columbia Group’s Mark O’Neill who had been in the post for the last four years Sebastian von Hardenberg, chief executive of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) since 1 January, has also moved up at InterManager to become its new president. Von Hardenberg succeeds Columbia Group CEO Mark O’Neill, who had held the InterManager post for the past four years. The changes were decided at the association’s executive committee in London earlier this week, during its annual general meeting. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Your data on TradeWinds TradeWinds is part of DN Media Group AS From November 1st DN Media Group is responsible for controlling your data on TradeWinds We use your data to ensure you have a secure and enjoyable user experience when visiting our site. You can read more about how we handle your information in our privacy policy DN Media Group is the leading news provider in the shipping, seafood, and energy industries, with a number of English- and Norwegian-language news publications across a variety of sectors. Read more about DN Media Group here TradeWinds is part of NHST Global Publications AS and we are responsible for the data that you register with us and the data we collect when you visit our websites We use cookies in a variety of ways to improve your experience such as keeping NHST websites reliable and secure personalising content and ads and to analyse how our sites are being used For more information and how to manage your privacy settings please refer to our privacy and cookie policies Ian Beveridge to hand over executive management of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement to Sebastian von Hardenberg with effect from January 2025 HAMBURG-headquartered  Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement has confirmed that Ian Beveridge will hand over executive management of the company to former chief financial officer Sebastian von Hardenberg Effective from January 1 2025, BSM said that Beveridge will remain chief executive of parent company The Schulte Group He will continue to support BSM as chairman of the company’s board “As the long-standing chief financial officer of BSM and current vice-president of InterManager Sebastian knows the company and the industry exceptionally well and has built a proven track record in various positions within the Schulte Group,” said Beveridge Von Hardenberg has been with Schulte Group since 2005 and from 2006 to 2009 he served as head of controlling at Bernhard Schulte the ship owning division of the Schulte Group prior to taking up the role of financial director at BSM Germany Following several roles at BSM’s overseas offices in Hong Kong Von Hardenberg was appointed chief financial officer of BSM in 2015 BSM manages a fleet of some 670 ships and employs 25,000 seafarers and 2,000 personnel ashore The Inuits of Greenland and the Sami of Finland, Norway and Sweden are the Indigenous people of the Nordic Countries. On the occasion of the International Day of the World´s Indigenous People the UNRIC website chose two indigenous individuals who have attracted attention recently for different reasons Read also: She writes with her heart in Sápmi has had a successful career as a politician senior government official and businessman it came as a surprise when he was selected to play one of the leading roles in a successful TV series one of the most popular Danish TV series in history His role was to introduce them to the country “I was very surprised when they suggested that I apply for a role – I have never acted before,” Mr In Borgen Hardenberg plays the role of Hans Eliassen the Greenlandic minister of Foreign Affairs and natural resources Hardenberg has first-hand experience of Greenlandic politics since he has served as the politically appointed chief of staff of Prime Minister Ms in addition to his career in business and administration helped the writers of Borgen with the political context and overcoming clichés about Greenlanders “They had written quite a lot but from Denmark We introduced them to the real issues between Greenland and Denmark they rewrote several of the characters.” Novelist Niviaq Korneliussen also contributed to translating dialogues into Greenlandic Hardenberg says he is happy with the outcome and convinced that the time the authors spent in Greenland helped them to “really understands the systems Research just based on what kind of articles that are in the press We wanted to introduce them to the real Greenland“ In the programme the main character Birgitte Nyborg has to deal simultaneously with geopolitical and domestic political crises which touch upon USA-Chinese-Russian relations Borgen became a smash hit when it premiered on DR known for such civilised and peaceful consensus politics that the opposition usually votes for the government´s budget proposal BBC has called Borgen “the greatest political drama ever,” but over 4 seasons the stories and the characters have developed The New York Times said that the new season of Borgen is darker than previous seasons less “West Wing” and more “House of Cards.” The plot in the 4th season revolves around the theme of drilling for oil in Greenlandic waters For the time being Greenland relies on financial contributions from Denmark the equivalent of about 20 per cent of Greenlandic gross domestic product While the Greenlandic government’s full control over the country’s natural resources was recognized in 2009 a roadmap was also established on the modalities of possible independence – once Greenland would be able to stand on its own feet without financial handouts from Copenhagen Mr. Hardenberg does not hide his pro-independence politics “Denmark has no interest in developing Greenland because that moves it closer to independence.” the fact that the discovery of oil could finance Greenlandic independence and benefit Denmark is weighed against the implications for the climate crisis the minister of raw material and energy in the Greenlandic self-government says the storyline is quite accurate These are the issues that we have and the power struggles between Greenland and Denmark One of the Greenlandic characters in Borgen says that it is not reasonable that Greenland should be held accountable for 200 centuries of CO2 emissions by industrialised countries It is not reasonable to put a break on our development because the development of other countries has damaged the environment and the climate This opinion is well represented in Borgen,” says Svend Hardenberg The current Inuit population of Greenland migrated to the island from Canada around AD 1200 They shared the island with Nordic settlers mostly from Iceland and Norway for centuries the Europeans disappeared mysteriously around 1450 but in 1721 the United Kingdom of Denmark and Norway reclaimed Greenland Christian missionaries fought Inuit customs In recent years there has been a considerable revival of ancient customs- for instance Since the nationalist movement in Greenland rose to prominence in the sixties and seventies relations have been established with other Inuits in Canada Greenlanders are also active members of the UN Permanent Forum for the World´s Indigenous People the recent revelation of the death and burials of indigenous children in Canada has not gained much attention in Greenland but one explanation might be that similar local stories have dominated the media As recently as March this year, Denmark had to pay compensation and apologize to Greenlandic Inuits who were taken from their families in the fifties. It was part of an experiment to build a Danish-speaking elite in the fifties. Today, most Greenlanders speak a Western-Greenlandic dialect dozens of women have come forward and told the story of forced contraception in the fifties Thousands of young girls were forced to have a coil without their or their parent’s knowledge Some of the women only found out much later when they were examined by gynaecologists but Danish state TV has reported that 4,500 were subjected to the procedure Danish authorities aimed to tackle the number of children born out of wedlock in Greenland since they were considered a burden on taxpayers Hardenberg and many Greenlanders see it as a deliberate attack to keep the number of Greenlanders down and ensure Danish dominance of Greenland The current population of Greenland is roughly 57,000 it was only 32,000 in 1960 and has since grown by over 70% “Living conditions were improving and the population was growing,” says Hardenberg “But they decided on their own that it had to be managed because they didn’t want more cost of running Greenland even though we were a natural part of Denmark This topic surfaced only recently because many of the girls were ashamed It appears that 46 % of all women in the childbearing population have experienced this The International Day of the Worlds´Indigenous People is celebrated annually on 9 August This year the focus is on the role of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge The shipmanagement company has promoted its chief financial officer to the top executive position Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has promoted chief financial officer Sebastian von Hardenberg to become chief executive taking over from Ian Beveridge on 1 January 2025 Mr von Hardenberg is a long-standing employee of Schulte Group and BSM he served as head of control at Bernhard Schulte before assuming the role of financial director at BSM Germany Following several career milestones in Hong Kong where he held positions including executive assistant to the chief executive and director of business risk he was appointed chief financial officer of BSM in 2015 His promotion to chief executive comes as the global shipping industry is facing huge challenges “The shipping industry is undergoing fundamental change and the shortage of skilled workers are having a lasting impact on the market,” said Mr von Hardenberg “I look forward to driving BSM’s strategy forward during a time where transition and constant change are essential.” Mr Beveridge will remain chief executive of the Schulte Group and will continue as chairman of the BSM board The former Greenlandic politician Svend Hardenberg plays the Greenlandic Minister of Foreign Affairs and Natural Resources in the Danish Netflix series Borgen - the kingdom Greenlandic politician turned TV Star – Svend Hardenberg (53) – was initially hired by Netflix to show the Borgen production team Greenland's culture "We showed them the real issues between Greenland and Denmark resulting in parts of the script being rewritten," Hardenberg explains When the Danish Netflix series Borgen decided to shoot its fourth season in Greenland after a nearly ten-year-long hiatus the producers realized how little they knew about the world’s largest island Greenlandic politician now turned TV Star – Svend Hardenberg (53) – was initially hired by Netflix to give the production team a crash course in Greenland culture and politics and to provide real facts about Greenland “We learned a lot about how little we knew,” says Borgen director Per Fly The season - which aired on Netflix in June - focuses on a geopolitical crisis brewing in Greenland. Netflix has said that they wanted to revive the series and place it into the present by putting current international agendas at stake The season was described as a game of power where relations with Greenland are put to the test and both the USA and China become key players when an oil discovery in North Greenland disturbs the relationship between Greenland and Denmark and the geopolitical balance as the discovery of oil could either finance Greenlandic independence or benefit Denmark oil is found in Greenland and starts a fight between different political interests Birgitte Nyborg is the Danish Foreign Minister who wants to shut it down The Greenlandic Foreign Minister (Svend Hardenberg) has other ideas about the discovery The plot also circles around the implications this could have for the climate crisis as well as a country and a people still very much in the process of decolonization Along with Hardenberg and the Danish Ambassador to the Arctic Fly talked about how art mirrors life from the stage at the Arctic Circle Assembly last weekend and I was offered the part as Greenlandic Minister of Foreign Affairs and Natural Resources who is a real-life politician in Greenland and had never acted before For both the Netflix production team and the fresh actor Hardenberg's original character was meant to be more of a romantic But Fly quickly realized that this is not the nature of politicians on the Arctic Island at all "I made it clear that the Greenlandic people had to recognize their land in the series There are real issues between Denmark and Greenland and I wanted to put pressure on Denmark in this story," says Per Fly who spent a lot of time talking with Hardenberg and the Greenlandic people but Hardenberg has first-hand knowledge from the political world as he has been a politician He also comes from a family of politicians “People respected the portrayal of Greenland as the new modern country it is today," says Fly Real-life Arctic Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark Thomas Winkler confirms that the series is a realistic take on the current geopolitical situation “Although real life is not as dramatic as on TV,” says Winkler with a laugh Svend Hardenberg (53) from Greenland has been a politician senior government official and businessowner From the Arctic Circle stage he discussed the Borgen plotine with the Danish Ambassador to the Arctic The richness of the region is more accessible and is moving forward,” says the Ambassador Greenland is absolutely on the world's geopolitical game board and director Per Fly says he is grateful that he had access to the Greenlandic politicians along the way Greenland has decided to completely stop further oil and gas exploration to make the country more sustainable The Greenlandic government also stopped the exploration of uranium in Kuannersuit in South Greenland But these resources are the reason powerful nation-states like the United States and China have a special interest in Greenland Greenland is also a hotspot for climate change and during his Arctic Circle speech Egede made it clear that no drilling of oil will take place on his watch Hardenberg says he is happy with the result and convinced that the time the authors spent in Greenland helped them to fully understand the issues "You can only research up to a certain point from afar." reviews in the Greenlandic press have been mixed “It quickly becomes a caricatured depiction of a beautiful land with noble people who are submissive,” wrote Member of the Folketing and Inuit Ataqatigiit, Aaja Chemnitz Larsen in Sermitsiaq High North News is not responsible for the content or opinions expressed on external web pages Editor in Chief:Trine Jonassen E-mail High North News Editor/Commentator: Arne O. HolmTel: (+47) 905 29 472 Journalist:Hilde-Gunn Bye Journalist:Astri Edvardsen Translator:Birgitte Annie Molid Martinussen A woman has passed away after a stabbing incident in Hardenburg A man who is alleged to have been involved in the incident is currently in the hospital with an injury The police called it a “violent incident” which happened on the street during the late afternoon hours The emergency services found the woman and man on the Blanckvoortallee Both were injured and were transported to the hospital straight away The woman died of her injuries at the hospital A police spokesperson has said that they cannot share any further details It is unclear whether the two people knew each other Witnesses who saw the stabbing happen are currently being spoken to by police They have also been offered help by victim support Welcome to motorship.com. This site uses cookies. Read our policy webinars and articles on innovations and current trends in the shipping industry Alternatively REGISTER for website access and sign up for email alerts the global association for the ship management industry has elected Sebastian von Hardenberg as its new president Currently chief executive of Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) chief creative officer of Ocean Technologies Group Already subscribed? SIGN IN now Want to read more before deciding on a subscription It only takes a minute to sign up for a free account and you’ll get to enjoy: Get more free content sign up today Ready to subscribe? Choose from one of our subscription packages for unlimited access Site powered by Webvision Cloud The 2024 edition of the SAGA Festival, held in Bucharest, faced significant backlash due to numerous issues, including artist cancellations and logistical failures. In an interview with HotNews.ro Allan Hardenberg (photo) and Thomas Vandewalle addressed the accusations and outlined their perspective on the events that transpired and Business Review contacted them for further clarifications the organizers revealed that her cancellation came as a surprise just hours before her performance citing security concerns over a planned protest in Bucharest Despite reassurances from local authorities about the safety and insignificance of the protest Hardenberg mentioned that they were investigating the matter and consulting with lawyers as all contractual obligations were fulfilled from their end The festival also faced severe criticism for the lack of promised amenities Hardenberg and Vandewalle responded by stating that there was a misunderstanding regarding the water points which were intended for handwashing rather than drinking They claimed that these facilities were provided inside a dedicated hangar but might not have been easily located by attendees On the issue of payment with wristbands, Vandewalle acknowledged the challenges but explained that the system was designed for drink purchases, while food could be bought using cash or cards. He admitted that despite clear instructions at refill booths, the communication might not have been effective enough to avoid confusion. Hardenberg mentioned that while they had faced similar issues in the past efforts were made to improve facilities based on previous feedback the unpredictable nature of artist cancellations remained a significant hurdle He noted that the festival had grown substantially since its inception which came with growing pains that they were continuously addressing Looking ahead, the organizers are committed to holding the SAGA Festival in 2025, which will mark its fifth anniversary. Hardenberg emphasized their long-term dedication to Bucharest and hinted at lessons learned, particularly regarding the booking of certain genres of artists. Despite the setbacks, they remain optimistic and determined to make future editions successful and problem-free. 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transaction by Uniek Bedrijfsmakelaars DISCLAIMER « Back take better from bunch as work from González Erić and Rodríguez not enough for team-mates to contest victory Longer TT in Holland scheduled for Thursday It semed like an inevitable bunch sprint; however stage one of the 2021 Simac Ladies Tour -134km from Zwolle to Hardenberg- ended up being contested between two of the three riders in the early breakaway a group which the peloton never kept under sufficient control as Canadian Alison Jackson (LIV) won in front of Maëlle Grossetete (FDJ) Lorena Wiebes (DSM) led the favourites’ group home in 3rd Alicia González and Jelena Erić always keeping in good position the sprinters’ duo with Barbara Guarischi and Emma Norsgaard with the Italian and the Dane placing in 6th and 7th today ‘Baby’ now places just outside the overall top-ten (11th) of a race whose GC will again be shuffled at Thursday’s longer TT of this Tour of the Netherlands over a completely flat 17km course in Gennep – ITT 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Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences HILLSDALE — A Coldwater man charged with delivery of methamphetamine and felony firearm pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine Monday afternoon in Hillsdale County Circuit Court entered into the plea bargain arranged with the Hillsdale County Prosecutor’s Office who agreed to dismiss the two original charges in exchange for his guilty plea Hardenberg was arrested in July by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office when corrections officers discovered methamphetamine concealed in a sports bra that Hardenberg was attempting to bring to 30-year-old Kristine Marie Fiorini of Reading Fiorini was incarcerated at the time on unrelated charges When the corrections officers discovered the narcotics they alerted command staff who had Hardenberg arrested by members of the Hillsdale Narcotics Enforcement Team During Hardenberg’s interrogation by HNET deputies Hardenberg admitted to having a .45 pistol and a .22 pistol in his vehicle located in the jail’s parking lot Hardenberg initially denied knowing the methamphetamine was concealed within the sports bra but similar packaging material used to package the methamphetamine was discovered in his vehicle The Hillsdale County Prosecutor’s Office also relied on a taped phone call between Hardenberg and Fiorini which arranged the delivery as evidence against Hardenberg to secure the conviction Hardenberg has been out on bond awaiting a scheduled jury trial in the matter and will appear for sentencing at 8:30 a.m Mark Mobius takes a step back at Mobius Capital Partners As reported by the firm in a statement sent to the London Stock Exchange Mark Mobius will leave his post at Mobius Capital Partners in the coming months will thus step back from the company he founded in 2018 with Carlos Hardenberg has notified the company and its investment manager of his intention to retire from the company in the coming months leaving a legacy of excellence and devotion to MCP and the Company His contributions have been fundamental to the success of the company and his approach to investing in emerging markets since the 1980s remains rooted in the investment philosophy of Mobius Capital Partners LLP,” states the company’s announcement Hardenberg will lead the firm and continue managing Mobius Investment Trust so his departure will not imply major changes in the daily operations of the investment firm “Mobius Investment Trust will continue to be managed by Mobius Capital Partners LLP with the support of an experienced team of emerging market specialists Carlos has been investing in emerging markets for over 23 years and has worked closely with Mark Mobius and global emerging and frontier market portfolios including the largest emerging market investment fund listed in London generating significantly superior returns throughout the period,” the document further clarifies “Our trajectory over the past five years has been marked by progress and we are truly grateful for the results achieved We want to express our deepest gratitude to Mark for his exceptional contribution to emerging market investment throughout his long career and to Mobius Capital Partners LLP and Mobius Investment Trust over the past five years Mark’s dedication has been fundamental to our success I intend to promote our most talented employees to the rank of partners I want to recognize their great performance and commitment to Mobius Capital Partners LLP,” declared Carlos Hardenberg Mobius has stated that he will focus on “new and exciting” projects in Dubai “It has been an incredible journey at MobiusCap where I have witnessed its growth and success looking ahead I will shift my focus and dedicate more time to new and exciting projects in #Dubai focusing on investments and consulting in #entrepreneurship so stay tuned for more updates!” Mobius tweeted on the social network X (ex Twitter) Mobius commented: “I am proud of the solid performance of the investment team over the past five years which demonstrates that a concentrated and differentiated portfolio of high-quality securities can generate exceptional returns As a shareholder of Mobius Investment Trust I will closely follow the development of the company and continue to be available to the team and the Board.” stated: “Mark and Carlos have played a decisive role in the success and profitability of Mobius Investment Trust since our IPO and now that Mark intends to leave the partnership we would like to express our immense gratitude for his advice and expertise over the years We look forward to continuing to work with Mark leveraging his support and vast knowledge of emerging markets as Mobius Capital Partners LLP progresses with a strong and committed team led by Carlos whom we are confident will continue to deliver outstanding results to our shareholders.” Mobius spent more than 30 years at Franklin Templeton Investments most recently as Executive Chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group He is one of the most reputed investors in the industry and known for over 40 years of working and traveling through emerging and frontier markets he has been in charge of actively managed funds totaling more than 50,000 million dollars in assets Opinion Juliana Cloutier, an expert in investment and citizenship solutions abroad from the firm Alta Invest Frederick Bates Arturo Hanono Contributors About us Agenda Style News Magazines Contact and Help Since the creation of Mobius Capital Partners in 2018 the landscape of emerging markets has undergone a significant transformation An evolution that the investment firm itself has also experienced after announcing the departure of Mark Mobius takes a further step without losing its essence founding partner of the firm and co-manager discussed both matters in his latest interview Could you give an assessment of the legacy he leaves at the firm I have collaborated with Mark for nearly 25 years and his expertise in emerging markets (EM) is invaluable Often regarded as a pioneer in the asset class Mark’s foresight has played a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of our firm his global network and great insights have been instrumental in MCP's success We extend our sincere gratitude to Mark for his contributions and the legacy he leaves behind Mobius’ departure further strengthens your leadership what plans do you have for the fund manager’s business we see an opportunity to position the company for the future My plan includes the promotion of select employees to partner roles This is a reflection of their contributions and performance aligning the team’s interests more closely with those of our investors our focus remains on the singe strategy that has demonstrated its potential to deliver sustainable long-term returns in emerging markets this strategy is accessible through two vehicles—a closed-ended London-listed trust and an open-ended SICAV fund we are exploring the establishment of a private fund catering to the interest we’ve received from U.S We have a strong leadership and deep bench of talented analysts The funds will be managed by the same team as over the past years Regarding “The Mobius Emerging Markets Funds” and “Mobius Investment Trust” you have explained that there will be no changes could you highlight what are the strengths of these vehicles and their attractiveness to investors The Mobius Emerging Markets Fund has just achieved its 5-year track record with significant outperformance returning over 25% (USD) during a period when the index (MSCI EM Index USD) was negative active strategy investing in quality companies in emerging markets The strategy provides access to lesser known highly innovative EM companies with improving financial productivity This active approach requires a much more bespoke research process and sets us apart from many of our competitors who invest in the well-known mega caps and largely track the benchmark In Latin America we have seen that there is a certain rage for Mexico and Brazil The type of companies we’ve identified and the opportunities we see make us particularly excited about Brazil we are actively exploring opportunities to further enhance our exposure to the Brazilian market quality companies guides our investment decisions Brazil currently stands out as a compelling and promising market for us as inflation and interest rates are coming down consumption is bound to recover and a paradigm shift in central bank policies the question arises: What does emerging market exposure bring to investors’ portfolios Forward-looking investors focus on future trends rather than present conditions the dollar weakening and the global economy poised for mean reversion emerging markets present a compelling proposition Anticipated outperformance of emerging market growth over developed markets coupled with advancements in technological innovation—such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things—position these markets as hotbeds for highly innovative products the current low valuations in emerging markets add another layer of appeal the stars seem to be aligning favourably for emerging markets In which Latin American countries do you see value How does the situation in China affect the outlook for these countries China is one of its most important trading partners so a sluggish recovery in China will obviously have an impact on the country we should not forget that China is still forecast by the IMF to grow by 4.6% and 5.4% in 2023 and 2024 respectively and in fact the forecast was recently upgraded which we always hear about today as a great opportunity We are currently very bullish on India and have been actively dedicating substantial time on the ground in the country India has been a crucial allocation for the Mobius Emerging Markets Fund since its inception with the Indian holdings contributing around 40% to the gross return since then This notable contribution is primarily attributed to our meticulous stock selection Our recent visit to India has further affirmed our bullish outlook on the region The dynamic and exciting companies we’ve encountered during this visit reaffirm our confidence in India’s potential we are particularly encouraged by the business-friendly and supportive policies implemented by the Indian government We believe that diligent stock pickers can uncover compelling opportunities in the Indian market and we remain committed to leveraging these prospects for the benefit of our investors When it comes to thinking about emerging markets in Europe are the geopolitical risks too heavy right now We are not invested in Eastern Europe because of stock selection rather than macro developments We simply find more exciting companies in other regions What is your approach to investing in emerging markets Our approach to investing in emerging markets is based on a set of criteria just to name a few factors that play a role in our stock selection we have developed a preference for smaller under-researched and undiscovered companies in emerging markets We find that there are often significant inefficiencies in this space creating opportunities that align with our investment philosophy and help us find attractive investment prospects that can deliver long-term sustainable returns what is your outlook for 2024 for emerging markets and what will be their main challenges as we are heading into the new year challenges remain including the sluggish recovery in China the war in the Ukraine and the shaky China-US relations when asset classes can fall in and out of favour in a matter of weeks it is important to cut through the noise and focus on fundamentals and the long-term potential of our quality portfolio The strongest factor in our decision-making process is the information we get from the companies themselves And what we have heard in our regular interactions with the management teams has strengthened our conviction and given us a 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Although the aim was to promote the forest while writing over the text with the growth of new plants, it still ignited a heated debate, which even reached the national parliament but ultimately ended without further consequences The region is now ruled again by a centre-left coalition less committed to the conservation of this fossil of fascist forestry But there is something unique about the DUX forest. This is not a monument made of concrete and bricks, but memory inscribed into the landscape. The fire provides an opportunity to reflect on the natural and cultural legacies that are embodied in landscape whether a vast burial field remembering the fallen of the war or even a national park set up in a border region to mark the state’s control over the area not just in the more obvious human-made memorials The stories with which they haunt the world are the lens through which we interpret the landscape Recreating past symbols as they are is not just conservation, but rather an action with much symbolic and political value. So we are not sure whether there is any defensible reason to replant a hideous symbol of fascist rule, especially considering that foresters themselves are starting to reconsider whether reforestation is the right answer to fires the area selected by fascist foresters for the DUX script was a calcareous which may not be suited to supporting woodland in the long term anyway in a completely different historical and social setting The idea would be to be able to superimpose historical elements and related contextual explanations on the landscape Nature is made up of memories as much as of rocks We need to imagine a critical preservation of controversial memories one which does not reproduce oppression and hierarchies but frees the hidden stories of resistance and liberation it was not tomato sauce that caused Mussolini’s own disappearance Oblivious to everything (Sergei Guneyev/Getty Images) Her novels offer a view of life the wisdom of which is belied by the physical slenderness of the texts a fictional representation of the early life of the 18th-century poet-philosopher Novalis the pen name of Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg This is a shame for he was an important figure in the developing Romantic tradition and explored in his work the many-faceted dimensions of reality The novel’s epigram is a quote from Novalis — Novels arise out of the shortcomings of history — which hints at the nowadays common failure to distinguish realism from naturalism two conditions which sound alike but are non-identical The latter is an attempt to delineate life as we live it while the former attempts something far more inclusive and may explore a less quotidian view of the nature of being The novels of Sally Rooney are naturalistic while Fitzgerald’s are realistic; that is to say they explore intangible states that for all their impalpable quality none the less reflect authentic The title of Fitzgerald’s novel is taken from another work of fiction The Blue Flower — which became Heinrich von Ofterdingen and the real-life Novalis never completed stealing the title of her hero’s story and in some sense finishing it without finishing either the story of his life or his own fictional creation This is an example of art reflecting quotidian life but allowing glimpses of something stranger and more impalpable: Fitzgerald transports us to the half-completed life that was Novalis’s (he died aged only 28) and his half-completed work Her highly individual style — allusive and elusive dryly humorous — allows the form of her fiction to reflect her own shadowy vision of her hero’s shadowy intimation of reality’s multidimensional a stranger arrives out of the dark and poses a question both to the young man but we assume it is one Fritz asks Karoline: “What is the meaning of the blue flower?” She cannot answer; she remains in the dark we are all left somewhat in the dark about the meaning of the story but for Novalis the dark was not a condition of obscurity but a highly generative state Novalis describes how: “It is as if until now I had been dreaming or as if sleep had carried me into another world” By Salley Vickers The second time the tale is told is to Sophie the unremarkable 12-year-old with a double chin with whom the woman whose empathy and intelligence by rights should have won his heart But there are no “by rights” in a Fitzgerald novel Of all contemporary novelists she best understood the antinomianism of the human heart A funny and poignant example of one of the important strands in the book the generative power of absence and nothingness manifesting one of the many blanks that the book celebrates when he comes to tell her that Sophie is his “heart’s heart” and she the nature of desire between a man and a woman.” Stung into a kind of semi-revelation Karoline retorts: “Not everyone can speak about what they suffer Some are separated from the only one they love but are obliged to remain silent.” misconstrues this by at once envisaging a fantasy lover for Karoline and capturing his non-existence in some dubious verse So that Karoline’s “lover” becomes a double fixture — he exists in the mind of Hardenberg but also in his verse — and so becomes a genuine prop for Karoline’s pride when she has to bear the fact that the man she loves with all her heart loves not her but the very ordinary — irritating even — Sophie the unreal has been bodied forth through Fritz’s energetic imagination and given objective form in his art So we are left asking: what kind of reality has this figure from Fritz’s passion for the unremarkable Sophie It is Sophie’s very blankness out of which the extraordinary love which Hardenberg feels for her is conceived although in human terms Karoline is clearly a better match By Paul Kingsnorth Before he reads Karoline the blue flower fragment Fritzl tells her: “there is something else I have written and which I want to read you while I still have time… It will not truly exist till you have heard it.” This is another aspect of the question If it is not quite the case that something has no real existence until we apprehend it that our human apprehension has a seminal role in creating reality; that reality is The significance of the blue flower evolves in the repeated renderings of the story in the way that the image of a rose evolves in “a rose is a rose is a rose” surreptitiously reads the story and we are told afterwards that for “some time” he had recognised the “meaning” of the blue flower have understood its meaning had he been introduced to the tale despite a harrowing operation undertaken without anaesthetics will be curtailed by TB and we learn in an elliptical Afterword that the Bernhard drowns The flower we begin to apprehend is our mortality the fragile breath of life airing the series of turns cul-de-sacs and twists of fate which make up the novel’s loose and beguiling narrative Much of the texture of that narrative comes from its humour The Bernhard complains to his elder sister about the latest addition to the Hardenberg family: “There are now two younger than myself It will be hard for me to attract sufficient attention.” “But you love little Christoph,” said Sidonie patiently “On the whole I hate little Christoph,” the Bernhard replies By Aris Roussinos The mine of wit and intelligence in this slight-seeming book is as wide and deep as the Saxon salt mines for which the young Fritz becomes the unlikely overseer But for me its peculiar virtue lies in how without being in the slightest bit solemn or portentous it conveys Novalis’s intimation that in this world there is no barrier between the seen and the unseen The question of the meaning of the blue flower is never openly answered But when the story is told for the second time Hardenberg suggests: “If a story begins with finding it must end in searching.” And it’s this sense of an unfolding universe Hardenberg reflects: “When we catch sight of certain human figures and faces thoughts take on the meaning of laws… a view of life true to itself without self-estrangement.” In these increasingly fractured and fractious times we need to be reminded that the world may be a larger like the blue flower both fragile yet enduring and so ultimately a more numinous place than our limited reason comprehends to have “a view of life true to itself without self-estrangement” Salley Vickers is a British novelist. 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Hardenberg (pictured) had worked at Franklin Templeton for 16 years and overseen a strong recovery in the trust’s performance since replacing Mobius as the trust’s lead manager less than two years ago His decision to quit stunned the investment trust’s board and its chairman Paul Manduca and saw its shares drop 2.5% as investors worried about the impact on the £2.2 billion fund’s prospects Hardenberg will continue as a portfolio manager until the end of March at which point Chetan Sehgal raising concerns that  he will be less accessible to investors than Hardenberg who had moved from Turkey to London Hardenberg’s promotion to the helm of the trust in July 2015 started a delicate process by which Franklin gradually extricated Mobius from an emerging markets franchise with which he had become synonymous after more than 30 years with the group All had apparently gone smoothly until yesterday when the 81-year-old Mobius formally retired as executive chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group and Franklin Templeton announced a new boss for its emerging markets equities teams chief executive of Fullerton Fund Management in Singapore has been hired to a new role as chief investment officer of Emerging Markets Equity reporting to Stephen Dover Franklin Templeton’s head of equities Sehgal will report to Sekhon raising the possibility that Hardenberg objected to the new order or left out of disappointment at not getting another promotion Franklin Templeton declined to comment other than to say he was leaving to pursue other opportunities A more sensational theory suggested by one shareholder in the trust was that Hardenberg had quit in order to set up a new business with Mobius (pictured) ‘It might be Mark didn’t want to go,’ said the shareholder, who pointed to the departure of Greg Konieczny, former manager of Romanian investment company Fondul Proprietatea (FPq) as possible evidence of a regrouping by an old general and two lieutenants ‘Both came through the ranks under Mark,’ the investor said Templeton Emerging Markets shares shed 20p to 795p as investors expressed their concern and took profits on a stock that produced a 32.5% total return last year Hardenberg made his mark on the trust by increasing the number of positions from 56 to 92 in order to reduce stock-specific risk he amended Mobius’ traditional value investing approach by rapidly introducing technology stocks into the portfolio for the first time This was well timed with a surge in Asia tech stocks pushing the sector’s allocation to 31% of the portfolio by the end of last year His impact was shown in an improvement in returns with shareholder returns over three years of 51% beating the 47.7% advance in the MSCI Emerging Markets index it was not entirely clear if the manager had actually turned round performance or had simply benefited from a rebound in emerging markets after a three-year slump in commodities Over the same period the trust’s net asset value underperformed its benchmark with growth of 45.4% the improvement attracted investors with demand for the shares narrowing their discount to NAV from 14% to 9% said the trust could be vulnerable to a de-rating and a widening of the discount particularly if technology stocks suffered a correction Murphy played down the prospect of a change in the way the fund is run: ‘We understand that there will be no significant change in investment approach given that Carlos and Chetan worked closely together and they have been jointly managing a number of portfolios.’ The analyst pointed to the 90% overlap between the trust and Templeton Developing Markets a $1.7 billion US closed-end fund run by Sehgal Purchases made through our links may earn us a small commission — at no extra cost to you CEO of ALDA Allan Hardenberg is one of the most principal figures in the events industry Having been fully entrenched in the industry since the 90s the Dutch pioneer has established a far-reaching legacy curating events that have captured the imaginations of thousands upon thousands of electronic music fans all over the globe Allan Hardenberg oversaw the growth of ALDA from a concept to a global leader in the events industry First established in 2007, Amsterdam-based events organiser ALDA is the brand behind many of the world’s most iconic festivals The brand’s ethos ‘music is what feelings sound like’ is ever-present through every single one of its ventures providing unforgettable experiences for attendees all over the globe How have you been keep- ing busy over the last few weeks considering the circumstances we have all found ourselves in It has allowed us all plenty of time to look at how we can make things better At the moment we are busy with strategizing and analyzing the customer journey of our visitors and we have made some remarkable discoveries I am certain that we will come out of this pandemic better and wiser as a company I am excited for the moment when events are once again allowed to happen worldwide From a professional and personal standpoint this situation was also a great time to evaluate the last 25 years; what we did right and wrong and what we have learned in the process Self reflection is very important to implement in this period I do not believe that this is just a break and that things will go back to the same as they were before This period in our lives will change things we’re looking forward to seeing ALDA’s next steps after the pandemic What does a day in the life of Allan look like at the moment It’s like any other day before Covid came into our lives I read the newspaper to get an update on current affairs and then it’s the start of the workday editorials & interviews from the dance music industry in our latest magazine We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. 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