Brevan Howard

Leading Italian economist Luigi Buttiglione recently spoke to Kathimerini about the public health crisis and the corresponding financial and economic crises. Following his tenure as senior economist at the Research Department of Banca d'Italia (1989-2000), he has achieved an impressive career in the global financial sector.

Greece's first real estate investment company (REIC) set up entirely by foreign funds has received an operating license from the country's Capital Market Commission. Called Orilina Properties, the firm is a vehicle of US investment group Brevan Howard for penetrating the local market.

"Learning mutual esteem and trust, without which nothing can happen, takes time - no crisis can teach us that." Costas Petropoulos, the 78-year-old owner of Petros Petropoulos SA, a Greek company nearing its centenary, is the Platonic ideal of the philosopher-businessman.

Eurobank's chief economist Platon Monokroussos is leaving the bank to join hedge fund firm Brevan Howard, sources at Greece's third-largest lender by assets told Reuters on Monday.

Founded in 2002 by former Credit Suisse traders Alan Howard, Jean Philippe Blochet, Chris Rokos and Tryfon Natsis, Brevan Howard has more than 15 billion euros in assets under management.

Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, one of Europe's biggest hedge funds, revealed to Bloomberg on Tuesday that it has set up two investment funds whose exclusive targets are assets in Greece such as real estate, enterprises and securities, and is aiming to collect 500 million euros from private investors.