Managers of Wealth

Billionaire Founder of Red Bull Dies in Thailand

Chaleo Yoovidhya was 89 or 90, according to varying accounts in the Thai media, who said he died Saturday of natural causes at a Bangkok hospital.

Indonesia’s new rich

The commodity boom has created a nouveau riche class in Indonesia, where poverty remains prevalent.

Japan's Visionary Real Estate Billionaire Minoru Mori Dies

Taikichiro was a scholar who taught economics; though initially unprepared to take over the family real estate business (his father invested in real estate post WWII), he left university life and founded Mori Building in 1959, developing Tokyo’s Min

Billionaire's playground: Drawcard for the super-wealthy

Hassanal Bolkiah, 65, has been in power for more than 40 years, ruling as the oil-rich country's Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Finance Minister and head of religion - with full executive authority and emergency powers.

Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index: How We Crunch Net-Worth Numbers

Stakes in publicly traded companies are valued using the share’s most recent closing price. All numbers are in U.S. dollars at current exchange rates.

Kamprad Is Europe’s Richest in Billionaire Index

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s richest people, shows that Kamprad maintains control over the business through a network of holding companies and legal entities established more than 30 years ago.

Pinay mall magnate on Forbes list of Asia's most powerful businesswomen

Among the honorees whose work ranges from Bollywood to banking is Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairman of one of the biggest family-owned conglomerates in the Philippines, SM Investment Corp., with interests that include the nation’s most profitable and

Hong Kong Billionaire Steps Aside For Son

By stepping down, Cheng is putting into motion an orderly succession of family members moving into the company’s top posts.

Aberdeen Asset Management Teams Up With Martin Laird

The 29 year-old from Glasgow, Scotland claimed his first PGA TOUR victory at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in 2009.

Legacy Trust Family Wealth Offices Sponsors LPGA Golfer Amelia Lewis

As a student at the Bolles School, (Jacksonville, FL) Amelia was a three-time All-First Coast Player of the Year (2006, 2007, 2008) and the 2009 Florida First Coast Scholar Athlete.

Dubai boat show to draw big spenders

Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS) this year will see a surge in the number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) from the Middle East region, according to the event organisers.

Dubai launches Middle East’s most expensive chocolate

Dubai has launched the Middle East’s most expensive box of chocolates, priced at $105 per pound.

Hong Kong leader denies bribery over yacht trip

The chief executive - whose wife is from Macau - said he was in the gaming hub, which is about an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong, for a private visit including tomb-sweeping and denied there was luxurious treatment on the yacht.

Chinese Millionaires Are Immigrating To The US In Huge Numbers

Ever since Deng Xiaoping opened Chinese doors to the world decades ago, the US has forged an important, if sometimes politically contentious, business relationship with China.

Poppy Delevigne models for Louis Vuitton summer collection

Shop the collection from April, when it hits Louis Vuitton stores.

Family of Russian billionaire buys NYC apartment for $88m

The seller was Sanford I. Weill, the former head of Citigroup Inc. It was bought by a trust for the daughter of Dmitry Rybolovlev (dih-MEE’-tree rih-bah-LOHV’-lehv).

3 more join Malaysia’s billionaires’ club

At number two is T. Ananda Krishnan, whose wealth eased six per cent to RM42.9 billion, but narrowing the gap with Kuok.

Where The 'One Percent' Live

The question arose: Who are the one percent, and where are they from?

Counting the Billionaires at 834 Fifth Avenue

The elegant limestone building at Fifth Avenue and 64th Street in Manhattan can again claim four billionaire households.

Erin Duffy on her Wall Street roman a clef 'Bond Girl'

Just before the 2008 financial collapse, 22-year-old Alex Garrett joins the bond sales team at Cromwell Pierce, where she encounters unwanted sexual advances, office pranks, and the type of truly odd behavior that can only be found on Wall Street (wheelin

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