11/09/2013
David Beckham to be given Knighthood
Becks already has an OBE
Extremely Wealthy
11/09/2013
Health of the Rich and Famous: Wealth Dependent Health?
Wealth dependent health of the rich and famous, is it different from the country’s health in general? This is a review, or consider it a little journey with some of the wealthiest business people and movie stars that are living today.
11/08/2013
BIllionaire Donates $2 Million To Alicia Keys Charity
Alicia Keys' Black Ball charity auction received a $2 million donation from pharmaceutical mogul Stewart Rahr.
11/05/2013
Dalian Wanda billionaire Wang buys Picasso portrait at NY auction for US$28m
Billionaire Wang Jianlin’s Dalian Wanda Group paid US$28 million Tuesday for a Picasso portrait of his children, titled “Claude and Paloma.’
11/04/2013
Pritzker Billionaire Brothers Turn From Family Feuding to Deals
A decade ago, the duo joined family members who allied against their sister, Penny, who’s U.S. President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary, and two cousins.
10/31/2013
Gary Player signs to become Berenberg bank's global ambassador
I'm delighted to serve as a global ambassador for such an esteemed company
10/30/2013
British billionaire hedge fund manager bought $43M Monet allegedly stolen from disgraced Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos
British billionaire financier Alan Howard paid $43million three years ago for a Monet masterpiece that New York prosecutors now allege was pilfered by a former aide to ousted Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos.
10/27/2013
Guggenheim UBS Map Global Art Initiative Inaugurates International Tour at Asia Society Hong Kong Center
The Asia Society Hong Kong Center presents No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia, the first touring exhibition of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, from October 30, 2013, to February 16, 2014.
10/27/2013
Rare orange diamond set to sell for $20 million
Christie's says the world's biggest orange diamond, currently displayed in Hong Kong, is set to fetch $20 million at its auction in Geneva next month.
10/26/2013
Middle East demand for contemporary art on the rise
Christie’s highest valued lot has a base price of between $3 and $4 million
10/24/2013
Sophia Loren Cleared of Tax Evasion After 40 Years
The star declared less income at the time because her compensation from the film Il viaggio was deferred, meaning she was moved to a lower tax bracket.
10/21/2013
A billionaire's economic theory, via Youtube and cartoons
Dalio's approach may be a more practical way to think about the economic cause-and-effect relationships.
10/20/2013
Chanda Kochhar rises in Fortune list of top-50 women business leaders
Kochhar has moved up a rung to the fourth position from the fifth spot in the 2012
10/19/2013
The multimillion-dollar question - can we really have it all? Self-made magnate Lynn Forester De Rothschild on every working mother's dilemma
It’s quite simple: do you want more time with your family or more involvement in your professional life?
10/19/2013
Christie's auction tops off good week for Italian art in London
Records set for work by lesser known artists
10/19/2013
Ireland's second biggest bondholder has Rolling Stones play private show
The private Rolling Stones concert in Paris last October is reputed to have cost €10m
10/15/2013
Facebook CEO buys ALL his neighbours' houses all worth $30 million
The billionaire reportedly spent $30million buying the 4 homes next to his Palo Alto, California home.
10/15/2013
Forbes China Rich List 2013: Dalian Wanda's Wang Jianlin Tops The Billionaire List
China now has 168 billionaires, Forbes reports with its annual China Rich List.
10/13/2013
Ever hear the one about the Russian millionaire who walked into a bar?
Things rich people do: have 'receipt wars'
10/13/2013
Motorist gets £80,000 fine for speeding… because he's rich
A motorist was handed an eye-watering £80,000 fine for speeding by police - because he is rich.