04/20/2013
Oops: Reuters kills billionaire George Soros by mistake
Was a predatory and hugely successful financier and investor
Extremely Wealthy
04/20/2013
Pink Diamond Sells For 39.3 Million Dollars At Christie's New York City Auction House
The gem is "one of the largest and finest pink diamonds.
04/18/2013
Howard tops hedge fund rich list as wealth hits 1.5 billion pounds
Star trader Alan Howard has cemented his place as the wealthiest hedge fund manager in this year's Sunday Times Rich List with a jump in his net worth, after further profits from his main hedge fund.
04/15/2013
Paul Hogan chasing $34m stolen by tax adviser
There is currently an international arrest warrant out for the tax adviser, who is believed to be in Switzerland.
04/15/2013
Russian Billionaire's Daughter Buys Onassis Island Skorpios
She also acquired the small neighboring island Sparti.
04/14/2013
Billionaire William Koch Wins Trial Over Fake French Wine
Billionaire William Koch won a fraud lawsuit in which he claimed a consigner sold him 24 counterfeit bottles of wine
04/14/2013
Margaux ’90 With Lafite Billed to Lead Christie’s Sale
A case of Chateau Cheval-Blanc 1982 is priced at as much as 7,500 euros.
04/14/2013
Forbes Middle East Announces the 'World's Richest Arabs' for 2013
The year's most awaited list of global billionaires has been published by Forbes Middle East, featuring some of the wealthiest Arabs on the planet.
04/08/2013
Christie’s Planning Major Auction With Leonardo DiCaprio
Early talks had the auction scheduled for May 8
03/31/2013
Russian, Indian Billionaires Join Top U.S. Museum Boards
“Our mission is to cover contemporary art from around the globe,” Lisa Phillips, the New Museum’s director
03/27/2013
Baron's life of luxury – the English gent who ran drug empire from here
The man who looked every inch the well-educated, well-heeled English gentleman turned out to be an international drugs trafficker.
03/27/2013
Missing Billionaire Casts Pall on China’s Private Business Push
This time, his own brother is the suspect
03/27/2013
Wine seller, billionaire spar in court over vintage fakes
The case is expected to shine a light on the astronomical prices paid by wealthy collectors at auction for wine.
03/27/2013
Hedge Fund Titan Buys Hamptons Property for $60 Million
He seems to be taking a similar approach to his real estate
03/26/2013
Hedge fund manager buys Wynn's Picasso for $155 million: report
Cohen and Wynn, who are both billionaires and well-known art collectors
03/25/2013
Billionaire Bankers Torch Bondholders With $19 Peru Loans
The bank is pursuing “business expansion on all fronts with the increase in costs this entails
03/20/2013
Credit Suisse announces Goodwood race circuit sponsorship
Credit Suisse says this is the latest in a series of high-profile sponsorships that serve to "underscore Credit Suisse’s almost decade-long commitment to historic motorsport".
03/19/2013
India's billionaire club slow to share riches
But analysts say the upturn in giving as more Indians get seriously rich is going at a snail's pace.
03/18/2013
Hedge Fund Pioneer Edgar De Picciotto Is A Billionaire
Forbes estimates his net worth at nearly $2 billion.
03/18/2013
One of the giants of the French legal system found dead near his private island in Brittany
Figure nicknamed the 'gangsters' lawyer', whose clients included Manuel Noriega, discovered near Brittany island of Boëdic