Managers of Wealth

World Cup to trigger premium car buying for Premiership footballers

ENGLISH-based Premiership footballers appearing in the World Cup are set to splash the biggest amount of money ever on luxury cars – whether they win or lose.

Home Values Fall in Priciest London Areas as England Surges

Home values in Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster, London’s most expensive boroughs, fell in April as a strengthening pound and potential new taxes deter wealthy foreign buyers.

What do you get the child who has everything

How about a £50,000 luxury playhouse (complete with drive-thru restaurants, working car washes, sweet shops and even a pub for dad!)

Christie's London Jewelry Auction Rakes in $13+ Million

The traditional Cartier section was again sold 100% by lot achieving a total of $1.58 million

Ridiculously Decadent: 4 Absurdly Shiny (And Expensive) Things Made With Diamonds

A diamond fishing lure can substantially increase your hookup rate – with mermaids

Art Basel Taps Zeng Fanzhi, Eva Rothschild, Seth Price and More for Parcours

With Art Basel in Basel just around the corner, the fair has revealed the lineup of 15 site-specific works that will be installed around the historic Rheingasse in Kleinbasel as part of its Parcours programming.

What It’s Like to Use a $10K Phone With a Real-Life Personal Assistant

The one I tested was the bargain-bin version

Why didn't Sir Alex Ferguson shift his Bordeaux at big-bottle auction?

He also bought into other wines, adding to his collection along the way

Investment banking and Savile Row are not so different: Pierre Lagrange on owning and living the historic Huntsman brand

Pierre Lagrange and Roubi L’Roubi, co-owners of historic Savile Row tailors Hunstman, are telling me about their “country lifestyle” which revolves around a Berkshire pile where they host “shooting dinners and weekend parties&

It's A Rich Man's World: Capital In The Twenty-First Century

Neo-liberal economic policies will lead to more and more inequality and social unrest, argues the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Policy makers should take heed of this important book.

Pink Rolls-Royce Ghost Vs BMW 5-Series GT: Which Would You Choose For Route 66?

We've all played the game (usually relating to matters of the bedroom) where you've got two hypothetical options that both make you cringe. Because we do cars at CT, here they are...

Wine judges laud ‘growing maturity’ within South Africa’s wine industry

The use of oak is a lot smarter than it used to be

Song Dynasty Dish Leads Christie’s $391 Million Auctions

Christie’s sold at least HK$3.03 billion worth of art during its five-day spring sale in Hong Kong that ended last night as Chinese buyers demonstrated more selectivity than at previous auctions.

Rolls-Royce at Villa d’Este 2014

As with all Rolls-Royce Phantoms, the cabin of the Drophead Coupe Waterspeed Collection is utterly gorgeous

VW ensures brand visibility during World Cup via soccer app

The winners will be established sources like ESPN and those who drive awareness to an experience that differentiates and brings additional value

Google's Self-driving Cars Feature No Driver's Seat, Steering Wheel

Google aims to build up to 200 such cars in the short term and hopes the vehicles will be available in various cities within a couple of years

Bahamas: Discount private island sells for $38M off

The property was offered with a promise: Live a lifestyle some people only dream of.

How to start a fine wine collection

Get invaluable tips and advice on collecting wine from the experts at London Wine Week

Forget bonds -- red wine a winner in the 20th century

Forget government bonds, fine art and even stamps: Red wine outperformed them all over the 20th century.

Christie’s Asian 20th-Century and Contemporary Sale in Hong Kong Nets $60.6 Million

He was referring to the fact that the first two lots of works by Chu Teh-Chun went for their lowest estimates

Extremely Expensive