Managers of Wealth

BMW takes the lead in luxury sales

Get ready for another luxury-sales race that goes down to the wire in 2015.

The World’s Most Exclusive Members’ Clubs

If you want to unwind, form friendships and cement business deals then the opulent surroundings of a private members’ club could be just the ticket. Billionaire.com has a selection of the very best.

Lewis Hamilton Mercedes deal could be worth £27m a year

World champion Lewis Hamilton expects to sign a new Mercedes contract this week that could be worth more than £27m a year

James Packer sells Perisher ski resort to US company Vail Resorts

US-based Vail Resorts has bought Australia's Perisher ski resort for $176.6 million from James Packer subsidiary, Murray Publishers and Transfield Corporate.

Boating: Slinging for Singapore

A host of Phuket’s leading brokerages and charter companies are preparing to hoist anchor to join the Singapore Yacht Show at the ONEº 15 Marina Club at Sentosa from April 23-26

Driverless Cars Poised To Transform Automotive Industry by By Darrell Delamaide of Oilprice.com

German rival Audi, Tesla, Google and a number of other companies are working on their own versions of driverless cars, fulfilling the forecasts that they will be a reality on the roads perhaps as soon as the end of this decade.

Porsche Shares the Wealth; Staff Get $9,400 Bonus

Porsche, the famously profitable German sports-car maker, is sharing the wealth

Luxury Jewelry Brand Bulgari to Launch NFC Smartwatch

Bulgari is stepping into the smartwatch market next year when it launches its new NFC-enabled luxury smartwatch, Diagono Magnesium.

Hermès Slim Koma Kurabé

Hermès takes us to the Japan of traditions, in the shade of a flowering cherry tree, to enjoy a more than millennial-old celebration: Koma Kurabe, the famous Japanese horse race.

Chanel Les Éternelles in High Jewelry watches

The true novelty at Chanel this Baselworld, at least in terms of timepiece architecture, is the brand new “capsule” collection of three exceptional High Jewelry watches called “Les Éternelles.”

Secret Watch

This is not a piece of jewelry.

Millennials are well-known for their love of looking at pictures of cats

Lagerfeld’s Choupette leads trend as pets become brand representatives

Luxury brands hedge bets with smartwatches

Therefore, the partnerships unveiled at the Baselworld fair actually involve little investment for luxury brands – aside from their marketing efforts – but represent potentially high returns in terms of image and sales.

Virgin is building an electric car to compete with Telsa and Google, hints Richard Branson

VIRGIN is developing an electric car to rival Tesla, Richard Branson has hinted.

LYJAPCS targets HNW individuals

According to the people behind the London Yacht, Jet & Prestige Car Show (LYJAPCS), London has twice as many billionaires and millionaires than any other city on earth

Men’s Watch-Buying Guide

The luxury watch industry is a curious creature

Former Rue La La CEO launches luxury Italian footwear brand

Ben Fischman, formerly the CEO of Boston-based Rue La La, has unveiled his newest venture: M. Gemi, an e-commerce company that sells luxury, hand-crafted footwear made by artisan designers from Italy at an affordable price.

Italian millionaire sues Christie's over record-breaking $40m sale

He is suing Christie's auction house in New York to recover the 'Princie Diamond,' a 34.65-carat pink diamond he claims was stolen

Yellow Diamond Leads Sotheby's HK Spring Sale

Pink diamonds also feature at the auction with a 4.57-carat fancy vivid pink

Check out some of the insanely fancy cars spotted at Goldman Sachs Asia

The amazing thing is that, as is customary in the region, most senior bankers are chauffeur driven

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