02/16/2015
From Celebrity Chefs to Private Jets, Here's how Asia's Big Spenders Celebrated Valentine's Day
Asian consumers are now one of the biggest spenders during Valentine’s Day, a holiday that originated in the West.
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02/16/2015
Top of the Superrich’s Real-Estate Wishlist? New York, Aspen
And in 2014, New York and Aspen saw prices rise 18.8% and 16%
02/15/2015
Lionel Messi signed football raises whopping £45,000 for Unicef at Sotheby auction
Lionel Messi has helped make one football the most expensive in the world – after a ball signed by the Barcelona star was sold for £45,000 in auction this week.
02/13/2015
Handwriting experts at odds over signature on will claiming Staten Island millionaire's fortune
A second handwriting expert found that the signature on a will claiming a Staten Island millionaire's fortune was indeed valid, thereby conflicting with a previous expert's opinion that the signature was a forgery.
02/13/2015
Judge allows millionaire’s mistress to tweet about affair
She’s free to tweet about her affair with a married millionaire businessman — but she still can’t go near him or his wife.
02/13/2015
Rich Chinese Flood Overseas Immigration Departments Amid Growing Wealth Drain
The flood of high net worth individuals seeking to settle overseas has flooded immigration authorities
02/12/2015
Richter breaks record for most expensive living artist in Europe
Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild sells for £30.4m at Sotheby's, making him the most valuable living European artist
02/12/2015
From Wealth to Health: Rich Chinese Seek Spiritual Fulfillment
Executives Spurn MBAs for Philosophy Classes; Shopping Excursions for Buddhist Meditations
02/12/2015
AmEx Is Losing Its Millionaires
As American Express courts ordinary spenders, rivals poach its wealthiest clients
02/12/2015
Why It's Hard To Be A Russian Millionaire In Europe
In short, no one wants to have much to do with Russia at all
02/10/2015
Revealed: Wealthy Arab royals embroiled in HSBC Swiss bank scandal
The secret Swiss bank accounts of numerous wealthy Arabs have been revealed in an international expose into HSBC Private Bank’s operations in the country.
02/10/2015
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard wed again on his private island
They tied the knot at Depp's West Hollywood home
02/09/2015
Wall Street CEO turns down $2.2 million bonus he didn't deserve
The headline was Wall Street’s version of “Man bites dog.”
02/09/2015
Stream of Foreign Wealth Flows to Elite New York Real Estate
Behind the dark glass towers of the Time Warner Center looming over Central Park, a majority of owners have taken steps to keep their identities hidden
02/09/2015
New York hotel sells for $2 million a room
A New York hotel which has not even opened yet has been sold to Chinese investors for US $230 million
02/09/2015
South Africa’s richest people in 2015
The number of South African dollar billionaires is shrinking, showing that amid trying economic times, even the super wealthy take a knock.
02/09/2015
Burgess Yachts’ newest boat emulates James Bond
Super yacht brokerage Burgess Yachts is celebrating its 40th anniversary
02/06/2015
Gandel gives the nod for mall merger
Melbourne Gandel gives the nod for mall merger
02/06/2015
Billionaire hedge fund manager explains why banker pay is way more screwed up than hedge fund manager pay
Since the financial crisis, hedge funds for the most part have struggled to produce strong returns relative to passive strategies making it difficult to justify the fees they’re paid.
02/06/2015
Where do the world's 2,089 billionaires live?
The world now has a record 2,089 billionaires – and for the first time, India has more of them than Britain or Russia