03/03/2013
Randy Lerner gives up £20 million of own wealth to help Aston Villa cut financial losses
Lerner waived interest on loans totalling £107.1 million made by him to Villa, costing him £20 million
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02/27/2013
BNP Paribas extends sponsorship of Calif. tourney
2013's tournament runs March 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
02/27/2013
Gates Foundation’s 2-way philanthropy in China
Many international philanthropy organizations besides the Gates Foundation have adjusted their China strategy in recent years.
02/27/2013
Asia has world’s most billionaires
Asia had 608 billionaires, North America 440 and Europe 324, it said in a statement.
02/26/2013
Asian Art Week at Christie’s to begin on March 20
The collection includes names of renowned artists such as Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Maqbool Fida Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Jagdish Swaminathan and Syed Haider Raza.
02/25/2013
Diego Maradona returns to Italy for tax evasion case
THE Argentine sporting hero flew to Italy to handle a dispute over alleged unpaid taxes garnered during his time with Napoli.
02/24/2013
Standard Life becomes first World-Wide partner in Ryder Cup history
Never before has a company partnered with The Ryder Cup on both sides of the Atlantic, with the new ground-breaking agreement enabling Standard Life Investments to promote and market its association with The Ryder Cup on a truly global scale.
02/19/2013
Richard Branson is latest billionaire to join Bill Gates' $500bn philanthropy club Giving Pledge
Virgin founder publicly commits to give away half of his fortune to philanthropic causes
02/19/2013
Russian Oligarch Pledges Half His Wealth To Charity
Forbes has his net worth listed at $14.5 billion, making the 52 year old the fourth richest man in Russia and No. 46 on the Forbes 2012 billionaire list.
02/19/2013
Former Swiss Billionaire in Crisis to Sell Aston Martin
He put two hotels up for sale as well as his stake in Moser
02/14/2013
As Rich Get Thrifty, Supercar Salesmen Work Harder
"There is still wealth within London, there's no doubt about that, but you're having to farm a lot harder to get your share of it."
02/07/2013
How to live like a millionaire in Singapore
The city-state has the highest percentage of millionaires in the world. They've also got lots of ways to blow their stash
02/06/2013
Art dealer Guy Wildenstein charged with tax evasion
A bank based in the Bahamas had also been charged with complicity in tax evasion.
02/02/2013
Tax authority denies Maradona pardonTax authority denies Maradona pardon
Diego Maradona has not been pardoned over tax debts
01/31/2013
UBS could quit F1
Columnist Francois Bloch wrote: "UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti is not a formula one fan."
01/31/2013
David Beckham joins PSG, donates salary to charity
No details were given on how much the 37-year-old star will be paid or which charity will get the money
01/30/2013
S. African Billionaire Gives Half of Fortunes to Charity
The U.S.-based Forbes magazine estimates his net worth is about $2.65 billion.
01/10/2013
Asia Millionaires Buying Private Jets Boost Demand
Millionaires in search of new toys are set to fuel a fourfold jump in Asia’s share of private jets in the next five years.
01/09/2013
Good year for Hong Kong’s property billionaires
Li Ka-shing remains Hong Kong’s richest man – with a US$8 billion increase in wealth over the past year, according to the latest Forbes’ list released on Thursday.
12/27/2012
Heirs of Communist China's Eight Immortals 'have amassed huge wealth'
Descendants of some of Communist China's most revered revolutionary founders have amassed huge fortunes and become a "capitalist nobility", according to a new report.