10/26/2013
Middle East demand for contemporary art on the rise
Christie’s highest valued lot has a base price of between $3 and $4 million
Extremely Wealthy
10/24/2013
Sophia Loren Cleared of Tax Evasion After 40 Years
The star declared less income at the time because her compensation from the film Il viaggio was deferred, meaning she was moved to a lower tax bracket.
10/21/2013
A billionaire's economic theory, via Youtube and cartoons
Dalio's approach may be a more practical way to think about the economic cause-and-effect relationships.
10/20/2013
Chanda Kochhar rises in Fortune list of top-50 women business leaders
Kochhar has moved up a rung to the fourth position from the fifth spot in the 2012
10/19/2013
The multimillion-dollar question - can we really have it all? Self-made magnate Lynn Forester De Rothschild on every working mother's dilemma
It’s quite simple: do you want more time with your family or more involvement in your professional life?
10/19/2013
Christie's auction tops off good week for Italian art in London
Records set for work by lesser known artists
10/19/2013
Ireland's second biggest bondholder has Rolling Stones play private show
The private Rolling Stones concert in Paris last October is reputed to have cost €10m
10/15/2013
Facebook CEO buys ALL his neighbours' houses all worth $30 million
The billionaire reportedly spent $30million buying the 4 homes next to his Palo Alto, California home.
10/15/2013
Forbes China Rich List 2013: Dalian Wanda's Wang Jianlin Tops The Billionaire List
China now has 168 billionaires, Forbes reports with its annual China Rich List.
10/13/2013
Ever hear the one about the Russian millionaire who walked into a bar?
Things rich people do: have 'receipt wars'
10/13/2013
Motorist gets £80,000 fine for speeding… because he's rich
A motorist was handed an eye-watering £80,000 fine for speeding by police - because he is rich.
10/12/2013
Hedge Fund Billionaire Cohen to Auction Artworks, Insiders Say
With mounting legal fees and possible penalties to be paid as part of a settlement related to criminal insider trading charges brought against his fund
10/10/2013
Who Will Be The World`s First Trillionaire?
Two generations ahead, future extrapolation of current wealth growth rates yields almost a billion millionaires.
10/10/2013
Shiv Nadar awarded 2013 BNP Paribas Grand Prix for Individual Philanthropy
The award was given to him at an event hosted on October 10th, 2013 at the Salons de l'Orangerie, the BNP Paribas headquarters in Paris, for his unparalleled efforts in philanthropy.
10/09/2013
Artful Dodgers: The Billionaires Who Cheated On Their Taxes
Who’s more powerful than a billionaire? The taxman, of course.
10/09/2013
J.P. Morgan's 1795 Cognac, Wine, Yacht China, Artwork, and New York Yacht Club Flags from His Yacht "Corsair" to Sell at Auction
The auction includes “The Flagship China” from Corsair. Fine dinnerware and serving pieces adorned with N.Y.Y.C. burgee, Commodore’s flag and “Flagship” on banner.
10/07/2013
Billionaire Andrew Forrest enters Rinehart family feud
The matter was adjourned for several hours after the court heard she had nominated a possible replacement trustee.
10/06/2013
Auction houses like Christie’s now eye vintage cars, firearms in India
There are a few new categories that we had not even thought of in India yet
10/06/2013
Egg-Sized Diamond Sells for Record-Setting $30 Million
Diamond Prices Keep Breaking Records.
10/02/2013
Billionaire adopts girlfriend to safeguard wealth in wrongful-death lawsuit
The lawyer said that the adoption was done for estate-planning purposes and to ensure protection of both his and her minor children and the stability of all the family investments.