03/13/2012
Taikichiro was a scholar who taught economics; though initially unprepared to take over the family real estate business (his father invested in real estate post WWII), he left university life and founded Mori Building in 1959, developing Tokyo’s Min
03/12/2012
Hassanal Bolkiah, 65, has been in power for more than 40 years, ruling as the oil-rich country's Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Finance Minister and head of religion - with full executive authority and emergency powers.
03/06/2012
Stakes in publicly traded companies are valued using the share’s most recent closing price. All numbers are in U.S. dollars at current exchange rates.
03/05/2012
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s richest people, shows that Kamprad maintains control over the business through a network of holding companies and legal entities established more than 30 years ago.
03/02/2012
Pinay mall magnate on Forbes list of Asia's most powerful businesswomen
Among the honorees whose work ranges from Bollywood to banking is Teresita Sy-Coson, vice chairman of one of the biggest family-owned conglomerates in the Philippines, SM Investment Corp., with interests that include the nation’s most profitable and
03/02/2012
Hong Kong Billionaire Steps Aside For Son
By stepping down, Cheng is putting into motion an orderly succession of family members moving into the company’s top posts.
02/29/2012
Aberdeen Asset Management Teams Up With Martin Laird
The 29 year-old from Glasgow, Scotland claimed his first PGA TOUR victory at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in 2009.
02/29/2012
Legacy Trust Family Wealth Offices Sponsors LPGA Golfer Amelia Lewis
As a student at the Bolles School, (Jacksonville, FL) Amelia was a three-time All-First Coast Player of the Year (2006, 2007, 2008) and the 2009 Florida First Coast Scholar Athlete.
02/26/2012
Dubai boat show to draw big spenders
Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS) this year will see a surge in the number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) from the Middle East region, according to the event organisers.
02/24/2012
Dubai launches Middle East’s most expensive chocolate
Dubai has launched the Middle East’s most expensive box of chocolates, priced at $105 per pound.
02/24/2012
Hong Kong leader denies bribery over yacht trip
The chief executive - whose wife is from Macau - said he was in the gaming hub, which is about an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong, for a private visit including tomb-sweeping and denied there was luxurious treatment on the yacht.
02/24/2012
Chinese Millionaires Are Immigrating To The US In Huge Numbers
Ever since Deng Xiaoping opened Chinese doors to the world decades ago, the US has forged an important, if sometimes politically contentious, business relationship with China.
02/23/2012
Poppy Delevigne models for Louis Vuitton summer collection
Shop the collection from April, when it hits Louis Vuitton stores.
02/17/2012
Family of Russian billionaire buys NYC apartment for $88m
The seller was Sanford I. Weill, the former head of Citigroup Inc. It was bought by a trust for the daughter of Dmitry Rybolovlev (dih-MEE’-tree rih-bah-LOHV’-lehv).
02/17/2012
3 more join Malaysia’s billionaires’ club
At number two is T. Ananda Krishnan, whose wealth eased six per cent to RM42.9 billion, but narrowing the gap with Kuok.
02/16/2012
Where The 'One Percent' Live
The question arose: Who are the one percent, and where are they from?
02/16/2012
Counting the Billionaires at 834 Fifth Avenue
The elegant limestone building at Fifth Avenue and 64th Street in Manhattan can again claim four billionaire households.
02/13/2012
Just before the 2008 financial collapse, 22-year-old Alex Garrett joins the bond sales team at Cromwell Pierce, where she encounters unwanted sexual advances, office pranks, and the type of truly odd behavior that can only be found on Wall Street (wheelin
02/03/2012
This year, participating institutions span the globe from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), to Asia, Australia, Latin America and the United States. The Art Conservation Project will see the restoration of 20 art works and artifacts with importan
02/02/2012
'Dead' trader found working in Las Vegas casino fined $90,000
Jones had disappeared over three decades earlier from Highland Park, Illinois.