Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index: a daily ranking of the world’s 20 wealthiest individuals

Bloomberg Billionaires Index Tracks Daily Wealth Bloomberg launched “Bloomberg Billionaires Index,” – a daily global ranking of the richest people with access to each billionaire’s profile. “The index is a dynamic measure of the world’s wealthy based on changes in markets, the economy and Bloomberg reporting. Each net-worth figure is updated every business day at … Read more

Yves Saint Laurent and PPR appoints Hedi Slimane as creative director

Yves Saint Laurent and PPR luxury group announced the appointment of Hedi Slimane as Creative Director of the maison Yves Saint Laurent. Slimane will assume total creative responsibility for the brand image and all its collections. In parallel with this new position, the designer will continue to pursue his career in photography. Hedi Slimane thus … Read more

Tiffany & Co Paris flagship up for sale for more than £25 million

The building that holds Tiffany & Co’s flagship Paris store is up for sale with a price tag of more than £25 million. As well as housing Tiffany & Co, the building on 6 Rue de la Paix is also home to Kornmesser, an Austrian luxury jewellery and porcelain retailer. Both jewellery retailers have recently … Read more

Asia travel trends

Himalayan holiday, Myanmar, Indonesia and South Korea among Asia travel trends of the year While luxury travel to China, Japan and Thailand remains perennially popular, a handful of locales are stealing the spotlight for Asia luxury travel. Remote Lands, the New York and Bangkok-based Asia ultra-luxe private tour operator, predicts the hottest Asia travel destinations … Read more

Jaguar XF Sportbrake – the first ever official Jaguar wagon

How alive are you? The Jaguar XF Sportbrake – the new and truly versatile derivative of the multi-award winning XF – made its global debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Also making their global debut are the XK and XKR Special Edition models. Entirely new from the B-pillars backwards, the XF Sportbrake represents a … Read more

Greece to sell a part of Corfu island

Greece launches tender for land on Corfu island Greece tries to raise 19 billion euros by 2015 through privatizations and concession sales. The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, Greece’s privatization fund, has launched a tender for the exploitation of a large seaside plot on the western resort island of Corfu. The fund is seeking to … Read more