North America – the region with the most billionaire wealth in 2013 – overtaken by Europe in terms of billionaire wealth. 155 new billionaires were minted this year, pushing the global population to a record 2,325 – a 7% rise from 2013, according to the second Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014, one of the … Read more
The World’s Most Expensive Superyachts And The Billionaires Who Own Them. With the Monaco Yacht Show taking place at the end of September, Wealth-X released a top 10 list of the world’s most expensive superyachts and the names of the billionaires who own them. Valued at US$1 billion, Eclipse owned by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich … Read more
Many of the works in Juan Antonio Pérez Simón’s collection were last seen in the UK in the 1890s at the Royal Academy
Trends shaping the luxury real estate market globally. Christie’s International Real Estate report. With more millionaires and billionaires in the world than ever before, pent-up demand and increasing consumer confidence, luxury real estate sales surged in 2013 around the world, according to a recent report by Christie’s International Real Estate, the real estate arm of … Read more
The combined fortune of the ultra-wealthy has doubled since 2009, and their property portfolio typically includes a £22m London home
The Florida city’s main asset was once a TV police series. Now, with an influx of money and art, it is America’s fastest-changing city. Can it do better than build a series of trophy buildings?