Safe storage of wealth? US$100 million established as the billionaire benchmark for ultra-prime property, says study

‘Trophy’ has become the new buzz-word in luxury real estate. More properties than ever before were sold and listed for sale at US$100 million or higher in 2014, says the new study by Christie’s International Real Estate — the world’s leading luxury residential network and the real estate arm of Christie’s art house. As the … Read more

The LG Watch Urbane has landed in the Google Store

The new LG Watch Urbane from LG Electronics has landed in the Google Store with the same price as the cheapest version of the Apple Watch Sport – $349. LG Watch Urbane is the first new smartwatch powered by the latest version of Android Wear, which works with premium smartphones, such as the all-new LG … Read more

David Geffen, George Lucas and Arnon Milchan taking the top spots on Hollywood’s top 10 art collectors list

Star Wars director George Lucas and actors Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common the love for film and for art. The three cinema celebrities are featured on the list of Hollywood’s top 10 art collectors released by Wealth-X. The combined value of the art collections of the 10 individuals on the list is … Read more

The truth is never as obvious as what it might appear to be: a revelation for luxury brand through the lens of Gabrielle Chanel

This study is not a biography of Gabrielle Chanel, whose life story everyone has probably read about in different places. Rather, it is an account of how an intuitive brand manager brilliantly wielded the resources at her disposal in line with the social, cultural, ideological,and philosophical norms at that particular time, whether intentionally or not, … Read more

How China’s Macau crackdown threatens big US casino moguls

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how gambling giants made billions against backdrop of triads, vice and corruption in ‘Vegas of the east’

What the experts say: how to make our cities more sustainable

Catch-up on the highlights from our recent panel discussion on sustainable cities, including why it is a myth that Spaniards don’t cycle