Investment
Stampede on
Going for gold: how a 'strange' investment is now mainstream
Glenda Kwek A stampede of the super-rich is underway as they snap up gold to secure their wealth as the economies of the world wobble.
Business Travel
Dare to stay different
Natasha Hughes Boutique hotels offer travellers a hip and sometimes quirky alternative to traditional five-star chains.
Luxury
Brazen Brazilian billionaire shoots for the top
Lisa Mahapatra and Linette Lopez The story of Eike Batista's push to be the world's richest man has it all - wealth, fame, romance and danger.
Luxury
Money-can't-buy experiences - for a price
Steve Colquhoun German prestige car brand builds a catalogue of exclusive hands-on opportunities in new bid to woo customers.
Luxury yacht marina could gazump foreshore master plan
Nicole Hasham A NEW luxury yacht destination for Chinese and Indian millionaires is being touted by the developers proposing an overhaul of a Sydney marina.
Jewellery
Blue beauty: diamond fetches record $10.4m
A flawless deep-blue diamond sold at auction on Wednesday night for 10.27 million Swiss francs ($10.
Timekeeper
Watch collector puts market gains to shame
Alfredo Paramico has a love for the finest time pieces.
Super wealthy
Billionaires get richer, but not millionaires
Many millionaires got poorer in the last year, but billionaires did just fine, using their heavyweight money management teams to ride out market and economic turmoil that hit the lesser rich,...
Sales revival
Snapped up by Asian buyers
Lucy Macken, Stephen Nicholls Offshore buyers are the trailblazers of a Sydney property revival, say agents, snapping up apartments in Bondi, the central business district and the North Shore and houses in Mosman and Killara.
That's rich
Five million maketh the millionaire
New survey says millionaires don't feel rich until they reach the five million dollar mark.
High rollers
Following the money whale
Simon Mann The gambling industry's titans are locked in a battle for the high-roller dollar. Will James Packer come out on top?
Wealth monitor
Times get tough on millionaires row
Leonie Lamont Last year was tough for Australias most wealthy with 13,400 fewer millionaires in the country than in 2010.
Offshore wealth
$20 trillion hidden in tax havens: report
The world's wealthiest individuals have stashed $US21 trillion ($20 trillion) worth of assets in offshore tax havens, equivalent to the combined GDPs of the United States and Japan, a...
Call to alms
Call to alms: who wants to be a green millionaire?
Saffron Howden The Myers, the Potters, and the Poola Foundation are leading a new trend in philanthropy that fuses indigenous cultural heritage with environmental conservation.
Precious gems
Diamonds are a downturn's best friend
Georgina Safe Retail may be in the doldrums, but resale at the top end of town is booming, with Sotheby's banking on record results for its fine jewellery auction in Double Bay on Monday.
New horizons
Lure of luxury keeps show afloat
In place of the absent superyachts are luxury cars, watches, a contemporary fine art gallery, jewelry and a home cinema.
Gift of the glam
A catalogue of fantasy
A flick through the extravagant Neiman Marcus Christmas book is a world away from everyday catalogue shopping.
High stakes
Tobey Maguire folds over $300,000 poker winnings
Tobey Maguire has decided to fold 'em and settle a lawsuit over his winnings from a convicted conman during high-stakes Hollywood poker games.
Luxury lifestyle
'King of the good times' facing $1b debt
The party may be over for India's "King of Good Times", Vijay Mallya, the flamboyant tycoon whose Kingfisher Airlines is threatened with collapse.
Mover and shaker
The billionaire who lives out of a bag
Jeremy Kahn Nicolas Berggruen lives his life on the move, carrying only a small tote bag and his BlackBerry as he seeks out companies to buy from Berlin to Bangalore to Brisbane.
