Family offices are increasingly becoming their own private equity funds and investing in companies directly, according to a new survey. A majority (62%) of family offices made at least six direct investments last year, where they buy a stake in a private company or provide lending, according to the survey of family offices by BNY … Read more
The original house used in the “Home Alone” movies on Nov. 8, 2021. Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images An array of iconic homes are for sale — and buyers will almost certainly pay extra for that pedigree. However, that premium is hard to quantify since some uber-wealthy buyers will pay almost anything … Read more
Joe Biden and Donald Trump 2024. Chip Somodevilla | Alex Wong | Getty Images Trillions in expiring tax breaks are at stake this election season — and those sunsets could raise taxes for most Americans after 2025 without extensions from Congress. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA, temporarily reduced taxes for most … Read more
B2m Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images The U.S. far outpaced the rest of the world in minting millionaires last year, adding 600,000 new millionaires and powering record fortunes at the top, according to a new study. America’s millionaire population grew 7.3% in 2023 to 7.5 million people, according to a report from Capgemini. Their … Read more
Small cap mutual fund schemes are in focus these days. These schemes that invest in the stocks of very small companies have given over 40.44% in 2023. In April 2024, the small cap funds again gained investors interest and received an inflow of Rs 2,208.70 crore.The talk about the higher valuations in the small cap … Read more
Although concerned that a thinner majority may restrict Prime Minister Narendra Modi from carrying large-scale pro-growth reforms, billionaire investor Mark Mobius is confident that the bull run is intact and that the Sensex can even hit the 1 lakh mark before Modi finishes his third term. The 87-year-old investor, known as an India bull in … Read more
As a bed and breakfast owner in Taiwan’s Hualien County, Chen Rei-jia was used to the minor tremors that sometimes disturbed her work. But this time, something felt different. “The shaking grew stronger and lasted longer, and as rescue vehicles arrived, I became frightened,” she said. “We heard rocks falling everywhere and saw smoke and … Read more
Chateau de Villette is more than a French manor house — it’s a walk through history. Built in the late 17th century with the help of Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Andre Le Notre, both of whom were instrumental in building the world-renowned Palace of Versailles, the chateau features seven suites in the main house, each extravagantly … Read more
Few hotels are as synonymous with old world grandeur and colonial architecture as the Raffles Hotel Singapore — the hotel of choice for the city-state’s visiting elite since it first opened in 1887. Guests from Rudyard Kipling to Catherine, Princess of Wales have graced its hallways, which like the rest of the hotel were revamped … Read more
There are 78 rooms at Paris’ Hôtel de Crillon, but only two “Les Grand Appartements.” The apartments can be combined, along with an adjoining room, to make a three-bedroom mega-suite that covers 335 square meters (3,606 square feet) of the hotel’s fourth floor. Famed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld designed the interiors down to the smallest of … Read more
