“Berchtold knows his way around Switzerland’s second largest bank... he has steered Credit Suisse’s wealth unit to be within striking distance of UBS” -- WEALTH BULLETIN'S LEADERS
Sunday, 23rd November 2008
The ultra-rich are brushing aside the global financial turmoil by rushing to buy the new £1.2m (€1.5m) supercar from Aston Martin, according to a report in WalesOnline.
The world’s most expensive road car, which was launched at the Paris Motor Show last week, has already attracted more than 100 orders from super-rich enthusiasts - with a £200,000 deposit.
Sebastian + Barquet, a three-year old design gallery based in New York and Chelsea, is opening a new gallery showing museum quality pieces in Mayfair next month, the first in London to focus on international modernism from the 1940s to the 1960s. Its opening exhibition is dedicated to American modernist design and is curated by celebrated architect Eric Parry.
Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire owner of Formula One, could slip to 60th on the Sunday Times Rich List following a divorce from his Croatian wife Slavica, who is tipped to get half of his £2.4bn fortune.
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