Archive for September, 2009
Abramovich’s New $350 Million Megayacht Will Have Missile Defense System http://bit.ly/DFdiO
The rare glimpse into the lives of the super rich during a candid chat with a private fixer http://bit.ly/Z9zc9
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton to Acquire Royal van Lent, Builder of Luxury Mega-Yachts http://bit.ly/2JfPP
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
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An employee at the Jersey branch of the bank was secretly filmed as part of a Panorama investigation. British tax officials are investigating allegations that wealthy clients of Lloyds Banking Group are being encouraged to avoid UK taxes by channelling money through China. The BBC said that an employee at the Jersey branch of the [...]
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Posted in (UHNWI), Britain's wealthiest men, British billionaires, EU tax rules, Perfect Knowledge Blog, bank secrecy, financial affairs, high networth, high networth banking, high networth clients, high networth individual, high networth individuals, high networth investors, hni, hnw, hnwi, international ultra high net worth individuals, international utra high net worth indivduals, international wealthy, millionaires, multi millionaire, multi millionaires, multimillionaires, off-shore banking, offshore account, offshore accounts, offshores, perfect knowledge pr, personal tax, personal taxes, private advisor, secret offshore, secret offshore accounts, secret savings, secretive services, secretive tax haven, super rich, super rich community, super wealthy, tax avoiders, tax haven, ultra high networth, ultra rich, wealth management, wealthy individuals, wealthy people, www.perfectknowledgepr.com | Comments Off
Aerospace and defence giant BAE Systems is facing fines running into tens of millions of pounds after an inquiry by the Serious Fraud Office into allegations of bribery during arms and equipment sales. The SFO has been conducting a long-running corruption probe into the sale of aircraft and other equipment to South Africa, the Czech [...]
Monday, September 7th, 2009
Posted in Perfect Knowledge Blog, Secrecy, bank secrecy, belgravia fixer, brokering, confidential fixer, confidential matters, confidential service, confidential services, discreet affairs, discreet service, discreet services, international agent, international fixers, moneylaundering, multi-million dollar, power-broker, private & confidential, private & personal, private & personal affairs, private advisor, private advisory, private affairs, private deals, private slush fund, secret business deals, slush fund | Comments Off
Michelle Young searches inside her purse for change to pay for groceries. These days she is, in many ways, just like any other mother, watching every penny as she struggles to make ends meet. All that separates 45-year-old Michelle from the others in the supermarket queue is her expensive designer clothes, the only residual reminder [...]
Monday, September 7th, 2009
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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s new $355 million, 555-ft. Eclipse, designed to be the world’s biggest, will have a military-grade missile defense system to keep the oligarch safe. My colleague Deidre Woollard first reported on initial plans for the Eclipse back in January. Now further details are emerging about the megayacht (rendering above), which when completed [...]
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Posted in (UHNWI), Abramovich, Forbes rich lists, Forbes' list, Middle Eastern royalty, Rich Sheikh, Roman Abramovich, Roman Abramovich's, Russian Oligarchs, Russian billionaire, Russian oligarch, Secrecy, Sheikh Mohammed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Sheikh of Dubai, Yacht A, billionaire Arab sheikh, billionaires, billionairess, forbes 2008 billionaires, forbes 2009 billionaires, forbes billionaire, forbes billionaires, forbes millionaire, forbes millionaires, forbes rich list, forbes richest, high networth, high networth banking, high networth individual, high networth individuals, hni, hnw, hnwi, international ultra high net worth individuals, international utra high net worth indivduals, international wealthy, luxurious, luxurious touches, luxurious yachts, luxury, luxury articles, luxury boats, luxury businesses, luxury service, luxury services, luxury super yachts, luxury yacht, luxury yacht charter, luxury yacht hire, luxury yachts, luxury yachts sale, mega yacht, mega yachts, most luxurious yachts, rich indivduals, rich individuals, rich list, sunday times rich list, sunseeker yacht, super rich, super rich community, super wealthy, super yachts, ultra luxury, ultra luxury mega yacht, ultra rich, world’s largest yacht, world’s longest yacht the Dubai, yacht for sale, yacht hire, yacht sale, yachts for sale | Comments Off
French luxury products group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton said Monday it has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch investment company Egeria to acquire Royal van Lent, the Dutch designer and builder of luxury custom mega-yachts sold under the Feadship brand. The talks with owner Egeria, a Dutch investment firm, are based on an acquisition [...]
Friday, September 4th, 2009
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A townhouse in Knightsbridge has been sold at the biggest price reduction ever seen on a piece of luxury real estate in the city of London. According to the Daily Mail, the home was sold after being reduced by £22 million. The original asking price was a jaw-dropping £40 million – final sale price £18 [...]
Friday, September 4th, 2009
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This page contains some of the top 100 mega yachts in the world and includes the year and the yacht was launched and the owner of the yacht. Ever wonder who owns the mega yachts of the world? Below is a listing, by size, of the top superyachts.
Eclipse Length 167meters (548ft) Year expected launched 2009 [...]
Friday, September 4th, 2009
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An armed gang took a woman hostage as they stole £40 million worth of rings, necklaces and bracelets from an exclusive store in what is thought to be Britain’s biggest jewellery robbery. Two smartly dressed men arrived in a black taxi at Graff’s jewellers in Bond Street, Central London, last week and were buzzed through [...]
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Posted in (UHNWI), Perfect Knowledge Blog, affairs of the rich and famous, billionaire retailer, british socialite, high networth clients, high networth individual, high networth individuals, hni, hnw, hnwi, luxurious, luxurious touches, luxury, luxury articles, luxury culture, luxury magazines, luxury service, luxury services, perfect knowledge pr, rich and famous, rich indivduals, rich individuals, rich list, super rich, super rich community, super wealthy | Comments Off