Van Cleef & Arpels, the French jeweller, is planning on doubling its presence in China within the coming year.

Carlos Slim has crept past Bill Gates on Forbes' Rich List. It is by no means the only shake up in a year that has seen hundreds of billionaires regain huge swathes of wealth lost during the recession.

Greece is coming under an immense amount of pressure from various European politicians to sell off some of its most highly prized assets. These include landmark buildings and a hoard of stunning islands

Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian metals magnate, has been told by a French court that he must forfeit the $55 million deposit he put down on Villa Leopolda, on the French Riviera.

The iconic Hummer, once the ultimate status symbol, is now just a symbol of excess. Plans for the Chinese firm Tengzhong to save the vehicle are dead in the water

The opening of the Marina Bay Sands in April this year comes at a time when the Singapore property market is looking extremely robust. As a result, everyone will be looking with baited breath to see the impact of the spectacular resort.

An icon of both luxury and time, Rolex put on its thinking cap to officially raise the curtain on the Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne, Switzerland 22 February 2010.

In a legal battle that could have profound implications for Internet sites around the world, the Paris District Court yesterday found eBay liable for harming the reputation of the trademarks, company name, shop sign and domain name of Louis Vuitton.

Several family members close to the convicted ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff now have to publicly account for every penny they spend. It's quite a change from their luxury lifestyle of the past.

Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management (PWM) has signed an exclusive sponsorship package with Hainan Rendez-Vous 2010 - China's first luxury lifestyle event.