Yesterday the world's oldest, bottled, single malt went on sale. It was originally laid down in a small Scottish distillery on October 15, 1938.

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.

British fashion icon Burberry dressed more than a few good men at the recently concluded Academy Awards.

For a third consecutive year, Swiss watchmaker and jeweler Piaget sponsored the Independent Spirit Awards.

The 12-year-old son of the President of Azerbaijan has spent $30 million this year on property in Dubai.

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.

Swiss jeweler and watchmaker Chopard has officially announced its participation in the upcoming luxury summit Hainan Rendez-Vous as part of the brand’s activities for its 150th anniversary.

Luxury watch brand Hublot SA and watch retailer The Hour Glass held a grand ball in honor of the Swiss brand's King Power collection.

This spring, Sotheby's Hong Kong will sell an exceptional and rare 5.16-carat, pear-shaped, internally flawless, fancy vivid, blue diamond from the legendary De Beers Millennium Jewels Collection.

A number plate solely bearing the number '7' has sold for $4.6 million in Abu Dhabi. The final bid was generated at a government auction on Saturday, where 72 distinctive number plates were sold.