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  • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
    Sheldon Adelson
    Casino magnate and Republican donor Sheldon Adelson dies aged 87

    Billionaire helped transform gaming hubs and wielded influence over US and Israeli politics

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
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    Elon Musk is officially the richest man on earth

    Today, in totally normal markets.

  • Sunday, 3 January, 2021
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    Eric Syz: ‘80% of active managers are index huggers’

    Private banking chief on succession, searching for alpha and partying with Andy Warhol

  • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
    James Max
    Rich People’s Problems: Where’s the party?

    Covid means I haven’t eaten a canapé in the whole of December

  • Friday, 18 December, 2020
    Henry Mance
    Who doesn’t want to be a billionaire?

    Rich people from MacKenzie Scott to Elon Musk are discovering that giving can be hard to do

  • Sunday, 13 December, 2020
    LexUK tax
    Wealth taxes: rich pickings Premium

    Tapping the rich might be considered less of a vote loser than a return to austerity

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    Joseph Safra
    World’s richest banker Joseph Safra dies aged 82

    Brazilian who migrated from Lebanon built an international business empire

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    Chris Giles
    Quiz yourself whether a Covid wealth tax is a good idea

    A newly proposed UK levy on the rich revives all the pros and cons of an old debate

  • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
    Financial services
    Ananyev brothers face mounting pressure over Russian bank

    The battle over the nationalised Promsvyazbank is intensifying.

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  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Prime property
    The Vulgarati return

    This time, outside of Zone 1.

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    John Gapper
    Angry billionaires make disturbing neighbours

    From blaring music to blocking beaches, the super wealthy are bad at sharing with others

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    Special Report
    FT Wealth: December 2020

    In this edition: Asia holds promise for wealth managers; Monaco viewed as a haven in the storm; new ways of mourning and paying tribute; the German heir who lives in the prison he founded; searching for the perfect lockdown property

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    FT WealthStefan Wagstyl
    The wealthy must prepare for depressed asset growth

    The rich can mitigate the effects of a crisis but cannot escape them entirely. If household assets do not stand on firm economic foundations they will crumble

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    FT Secondary Schools
    Introduce a mansion tax on high value properties

    Winner of the FT Schools/Royal Economic Society 2020 student prize

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    Special ReportFT Wealth: December 2020
    The German scion who sees it as his duty to house refugees and young offenders

    ‘Property entails obligations,’ says Tobias Merckle, an heir to a pharma fortune who lives in the prison he founded

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    FT WealthClaire Jones
    Frankfurt’s elite have rediscovered the joys of nature

    Woods, rambles and e-bikes have replaced international jet-setting in 2020

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    FT WealthRhymer Rigby
    Can you ever be rich and green?

    The 1% who try are pilloried as hypocrites, but that does not mean their efforts are in vain

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    The Wealth ManPersonal Finance Advice & Comment
    Are you a good financial role model?

    Purpose, meaning and joy can come from passing on wealth, in a way that makes a difference to others

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Special ReportMoral Money: Entrepreneurs
    Green entrepreneurs look to make money and a difference

    Many ventures to cut carbon emissions are far from philanthropic endeavours and have generated great wealth

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Trusts fall from favour as tax planning vehicles for wealthy families

    The number of trusts shrinks but they pay more tax in 2018-19

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    James Max
    Rich People’s Problems: How to show off in a pandemic

    Socialising moves outdoors with patio heaters, barbecues and fire pits

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Stefan Wagstyl
    The struggle between success and succession

    Why are the heads of family businesses so reluctant to hand over the reins?

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    Wealth management
    Pandemic makes world’s billionaires — and their advisers — richer

    Global trend suggests the Covid-19 crisis is widening financial inequalities

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    Executive Pay
    Julius Baer to withhold millions in bonuses from two former CEOs

    Internal probe penalises Boris Collardi and Bernhard Hodler over money-laundering scandal

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    Special Report
    FT Wealth: Family Office

    FT Wealth’s annual special edition on family offices

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