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How technology is reshaping the BRW Rich 200 List
It used to be nigh impossible to make the BRW Rich List from a standing start in a short time. But the tech revolution has made a handful of smart young Turks very rich, very quickly.
How big donations changed Australian philanthropy
Donations of $50 million-plus were unheard of 18 months ago; last year we had five. Have a handful of billionaires pushed philanthropy towards a tipping point in Australia?
Rich 200 List members’ favourite possessions
Geoff Harris, Patricia Ilhan, Paul Little, Barry Lambert, Imelda Roche, Nigel Satterley and Shesh Ghale reveal the possessions that are worth more to them than what money could buy.
How Jerry Ren’s Oil & Gas secured the NT
Oil and gas prospector Jerry Ren is the richest man in the Northern Territory. The Chinese-born Australian hopes his massive investments in Top End leases will deliver much more.
5 of the best young stock pickers
Who is the John Sevior, Anton Tagliaferro or David Paradice of the next generation?
Luxury brand LVMH’s private equity arm embraces Australia
Australia was a big surprise for the investment arm of luxury house LVMH Moët Hennessy. L Capital Asia head Ravi Thakran says it’s proven more fertile than expected.
How easy is it to live the day trader way?
Fancy yourself as someone who could beat the market and make millions if you gave it a go? The reality of day trading isn’t quite as romantic.
Best hotels, bars and dining in London’s city
New buildings compete for the mantle of most dazzling – and in some cases, most gauche – in the historical CIty of London.
Fashion forecast
Custom spectacles from Maison Bonnet, Kevlar hand luggage, Hermès Galop jewellery collection, Louis Vuitton’s cruise collection and Horst P. Horst exhibition at the V&A, London.
What tennis player Roger Federer wants more of
The fifth richest athlete in the world desires the same ultimate luxury as many of us: more time.
Art gallery swap between Sydney and Berlin
Interesting things happen when two contemporary art dealers get together for a drink in Berlin. Dominik Mersch has done a swap with his friend Patrick Ebensperger.
Top-price watches come with long waiting times
Oh the irony. The more you have to spend on a watch the less chance there is of instant gratification.
Green is the new black for luxury fashion
Planet Fashion is reeling. The provenance of your snakeskin clutch does matter after all.
Smiljan Radic changing the face of architecture
The man invited to create this year’s Serpentine Gallery pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens is a starchitect without the accompanying noise. A poetic giant in his field.
Forget Bordeaux wines – stick to Burgundy
They both start with the letter B and are arguably the two most important table wine regions in France but the comparison pretty much ends there.
Joanna Rakoff’s year with Salinger
Replying to J. D. Salinger’s fan mail was one of the duties assigned to the author of My Salinger Year when she took a job with a New York agency.
Other passions | Sue Hollis and her motorbike habit
The founder of TravelEdge concedes that riding her Ducati superbike is “completely irrational, highly irresponsible and totally addictive”.
