Bernard Arnault | La Spec Mansions | Louis Vuitton
Buying nearly a half-billion-dollars worth of Rodeo Drive retail properties apparently isn’t Bernard Arnault’s only real estate ambition in Beverly Hills. Arnault, the fourth-richest person in the world, has added to his sizeable portfolio of prime Los Angeles real estate with a $30 million purchase in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood. The chairman of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH picked up a 6,400-square-foot home there last month, according to Yolanda’s Little Black Book. It’s not the home […]
Gam Said To Offer Star Fund Managers Special Retention Bonuses - The Financial Express
GAM Holding AG is offering a special retention bonus to key fund managers, people with knowledge of the matter said, the latest measure by the asset manager to contain a crisis that's seen investors pull money and the shares plummet.
This Entrepreneur Went From Selling Firecrackers To Landing $70M For His Canadian Startup
Even before starting his mini-paper route empire, Michael Litt was importing firecrackers from south of the border to distribute to his third grade classmates. Now he is a serious startup investor and founder at the heart of Canada's new tech ecosystem.
How Slack's Cal Henderson Survived 2 Failed Startups And A Yahoo Sale
Slack is a popular workplace messaging service worth $7.1 billion and reportedly on the verge of going public. Its founding team, including British CTO Cal Henderson, have weathered a lot of successes and failures to get Slack where it is today. That includes trying and failing with to start two gaming companies, and selling the photo site Flickr to Yahoo. Henderson said after the founders' experiences with Yahoo, Slack is committed to staying independent and says it has a strong chance against its key rival Microsoft because it's only focused on one product.
Jsw Steel To Invest Over Rs 5,000 Cr On Strengthening Downstream Mfg Capacity | Business Standard News
JSW Steel plans to pump in over Rs 5,000 crore to strengthen its downstream manufacturing capacity and is also keen to pursue stressed downstream assets that will come up for bidding in the next round. JSW Steel, which announced a capex investment programme of nearly Rs 45,000 crore to expand its capacities in Karnataka and Maharastra, is planning to invest over Rs 5,000 crore to strengthen its downstream manufacturing capabilities, company's Joint MD Seshagiri Rao told PTI. This will enable the company to re-orient its product mix and focus on high value special steel products and customisation, he said.
Asia's Esports Scene Spawns Raft Of New Businesses - Nikkei Asian Review
As well as being able to load content faster than ever before, you'll now find it's much easier to find all the content you need about the Asian business world. SINGAPORE/DALIAN, China/TOKYO -- Competitive video gaming has become a serious business in Asia, home to half the world's esports audience.
Billionaires Vs. Poverty: Behind A Push To Use Data To Boost Economic Opportunity In Cities -- Inside Philanthropy
Some of the nation's wealthiest philanthropists have lately swung behind new work to make city economies more equitable and inclusive. We look at the latest initiative attracting big grant money.
Mcdonnell Investment Management To Integrate Into Loomis Sayles | Swfi - Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute
McDonnell Investment Management, LLC is being integrated into Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. by the early part of 2019. Both asset managers are affiliates of Natixis Investment Managers. The cost saving measure will enable McDonnell clients opportunities to Loomis Sayles' resources and operational capabilities. McDonnell Investment Management manages US$ 11.7 billion in assets at September [...]
Investment Chief Resigning From $12B Hawaii Endowment
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Are Jared And Ivanka Good For The Jews? - The New York Times
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem in 2017.: Jewish communities stand more divided than ever on whether to embrace or denounce Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. On election night in Beverly Hills, Jason Blum, the hot shot horror-movie producer, was accepting an award at the Israel Film Festival. The polls in a string of midterm contests were closing, and Mr. Blum, a vocal critic of President Trump, was talking about how much was at stake.
London Real Estate | Brexit | London Penthouses
If you're looking to buy a penthouse in London, now is a good time. Factors such as Brexit and a strong supply of luxury apartments have turned London into a strong market for buyers, according to the Wall Street Journal. The uncertainties surrounding Brexit have deterred many people from wanting to buy property, and the city is still dealing with a glut of luxury homes from its real estate recovery, which started around 2010. As [...]