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Money
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Up To £10 Billion On The Line In Putin Pal’s Divorce Settlement
14 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Britain’s most expensive divorce settlement could be dwarfed by a new Russian in town – Natalia Potanina, the ex-wife of Vladimir Potanin, the “ice hockey buddy” of President Putin.
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World Starts To Understand Scope Of Bill And Melinda Gates’ ‘Secretive’ Fortune
14 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Fun fact – Bill and Melinda’s fortune exceeds the size of Morocco’s annual economy. That’s due, in some part, to a very secretive entity called Cascade Investment.
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World’s Highest-Paid Athlete List Has New Top Dog
13 May 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
The 10 highest-paid athletes on the planet raked in a combined $1,05 billion between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021.
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Boats, Planes, Treehouses – World’s Wealthiest Are Splashing That Lockdown Cash
12 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
What the richest of the rich have been spending their money on during the lockdown periods is pretty out there.
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South Korean Couples Are Getting Very Savvy When It Comes To Giving Gifts
12 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Young South Korean couples are redefining romantic gestures by giving their partners stock gift cards instead of the usual cliched stuff.
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Everything We Know About Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht
12 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Whilst many of the details around Bezos’ new toy remain private, little leaks here and there give us an idea of what the world’s richest person is forking out for.
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America’s Five Richest Families Are Doing Just Fine
07 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Forbes’ latest list calculates that the richest 50 clans are worth a collective $1,2 trillion, which is up about 30% from $916 billion in 2015. These are the top five.
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Looks Like Jeff Bezos Is Joining The Yacht Party
06 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO, and it’s reported that he’ll be doing so just in time to enjoy a new, massive luxury mega-yacht and its accompanying “support yacht” with a helipad.
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Everything We Know About Discovery’s ‘Purple Card’ For The Super Rich
05 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Discovery Bank’s Purple account for the super-wealthy has a higher threshold for premium accounts than any other South African bank.
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Crazy Video Shows Progression Of World’s 10 Richest People Over Past 20 Years
07 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the past two decades, the list of the 10 richest people on the planet has undergone a serious shift. This video plots the rise and rise of some of today’s household names.
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Meet The World’s Five Youngest Billionaires
07 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Forbes’ latest billionaire report lists 10 billionaires younger than 30, although only four are self-made.
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Here’s What President Ramaphosa And Our Ministers Are Pulling In These Days
01 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The president and other top-earning ministers will see their paycheques remain the same for the second year in a row, but they’re still taking home a decent salary.
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Not Pretty – What The Average SA Credit Card User Owes
30 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Debt is an ugly four-letter word, and something that many South Africans are familiar with according to our credit card stats
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Largest Painting In The World Just Sold For A Staggering Sum [Videos]
25 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Sacha Jafri set out to create his painting, with the intent to raise $30 million for charity, but he got way more than he bargained for when the piece went on auction.
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How Jeff Bezos’ Ex, MacKenzie Scott, Is Spending Her Billions
23 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Unlike her ex-husband, MacKenzie Scott isn’t one for stockpiling wealth, and is using her immense financial power for good.
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Four Minutes Flat: How Africa’s Richest Woman Went From Billionaire To Broke [Video]
12 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At one stage, Forbes declared Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s longtime former president, the richest woman in Africa.
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Earning Secret Airbnb Cash? SARS Will Have You
12 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
SARS issued a statement this week pointing out a high degree of non-compliance in the short-term rental sector, with Airbnb income clearly under scrutiny.
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$28 Billion – How The Royal Family’s ‘Money Machine’ Works
11 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
‘The Firm’ oversees a $28 billion empire, with the Queen herself boasting personal assets in the range of $500 million.
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Work Out How Wealthy You Are Compared To Rest Of SA With This Simple Tool
11 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The World Inequality Database has updated its data for South Africa with a tool that lets you calculate how wealthy you are compared to other South Africans.
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Whopping Payday For Steinhoff CEO Sure To Raise Eyebrows
09 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Steinhoff’s recently released annual report shows that CEO Louis du Preez is pulling in some serious cash.
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Bezos’ Ex-Wife, Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, Married A Teacher From Their Kids’ School
08 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
MacKenzie Scott has married again, and her new spouse flies a little more under the radar than the man who came before.
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Dodgy People Are Still Getting Caught After Flashing Their Wealth On Social Media [Videos]
05 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re going to be dodgy and flaunt your wealth, don’t post your activities to your public social media account in the middle of an economic crisis.
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How Much Harry And Meghan Are Actually Worth
02 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With confirmation that Harry and Meghan won’t be returning as full-time working members of the British Royal Family, a closer look at their finances is in order.
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The 50/15/5 Rule May Change The Way You Budget
01 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
This simple three-step breakdown of how to budget for the month is a game-changer if you’re terrible at saving money.
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Items From Paul Kruger’s ‘Missing Hoard’ Now Up For Auction
26 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The mystery of the missing ‘Kruger Millions’ has been, to some degree, solved, and the gold wasn’t where treasure hunters thought it was.
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What You Need To Be In The Top 1% In SA, Compared To The Rest Of The World
25 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re keen to join the 1%, you’ll have to accumulate a fair sum of net wealth, albeit far less than in other parts of the world.
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Update On Former Domestic Worker Who Sought To Inherit Wealthy Lover’s Estate
23 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Jane Bwanya has approached the Constitutional Court to change laws that don’t allow people in opposite-sex life partnerships the same inheritance rights as married couples.
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How Come Britney Spears’ Net Worth Is So Low?
18 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Britney’s meteoric rise to stardom is well documented, but her net worth is considerably lower than some of her peers.
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Jeff Bezos’ Rise To Amazon Riches In Three Minutes Flat [Video]
17 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The rise and rise of his wealth is tied to the increased valuation of Amazon, which has become an online retail giant.
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Zero-Interest Shopping Loans Spell Trouble For Lay-Bys
16 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Shopping on lay-by has long been a popular payment method in South Africa, but a new system aims to disrupt the status quo.
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