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  • New York is home to the most billionaires in the world, including an ex-mayor worth over US$100 billion … many got ahead by shrewdly navigating the tech and finance worlds
  • They may be rich as Croesus, but many have a philanthropic bent and put their dollars to causes close to their heart; one’s pledged to leave most of his US$38.1 billion fortune to charity

The former World Bank economist’s sustainable clothing label, SukkaCitta, ensures better wages for the women working for it, while providing education to their families

A wealthy man in China who turned his back on business to become a Buddhist monk has given sanctuary to hundreds of single mothers and abandoned children.

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Jay Leno was officially granted conservatorship of his wife Mavis amid her ongoing struggles with advanced dementia – she ‘sometimes does not know her husband’

Lady Gaga was seen sporting a diamond ring on her left hand in West Hollywood recently – so is the ‘Bad Romance’ singer engaged to her beau Michael Polansky?

‘Impact Link’, or iLink, underscores Hong Kong’s determination to harness its strengths and resources to drive positive change and to assist family offices in using ‘wealth for good’, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.

The number of family offices in Hong Kong may have exceeded those established in major financial centres in the region as efforts in the past year to lure foreign capital started to show results.

Many famous people have spoken out about mental health, but which stars have actually invested time and money to help make a difference? From Ariana Grande to Megan Thee Stallion …

Billionaire, athlete and community advocate Magic Johnson is still living it up even though he’s retired – so how has the former basketball star been making use of his time at 64?

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HSBC plans to promote its family office and digital banking services to attract the growing horde of ultra-high-net-worth clients in Asia to its private banking unit.

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Besides launching his first fashion collection with Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson, Federer has attended the Met Gala, performed with Coldplay, and supported the Springboks at the 2023 Rugby World Cup

The ex-NBA star is on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans, making big bucks from his tequila brand, Cincoro, and sale of the Charlotte Hornets

The former tech exec joined Bill Gates at Microsoft after dropping out of his Stanford MBA, and continues to make a billion a year from his stake in the company

Luigi Berlusconi inherited 15.6 per cent of his dad’s investment arm Fininvest, along with several villas and homes in Italy, France and Antigua

Meet the media mogul who broke free of her father Sumner Redstone’s shadow, and once controlled a US$30 billion empire – but may be headed for a buyout

ImpactHK hopes its first fundraising gala will not only make the non-profit organisation’s work helping Hong Kong’s homeless financially sustainable but be ‘a great party for us’, says its founder.

Sabrina Elba is signed to the same modelling agency as the Hadid sisters and Hailey Bieber, and uses her platform to do good – here’s what else you need to know about her

Amid two high profile donations, China passed revisions to its 2016 Charity Law last month, but industry observers say the changes do not go far enough despite Beijing’s ‘common prosperity’ drive.

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Two kind-hearted, hard-working Chinese men who have donated huge sums of money to good causes instead of spending it on themselves, have attracted admiration across mainland social media for their generosity.

The Hollywood actor’s girlfriend is talented in her own right, exhibiting across the globe – so what do we know about her and her famously low-profile relationship?

A generous and anonymous donor in China has given a total of US$2.3 million to a charity over the past 25 years, touching the hearts of many people on mainland social media.

After the finale of Netflix’s hit series about the British royal family comes Bonhams’ memorabilia auction, from a replica of Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ to Queen Elizabeth’s corgis in porcelain

Ophélie Renouard founded Le Bal in 1994 as a modern, philanthropic update to historic debutante balls in the UK, with famous attendees including Eileen Gu, Lily Collins and Ava Phillippe

Some of the richest families in the city and the wider region attended a ceremony to launch the Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy (HKAWL) in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Family offices need to invest with purpose and a sense of values to secure a future for the next generation, said Regal Hotels International vice-chairman Poman Lo at the inaugural Family Business Summit in Hong Kong.

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