oligarchs

Vladimir Putin ordered the seizure of Danone and Carlsberg’s Russian operations after businessmen close to the Kremlin expressed an interest in the assets, according to people close to the decision.On Tuesday the government appointed…

However, a corollary of re-registering is that the owners of the jet enjoy a new degree of anonymity when flying around the world.Most oligarchs own their private jets through complicated structures involving offshore companies, which makes…

The UK is making it more difficult for Russian oligarchs to pursue their opponents by tightening its sanctions regime, however freedom of speech advocates say the measures do not go far enough.The government’s sanctions enforcement agency…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Plastic letters arranged to read "Sanctions" are placed in front of German and Russian flag colors in this illustration taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) -…

Many of the super rich, who as a class used to be mostly secretive, have become celebrities instead.It’s not really a surprise that technological progress and rising gross domestic product haven’t created a happy, equitable society;…

The US has warned that Hong Kong risked becoming a haven for Russian oligarchs after the Chinese territory said it would not enforce western sanctions on a superyacht owned by billionaire Alexei Mordashov that has docked in the…

The first superyacht seized from a sanctioned Russian oligarch following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been sold after attracting 63 bids at an auction in Gibraltar, the auctioneers said.Axioma, a luxury 236-foot vessel belonging to…

The nonprofit has pledged about $US650 million to fight the disease, while also betting on early-stage cancer research companies. That’s added one more layer of protection to Knaster’s fortune and distanced him from his past at a time of…

One of the most interesting items found on an oligarch’s seized superyacht is a possible Faberge egg. First commissioned by Tsar Alexander III for his wife, the precious eggs, often adorned with diamonds, became a…

A week after Russian troops poured into Ukraine and advanced on Kyiv, a group of volunteers commandeered a large house outside the capital for a makeshift dispensary and field hospital. The mansion belongs to Viktor Pinchuk, one of…