"The Ritz-Carlton will bring its legendary service standards to Israel and offer the global affluent traveler a destination for both leisure and business in Herzliya," he added. The hotel and was designed by a collection of internationally recognized …

"Princesses: Long Island" (Bravo). <em>Series premieres Sun., June 2 at 9 p.m. ET.</em> <strong>What To Know</strong>: The reality series follows six college-educated women from affluent areas of Long Island who are still living with their families.

Inspired by the princely states of India in the 1930s, Manish's collection for the finale blended cross-cultural influences – an old-world mix of traditional Indian motifs, and the influences of British culture on the affluent Indian Lifestyle. "I …

TO THE NAKED EYE, IT MAY APPEAR THAT: Beloved teen drama The O.C., which premiered on Fox exactly 10 years ago today, was just one in a long line of formulaic primetime soaps to glamorize the hard-partying lifestyles of affluent teenage characters.

How do wealthy tech entrepreneurs spend the millions and billions of dollars they've made? Some give it to charities. Others … Merrill Lynch's Hogan says this echoes what he hears from his ultra–high–net–worth Gen Y clients. They don't even want to …

But to circumvent the restrictions in the state-dominated financial system, a shadow banking system has developed, raising new risks: economic distortions; reliance on excess leverage to drive growth in the consumer, real estate, corporate, and …

Curation, or the concept of tailoring specific experiences to the customer, rather than developing the most encompassing, yet high end services, has come to represent the new standard of excellence in the world of luxury in order to battle …

According to a recent RISMedia interview with Paul Boomsma, president of Luxury Portfolio International, a division of the Chicago-based Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, where Boomsma serves as COO, firms that specialize in the …

Although doubts abound about the outlook for China's growth this year, investor interest in Shanghai real estate has been solid. Last month, Hines of Houston won a bid for land in the city's high–end Jing An district for a 54-story mixed use project.