Twin concerns—market volatility and their family's future—are leading rich Chinese to buy expensive, complicated life-insurance products. For many, simpler and cheaper policies would be the better way to go. Hong Kong's insurance market has had an …

While the first Hanse 575 to arrive in Australia is being prepared for its premiere at the Sydney International Boat Show in August, the German factory is in overdrive with more than 70 orders for the luxury yacht, launched just last October. “Sales …

Leader in the French-speaking luxury cruise markets (France, Switzerland and Belgium) and worldwide number one in the Polar cruise market in the Arctic and Antarctic, Compagnie Du Ponant carries 20,000 passengers a year, with revenue topping $111 …

Snorkel distributor Q-FAB won an order for nine booms for the Nakilat Damen Shipyard for building luxury yachts. The order included 46ft T46JRT, T80 and T120 46, 80 and 120ft telescopic booms, as well as an A46JRT 46ft articulated boom. Snorkel T46JRT …

The car chase certainly revved up on set at Riviera with Cussack and Jane weaving around and under multi-million dollar luxury boats narrowly missing the massive propellers, zooming through the factory floor, passed boats under construction and with …

From personal submarines to bathtubs that entertain, here's a look at some of the top luxury toys for the well-to-do client. More on High-Net-Worth Insurance: VIP Customer Service: High Net Worth Insurers Go the Extra Mile · Snuffing Flame Claims: Fire …

Startling statistic of the week: the average time a Hong Kong- moored luxury yacht spends at sea is 32 hours a year. The rest of the time all those Sunseekers, Princesses and Azimut-Benettis sit idle, ignored by their wealthy owners. Meanwhile, lots of …

… urban development context. While cities were designed for imagined affluent populations, the reality is that too many people wake up each day to shattered dreams of improvements in lifestyle, Manuel said, prompting the need to re-assess urban policies.

Currently, according to Jetgala, China's affluent now have at least 130 private planes. The number seems to … So much for austerity: there's definitely evidence of keen interest and demand for what Jetgala describes as a “bespoke lifestyle” on the …