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RIA Novosti news agency today published a top 10 of the richest men in Russia , based on the information business magazine CEO. # 1. Place one on top is occupied Uzbek tycoon Alisher Usmanov origin , whose fortune was estimated at the end of last year amounted to 18.72 billion dollars. Usmanov bought shares in Facebook and has consolidated its position in the mobile operator MegaFon . # 2 Vladimir Lisin , chairman of the board of giant Novolipetsk Steel has an estimated fortune of 17.2 billion dollars.   3rd place Renova Group Viktor Vekselberg owns Group ( which has the various business objectives , from construction to finance) and President of the Skolkovo Foundation Foundation, dealing with high-tech innovation edge . In 2011 , 11th place in a top made of magazine Finans (Finance) , but this year came in the top 3 after he sold shares in oil company TNK -BP. Fortune to reach 15.94 billion dollars.

Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a Saudi royal and former ambassador to the U.S., owned several ranches in Aspen, Colorado. The largest amongst them called Hala Ranch was listed by him way back in 2006 for $135 million. It was the highest asking price and the listing became America’s most expensive home for sale.  However, the markets changed dramatically as the economic crisis struck and it was not possible to find a buyer willing to invest that kind of money in real estate. The property was never listed again but according to Forbes the 90 acre Rocky Mountain ranch has found a new owner finally. It is John Paulson, the hedge fund billionaire worth $12.5 billion who has paid the Saudi Prince $49 million for the ranch. It is the highest price paid for a home in Aspen this year. The Twin Ranch Mega Deal John Paulson has made the bulk of his fortune by shorting subprime securities in 2007. He confirmed the sale and commented that he got the 90 acre ranch located in the Starwood commun...

Facebook has been in the news leading to the $16 billion blockbuster IPO. However the bigger news the next day was the wedding of Zuckerberg and Chan. The perception created by the timing of the wedding was that the internet billionaire was waiting for the social network’s flotation.   A guest authorized to speak for the couple tried to dispel this perception by saying that Zuckerberg was waiting for Chan’s medical school graduation. The wedding had been planned months ahead of the D day. They were simply waiting for Chan to finish her medical school.  The IPO was totally commercially driven and all decisions relating to its size and date were taken based on commercial criteria and was not influenced by the date of the wedding. Zuckerberg turned 28 on the Monday before the IPO. That day he was attending Chan’s UCSF School of Medicine commencement ceremony, and the date of the ceremony was intentionally fixed to coincide with Zuckerberg’s birth day. Zuckerb...

In the current economic and political scenario the rich are finding it difficult to protect their enormous wealth. It is one thing to become rich and totally another to remain rich. The persisting economic uncertainties are pushing the politicians to lean towards left of the center policies. These welfare measures require large scale funding that can be arranged only by taxing the rich. The global rich want to escape this prospect and are on the move to find the right destination where they can secure their wealth.  Millionaires and billionaires around the world are migrating like never before. The French or Americans are taking this step to flee the prospect of higher taxes and the Russians and Chinese are trying to escape political uncertainty. In any case, the figures according to government statistics and relocation experts are startling. The wealthy, more often than not, have global businesses and they feel that they need not be bound to a particular country. D...