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Superyacht sales surge thanks to wealthy Americans amid Russian oligarchs' retreat
A total of 203 superyachts were sold globally in 2023 — a 17% drop from last year, according to the…
Geoff Weiss
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Regulators want to know more about how Morgan Stanley vets wealthy clients, like a sanctioned billionaire: WSJ
One client includes a Russian-linked billionaire who was sanctioned by the UK, the Wall Street Jour…
Lloyd Lee
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Putin is ready to squeeze Russia's outrageously wealthy elite to fund a future war with NATO, analysts say
The Russian president is signaling that the country's wealthy will have to give more as he plans a …
Tom Porter
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Judges just unsanctioned 2 Russian oligarchs worth almost $20 billion
A top European court found there was insufficient evidence that Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven had b…
George Glover
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A wealthy Russian businessman claims the UK detained his $50 million superyacht to look 'tough'
The UK detained the 192-foot Phi last March. Its owner, who isn't sanctioned, now wants to move the…
Grace Dean
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I was in Moscow the day Putin invaded Ukraine, and some Russians were in tears
Cameron Manley was in Moscow the day Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine. It was a strange and u…
Cameron Manley
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A superyacht's crew prepared fresh lobster for its wealthy owner every day despite not knowing if he was on board, worker says
A member of a superyacht crew also told The Times of London that one owner had his bar stools made …
Zahra Tayeb
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Rich Russians appear to be deserting luxury Alpine ski resorts where chalets can cost $250,000 a week to rent
A chalet rental operator told Insider of a Russian family that left mid-stay after war broke out, a…
Zahra Tayeb
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A superyacht captain says wealthy Russians made employees take lie detector tests to prove they've kept information confidential, a report says
A person who worked at sea for 15 years for well-off Russians told The Guardian employees were also…
Zahra Tayeb
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A superyacht maker said Russian buyers have incredible standards and request designs with tropical wood and exclusive leathers
A Dutch designer of Russian oligarchs' superyachts told the FT the crafting of the ships has to be …
Zahra Tayeb
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A superyacht's crew dressed in designer clothes that were thrown away by its owner after he wore them once, worker says
"Gleeful crew" aboard his yacht were "scrubbing decks dressed in Armani cashmere jumpers," the supe…
Zahra Tayeb
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Wealthy Russians have parked their money in 'ghost condos' all over a Miami neighborhood
A "ghost condo" might also be called a pied-à-tierre. No one really lives in them, but it's a way t…
Hillary Hoffower
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I stayed in a Trump resort popular with wealthy Russians, and it made me rethink what luxury means
While I didn't have access to the residential Trump Towers, I was able to stay two nights in the Tr…
Hillary Hoffower
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Seizing Russian oligarchs' luxury real estate in the US would actually be a massive legal headache
From condos to yachts, seizing the assets of the Russian elite isn't as easy as it sounds when olig…
Hillary Hoffower
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US intelligence officials believe a $700 million superyacht that's docked in Italy could belong to Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports say
US officials have not yet concluded who owns the superyacht but said they found initial indications…
Zahra Tayeb
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Russian oligarch criticizes Putin's plans to seize assets of foreign companies, saying it will take the country back to the turbulent days of the Russian Revolution
"We must be wiser and avoid a scenario where retaliatory sanctions hit ourselves," Vladimir Potanin…
Zahra Tayeb
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Russian oligarchs: Who they are, why they're so wealthy, why they've been sanctioned, and how they've responded
Russia's oligarchs have seen their yachts, private jets, and luxury property detained under Western…
Kate Duffy,Grace Dean
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Wealthy Russians are snapping up jewelry and luxury goods as the ruble crumbles
The Russian ruble has crashed to a record low after the invasion of Ukraine as sanctions bite.
Huileng Tan
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The EU wants to make it easier to seize wealthy Russian oligarchs' yachts, jets, and properties
Proceeds from sanctioned Russian oligarchs' assets would be sent to Ukraine, an EU justice commissi…
Kate Duffy
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Judge rules US investors can now sue Deutsche Bank over its links to ultra-wealthy, high-risk clients such as Russian oligarchs and Jeffrey Epstein
US investors allege that Deutsche Bank ignored "obvious red flags" when vetting Russian oligarchs a…