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241 billion richer in 2012 New york the richest people on the planet got even
richer in 2012, adding $241 billion to their collective net worth, according to
the bloomberg billionaires index, a daily ranking of the world 100 wealthiest
individuals. The aggregate net worth of the world top moguls stood at $1.9
trillion at the market close on Dec.31, according to the index.Retail and
telecommunications fortunes surged about 20 percent on average during the
year.Of the 100 people who appeared on the final ranking of 2012, only 16
registered a net loss for the 12 month period. Year was a great one for the
world billionaires, said john catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of red apple
group, in an email written poolside on his blackberry in the bahamas.That will
give them an advantage.Ortega, the spaniard who founded retailer inditex sa, was
the year biggest gainer.The 76 year old tycoon fortune increased $22.2 billion
to $57.5 billion, according to the index, as shares of Inditex, operator of the
Zara clothing chain, rose 66.7 percent. An amazing company that has done great
and the gains are quite justified given its performance, said christodoulos
chaviaras, an analyst at barclays plc in london who had an rating on inditex for
about a year.They repeat that?It will be harder.A lot of the positive news is
already reflected in the share price.Stocks soared in 2012.The msci world index
gained 13.2 percent during the year to close at 1338.50 on Dec.31.The standard
and poor 500 index rose 13.4 percent to close at 1426.19. European stocks surged
in the second half of the year.The stoxx europe 600 is up 19.6 percent since
June 4, advancing as the European Central Bank introduced bond buying programs,
S upgraded Greece debt and German business confidence rose more than
forecast.The benchmark gauge 14.4 percent advance for the year was the best
annual return since 2009. Carlos slim, the telecommunications magnate who
controls mexico america movil sab, maintained his title as the richest person on
earth for the entire year.The 72 year old net worth rose $13.4 billion or 21.6
percent through Dec.31, making him the second biggest gainer by dollars. Gains
by slim industrial conglomerate, grupo carso, and grupo financiero inbursa, his
banking and insurance operation, more than offset the decline posted by america
movil, his biggest holding.The largest mobile phone operator in the americas by
subscribers fell 5.8 percent to close at 14.9 pesos at the end of the year.
Movil is no longer the growth story that it has been, given the increase in
latin american wireless penetration over the last five years, said chris king,
an analyst at stifel nicolaus co.In baltimore.Continues to generate a very high
amount of cash flow and has the best set of telecom assets across latin
america.To king, one of slim biggest challenges will be dealing with regulation
in mexico and colombia designed to punish or even out the market share between
america movil and its competitors.Of the 14 analysts who cover the stock, 71
percent have a buy rating on the company, with an average target price of 19.15
pesos per share, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.Software mogul bill
gates, 57, ranks second on the list, trailing slim by $12.5 billion.The
microsoft co founder added $7 billion to his net worth as shares of the redmond,
wash.Based company rose 2.9 percent.Microsoft stock accounts for less than 20
percent of the billionaire fortune. Warren buffett, 82, lost his title as the
world third richest man to ortega on aug.6.The berkshire hathaway chairman
gained $5.1 billion during the year, even after donating 22.3 million Berkshire
Class B shares in July to charity.The billionaire, who has pledged to give away
most of his fortune, spent much of the year pressing for higher taxes on the
wealthy. Incomes of over $1 million, the excess $1 million should have a minimum
tax of 30 percent.And then over $10 million, 35 percent, buffett said in an
interview with charlie rose in november.Law should be progressive.And i think
that when people make $15 million or $20 million or $200 million and pay a 10
percent rate, something should be done about it.Founder ingvar kamprad, 86, is
the world fifth richest person with a $42.9 billion fortune.The complex
ownership structure behind ikea, the world largest furniture retailer, became
more transparent in august after ikea franchisor published its financial
performance publicly for the first time.His net worth rose 16.6 percent in 2012.
Brazil eike batista, 56, was the year biggest loser by dollars, falling $10.1
billion.The commodities maven, who vowed a year ago that he become the world
wealthiest man by 2015, sold a 5.63 percent stake in his EBX Group in March to
Abu Dhabi Mubadala Development. As part of the deal, he pledged an unspecified
additional stake in 2019 if he fails to meet a 5 percent annual return on the
sovereign wealth fund $2 billion investment, according to a person with
knowledge of the deal.Batista now ranks 75th in the world with a $12.4 billion
net worth.On march 27, he was worth $34.5 billion and ranked eighth on the
Bloomberg index. Year is going to be a lot of work for eike, said lucas
brendler, who helps manage about 6 billion reais at banco geracao futuro de
investimentos in porto alegre, brazil.Going to be a year for him to recover
investors confidence, and to leave the realm of theory and start delivering
results.The ebx companies have great growth potential.Former title as the
richest brazilian is now held by 73 year old banker jorge paulo lemann, who
ranks 37th on the index with an $18.8 billion fortune.The country second richest
person is dirce camargo, the matriarch behind camargo correa sa, the sao paulo
based conglomerate that has interests in cement, electricity and havaianas flip
flops.Her net worth is $13.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg ranking.
Camargo, who doesn appear on any other major international wealth ranking, is
one of 54 billionaires the index uncovered during the year.She is worth $14.1
billion. Koch industries two other shareholders, the brothers charles and david
koch, are each worth $40.9 billion, up 20.9 percent $7.1 billion for the year.
Oracle founder larry ellison rose $6.4 billion in 2012 as shares of ichaelorale
the
world largest database company jumped 31.7 percent.Ellison, 68, who has more
than tripled the amount of oracle stock he has pledged against lines of credit
in the last year, agreed to buy 98 percent of hawaii lanai island.The 141 square
mile parcel with no traffic lights was purchased from billionaire david murdock,
89, chairman of dole food, the world largest producer of fresh fruit and
vegetables. The bulk of ellison fortune comes from his 23.5 percent stake in
Oracle. Bernard arnault, france richest man, gained $8.1 billion as shares of
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA and its publicly traded holding company
Christian Dior SA soared. In may, the lvmh chairman net worth was lowered $15
billion on the index because of the way his ownership stake in the world largest
luxury goods company is structured.The 63 year old controls 46.5 percent of LVMH
share capital, according to the 2011 annual report of the Paris based maker of
Louis Vuitton handbags and Moet Chandon champagne.That figure includes 5.6
percent of LVMH shares held by Arnault, and a 40.9 percent stake of the company
owned by Christian Dior. Arnault, who is applying for belgian citizenship for
reasons, owns 70.4 percent of Christian Dior, according to French regulatory
filings.The remaining 29.6 percent of Dior is held by outside investors.While he
controls all the voting power of dior stake in lvmh, his economic interest is
less than the figure reported in the lvmh annual report.His net worth is valued
at $28.8 billion. Retail fortunes rose 19.5 percent on average, while nonretail
fortunes increased 11.5 percent.The four heirs to the wal mart stores fortune
jim walton, christy walton, alice walton michael kors discount uk
and rob
walton gained a combined $13.5 billion.Stefan persson, chairman of swedish
clothing retailer hennes mauritz, added $2.7 billion. Sheldon adelson, gambling
richest man, gained $2.8 billion.More than half of the company revenue comes
from macau.In new york, pushing adelson stake up $1.4 billion. Lui che woo,
founder of galaxy entertainment group, was the biggest winner on the index by
percentage gain.His fortune more than doubled to $11.9 billion.The company plans
to invest as much as $6.5 billion to expand a Macau resort as the casino
operator seeks to draw more Chinese tourists in the world largest gambling hub.
Asia richest man, li ka shing, rose $6.4 billion.The 84 year old chairman of
hong kong property developer cheung kong holdings ltd.Ranks 11th on the list
with a net worth of $28.6 billion. Zong qinghou, head of china third largest
beverage maker, became the country richest man in september after disclosing his
stake in closely held hangzhou wahaha group was more than double previous
estimates. The 67 year old soda and juice tycoon owns more than 80 percent of
wahaha, the company spokesman shan qining said.Zong net worth is $15.8 billion,
according to the Bloomberg ranking.He is $8.4 billion wealthier than Robin Li,
founder of Baidu, China biggest search engine operator. Facebook founder mark
zuckerberg lost $5.2 billion during the year after the company shares fell 30
percent following its May initial public offering.Investors sued facebook, the
operator of the world largest social network, after its stock dropped in the
wake of what was the largest technology ipo in history. In december, the 28 year
old donated almost $500 million in facebook stock to the silicon valley
community foundation.The gift to the nonprofit group, which had $2 billion in
assets in 2011, is to a foundation for new projects, zuckerberg said in a
statement posted on his facebook page.