Coverage dated November 29, 2023

UBS: World's billionaires inherited $10B more than they earned in 2023

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The world's billionaires inherited more assets and cash in the past 12 months than they earned from dealing, business and investment, Swiss banking giant UBS said Thursday.

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  1. UPI

    UBS: World's billionaires inherited $10B more than they earned in 2023 (opens UPI)

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    The world's billionaires inherited more assets and cash in the past 12 months than they earned from dealing, business and investment, Swiss banking giant UBS said Thursday.

  2. Fortune

    Future generation of billionaires will inherit their wealth and be less generous: UBS (opens Fortune)

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    UBS expects $5.2 trillion to be transferred to the children of billionaires over the next few decades—they'll act a lot differently to their parents.

  3. The Guardian

    Next generation of billionaires collect more wealth from inheritance than from work, says UBS (opens The Guardian)

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    Swiss bank favoured by super-rich says 1,000 billionaires are likely to pass on $5.2tn to their children over next 20 years

  4. KVIA El Paso

    New billionaire heirs overtake self-made ones as $5.2 trillion wealth transfer begins (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Billionaires minted in the latest year accumulated more wealth through inheritance than entrepreneurship for the first time since UBS started tracking the fortunes of the world’s richest almost a decade ago.

  5. Forbes

    New Billionaires Inherited More Than They Earned Last Year, UBS Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    The number of billionaires rose 7% to 2,544 between April of 2022 and 2023, a new report from UBS shows, and many legacy entrepreneurs cite preparing heirs as one of their greatest challenges.

  6. WHDH Boston

    New billionaire heirs overtake self-made ones as $5.2 trillion wealth transfer begins - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    London (CNN) — Billionaires minted in the latest year accumulated more wealth through inheritance than entrepreneurship for the first time since UBS started tracking the fortunes of the world’s richest

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