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Personal wealth rising at ‘fastest rate ever recorded,’ study finds
Personal wealth around the world grew by 8.3 per cent last year to $263-trillion (U.S.) despite a still-sluggish economy, according to a study by Credit Suisse AG. And the richest 1 per cent of the world’s population own almost half of the global wealth, the survey – published Tuesday – found. “Taken together, the bottom half of the global population own less than 1 per cent of total wealth. In sharp contrast, the richest decile (one-tenth) hold 87 per cent of the world’s wealth, and the top percentile alone account for 48.2 per cent of global assets,” the report said. For calendar 2013, the report ... (full story)
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