Last night I attended the Rolls Royce event to launch the extended length Ghost. The additional 17 centimetres has been introduced to cater for the Chinese market, who prefer to ride in the back of their vehicles as opposed to European clients who prefer to drive.
What a fantastic event it was though, on show were the best of the best including one of the 100 anniversary cars, the electric Phantom and a beautiful drop head Phantom which sold (SGD1.9m)
Sadly I'm not in the market for one of the Goodwood produced models, but looking online I see that the predessor to the Phantom, the Seraph can be bought for under 30,000 pounds in the UK. That's a lot of car for the money. Probably a terrible investment though!
How about then a 1990 Silver Spirit for 10,000 pounds?
However it has to be said that they would not be a patch on the post 2003 cars made in Goodwood - the perfect blend of German engineering and British design, craftsmanship and individual design.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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Updated Meyado Website
We are pleased to confirm the launch of our client section of the Meyado Singapore website.
Clients can now log in and access a range of services including full online administration support, asset allocation recommendations and valuations of their investments. Additionally all member clients now have access to the exclusive Meyado investment platform giving cost effective and flexible access to thousands of funds and ETF's.
For more details visit http://www.meyado.com.sg/ and click on Straits Membership
Clients can now log in and access a range of services including full online administration support, asset allocation recommendations and valuations of their investments. Additionally all member clients now have access to the exclusive Meyado investment platform giving cost effective and flexible access to thousands of funds and ETF's.
For more details visit http://www.meyado.com.sg/ and click on Straits Membership
Singapore ranked 8th most expensive city for expats
LONDON - SINGAPORE has entered the top 10 list of Mercer's 2011 cost of living survey, moving up two spots to be ranked the 8th most expensive city for expatriates. Angola's capital, Luanda, has retained the unenviable title of the world's most expensive city for expatriates, narrowly edging out Tokyo, according to the survey published on Tuesday.
At the other end of the scale, the Mercer group's study named the Pakistani port Karachi as the least expensive city, with living around three times cheaper than in Luanda.
New entries in the top 10 list of the costliest cities in the world for expatriates are Singapore (8), up from 11, and Sao Paolo (10), which has jumped 11 places since the 2010 ranking.
The most expensive city in Asia is Tokyo (2), followed by Osaka (6). Singapore (8) has joined the list of the world's top 10 most expensive cities in the world due to the strengthening of the Singapore Dollar and the substantial increase in housing costs.
It is followed by Hong Kong (9) whose ranking dropped by one position due to the devaluation of the Hong Kong Dollar which is pegged to the US Dollar, even though there was considerable increase in housing costs.
During the past year, the US Dollar has devalued against most Asian currencies. In particular, the Singapore Dollar and Australian Dollar appreciated considerably, not only against the US Dollar, but against other currencies such as the Euro and British Pound. -- AFP
Background:
The Mercer cost of living survey covers 214 cities across five continents and measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. It is the world's most comprehensive cost of living survey and is designed to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees. New York is used as the base city and all cities are compared against New York. Currency movements are measured against the US dollar. The cost of housing - often the biggest expense for expatriates - plays an important part in determining where cities are ranked.
At the other end of the scale, the Mercer group's study named the Pakistani port Karachi as the least expensive city, with living around three times cheaper than in Luanda.
New entries in the top 10 list of the costliest cities in the world for expatriates are Singapore (8), up from 11, and Sao Paolo (10), which has jumped 11 places since the 2010 ranking.
The most expensive city in Asia is Tokyo (2), followed by Osaka (6). Singapore (8) has joined the list of the world's top 10 most expensive cities in the world due to the strengthening of the Singapore Dollar and the substantial increase in housing costs.
It is followed by Hong Kong (9) whose ranking dropped by one position due to the devaluation of the Hong Kong Dollar which is pegged to the US Dollar, even though there was considerable increase in housing costs.
During the past year, the US Dollar has devalued against most Asian currencies. In particular, the Singapore Dollar and Australian Dollar appreciated considerably, not only against the US Dollar, but against other currencies such as the Euro and British Pound. -- AFP
Background:
The Mercer cost of living survey covers 214 cities across five continents and measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. It is the world's most comprehensive cost of living survey and is designed to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees. New York is used as the base city and all cities are compared against New York. Currency movements are measured against the US dollar. The cost of housing - often the biggest expense for expatriates - plays an important part in determining where cities are ranked.
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