The high life is now more expensive in Europe than in most Asian wealth hubs, according to research by Julius Baer, which flags a "new lifestyle boom" for the world's wealthiest people.
It's a "super-rich explosion", declares Henley & Partners, as the number of individuals with more than US$100mn to their name soars - but "the geography of extreme affluence is shifting".
The rich continue to get richer - but the UK is now home to just 2.4% of the world's high net worth individuals, according to Knight Frank's flagship annual research publication, The Wealth Report.