Austerity? What austerity? In the wake of the 2008 credit crisis, the weathy have rarely had it so good.
According to surveys by Royal Bank of Canada/Capgemini and Boston Consulting Group, global net worth has recovered over the last four years. Their assets suffered a slight fall in Europe to $10 trillion (€8 trillion) in 2011, said RBC, but the actual number of millionaires rose to 3.2 million, thanks to growth in Russia, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
