Susan Kime, luxury columnist for JustLuxe.com, articulates the key insights from the 2012 American Express Publishing Luxury Summit

Christine Borgoltz, corporate communications director of Cartier International, details the jeweller’s commitment to female entrepreneurship and social responsibility

Audi takes control of Ducati for a cool $1.1 billion, Coty bids farewell to Avon and an insolvent Aquascutum is bought by China’s YGM for just £15 million

Contemporary art becomes ‘the gold of the new rich’, following record breaking auction sales in New York for Rothko, Klein, Lichtenstein and other post-war artists

Mike Diver, of photography duo Diver & Aguilar, tells us how luxury brands are using traditional and digital photography tools to build a consistent brand image across all platforms

The Latest openings from Armani Casa, Vacheron Constantin, Roger Vivier, IWC and Jimmy Choo, in Miami, Beijing, Costa Mesta, Milan, New York & Hong Kong

There are 19 million affluent men on the Internet according to iProspect, and they are researching, shopping and spending more than ever before

The Luxury Institute and Plastic Mobile explain why wealthy U.S. consumers favor and feel more connected to luxury brands offering an app

Joshua Hebert, president and founder of Magellan Jets, believes lifestyle focused strategies will be key to success in China’s increasingly deregulated private aviation sector

Elizabeth Canon of Fashion’s Collective explains why it is crucial for luxury brands to customise social media strategy for the European market and how best to do so