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Finance's billionaires see wealth fall, but not the furthest

In a year in which the collective wealth of the world's billionaires fell 5%, financiers held up better than most – UBS and PwC

Finance's billionaires see wealth fall, but not the furthest
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The wealth of the world's billionaires fell to around $5 trillion last year, but the super-rich from the world of financial services held up better than most.

This is according to the latest Billionaires Insights report from the teams at UBS Wealth Management and accountancy firm PwC, which published on October 13.

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