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Gender, climate change: Gates divorce spurs divergence of investing goals

In years leading up to their breakup, Bill and Melinda French Gates dived into projects outside the scope of their foundation's work. That trend expected to accelerate post-divorce.

Warren Buffett resigns as trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Buffett has contributed more than $27 billion of his own money to the charity over the past 15 years.

Jamsetji Tata tops global list of top 10 philanthropists from last 100 yrs

Hurun Research and EdelGive Foundation today released the 2021 EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century, a ranking of the world's most generous individuals from the last 100 years

Gates divorce casts harsh glare on trusted $170 billion money manager

Michael Larson won the Microsoft founder's loyalty by delivering consistent returns, often making investments that didn't gel with his charitable endeavours.

Microsoft names Nadella as chairman, rewards him for refocusing company

Microsoft has undergone a rebirth during Nadella's leadership, recovering from failures in the mobile phone and internet search market.

Shock divorce forces $50 bn Gates foundation to weigh changes, focus

There are signs change is coming to one of the world's most powerful philanthropic organisations.

Company that manages Bill Gates's fortune accused of culture of fear

Gates's reluctance to take decisive action at Cascade goes against the image he created of a philanthropist and champion of women's empowerment.

Inheritance of ideas

In the midst of a raging debate over IP rights, the million-dollar question is who owns the vaccine? Is it the pharma firms, the country origin, the university they are developed in or the people?

Microsoft conducted probe on Bill Gates' involvement with employee

The board reviewed the matter and held a "thorough investigation" with the help of an external law firm, the software giant said

Microsoft investigated Bill Gates' affair before he left the board: Report

Board members investigated the billionaire's prior romantic relationship with a female Microsoft employee that was deemed inappropriate, according to a report in WSJ

Microsoft board probed Gates in 2000 for relationship with employee: Report

The software giant had received a concern in 2019 that that Gates had tried to have an "intimate" relationship with an employee in 2000, Dow Jones cited a Microsoft spokesman as saying.

Gates divorce: Melinda gets more than $3 billion from Cascade investment

The separation involves the transfer of wealth on a scale that's rarely seen

Hotel chains to farmland: Gates divorce puts spotlight on vast fortune

The couple's net worth is estimated to be more than $124 billion, and includes assets as varied as real estate and rare artefacts.

Gates divorce talks started in 2019 on Jeffrey Epstein link: Report

The couple have said that they plan on remaining co-chairs and trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Gates Foundation supports 'narrow waiver' of IP on Covid-19 vaccines

In a significant shift of stance, Gates Foundation has followed the line taken by the Biden administration to back the temporary waiver of intellectual property on Covid-19 vaccines

What the Gates divorce means for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The end of one marriage has implications for the 1,600 staff members who direct $5 billion in annual grants to 135 countries

Melinda Gates receives billions in shares from Bill Gates holding company

Cascade Investment, the holding company created by Bill Gates, transferred stock in two of Mexico's largest companies to Melinda French Gates bringing the total amount more than $2 billion.

Bill and Melinda Gates divorce: How $145 bn can be split between couple

The couple are also among the lar­gest landowners in the US and have homes inc­luding their 66,000-sqft mansion in Medina, Washin­gton

Breaking bad: The costliest divorces the world has seen until now

Bill and Melinda Gates have promised to donate most of their wealth to charity, but their divorce would be the largest splitting of assets

Bill Gates' holding company transfers $1.8 bn of equities to Melinda Gates

Melinda is now the beneficial owner of 14.1 million shares of Canadian National Railway Co. worth about $1.5 billion.