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Sally Wan, CEO of AXA Greater China, said the insurer is targeting high-net-worth clients. Photo: Edmond So
Wealth management

International firms bet big on Hong Kong’s US$2.95 trillion wealth hub status

City’s offshore wealth market is thriving as AXA and Standard Chartered target high-net-worth clients despite regulatory tightening.

Wealth management

Chinese successors assume control sooner as US$11 trillion wealth transfer looms

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Wealth management

Why Singapore wealth-tech firms pick Hong Kong as their first overseas market

Family offices

How the Middle East war is boosting family offices, private banking in Hong Kong

Conflict prompts rich investors to diversify, boosting Hong Kong’s role as a hub for family offices and private banking.

Hong Kong was the world’s top initial public offering market in the first quarter, after reclaiming the title last year for the first time since 2019. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong was the world’s top initial public offering market in the first quarter, after reclaiming the title last year for the first time since 2019. Photo: Dickson Lee
Banking & finance

HSBC stays the course in the Middle East despite war

The bank will continue to invest in the UAE, alongside India, China and Singapore, says Surendra Rosha, co-CEO for Asia and the Middle East.

Mainland China

Sketching a recovery: China puts next-gen art buyers in the frame amid slowdown

A US$83 trillion global wealth transfer in next two to three decades is beginning to reshape China’s art market: UBS.

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Turkey

As tensions rise, Middle Eastern money and travellers pivot to Hong Kong

Wealthy Gulf visitors are extending their stays in Hong Kong as investors from the region look to hedge risk and tap Asian markets.

More Middle Eastern travellers are staying in Hong Kong’s hotels for longer, say hoteliers, in part driven by the US-Israel war on Iran. Photo: Jelly Tse
More Middle Eastern travellers are staying in Hong Kong’s hotels for longer, say hoteliers, in part driven by the US-Israel war on Iran. Photo: Jelly Tse
Wealth management

Hong Kong a ‘safe harbour’ for family wealth as global tensions rise: officials

City provides a stable platform for growth and deployment of capital amid ‘uncertainty and conflicts’, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.

Banking & finance

Chinese banks outpace rivals in Hong Kong wealth growth, Huatai HK CEO says

Booming listings and rising outbound investment demand are accelerating growth for Chinese players, SFC data shows.

Chow Tai Fook

Bling it on: Chow Tai Fook’s US$115,000 gold AirPods case sparks online buzz

Gold gadgets and hair clips ignite discussion online as the jeweller looks to the ultra-rich to set the gold standard for luxury spending.

Chow Tai Fook’s diamond-studded gold AirPods case is priced at 788,800 yuan. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Deutsche Bank bets on Hong Kong boom as Asian billionaires look beyond US assets

Hong Kong is becoming a focal point for Asian billionaires seeking to pivot away from US exposure, Deutsche Bank’s private bank says.

Claudio de Sanctis, head of Private Banking at Deutsche Bank. Photo: Sun Yeung
Claudio de Sanctis, head of Private Banking at Deutsche Bank. Photo: Sun Yeung
Banking & finance

Hong Kong family offices take long view despite Iran war, HKMA affiliate says

Survey shows family offices expanding risk management while maintaining strong investment exposure to Hong Kong and Asia.

Millionaires and billionaires

Adrian Cheng maps out investment plan in line with China’s 5-year plan

The former CEO of NWD plans to spend more time in mainland China this year to scope out tech investment targets.

Millionaires and billionaires

Li Ka-shing tops Hong Kong’s billionaire list with US$45.1 billion: Forbes

The collective net worth of tycoons on Hong Kong’s 50 Richest list rose 22 per cent to US$366 billion.

Li Ka-shing, dubbed “Superman” for his deal-making prowess, is Hong Kong’s richest individual. Photo: The Li Ka Shing Foundation
Family offices

Hong Kong adds 681 family offices as wealthy shift focus from US: Deloitte

The auditing firm’s survey shows a 25 per cent increase in the city’s single-family offices over two years, with the affluent wary of US volatility.

There were an estimated 3,384 single-family offices in Hong Kong by the end of last year. Photo: Sam Tsang
There were an estimated 3,384 single-family offices in Hong Kong by the end of last year. Photo: Sam Tsang
IPO

Morgan Stanley sees another record year for Hong Kong IPOs as pipeline hits 450

Mainland China’s issuers will still dominate city’s IPO market, executive says, but US and Southeast Asian companies are also joining in.

Hong Kong property

SHKP posts another Sierra Sea sell-out as Hong Kong property rebound strengthens

Fifth consecutive sell-out at Sai Sha development shows recovery gathering pace, with analysts forecasting further price increases ahead.

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Banking & finance

US asset manager Federated Hermes moves ahead with Hong Kong office plan

Office in city is ‘vital’ to service financial institutions ‘where they’re seeing a lot of their growth’, executive says.

A view of Central on November 14, 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee
A view of Central on November 14, 2025. Photo: Dickson Lee
Banking & finance

Growth in sovereign investors’ China exposure slows amid political tensions

Inflows fall 58 per cent as sovereign wealth funds grow cautious, yet outlook signals selective opportunities ahead, experts say.

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Swire Group

Swire Pacific’s Guy Bradley to lead Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, Swire Coca-Cola

Bradley succeeds Patrick Healy, who will retire from the Swire Group in May next year after over three decades of service.

Insurance

Market volatility, family feuds fuel Hong Kong’s wealth transfer anxiety

In Hong Kong, there were 198 ongoing lawsuits over deceased estates as of the end of September, the second largest category among cases.

Pedestrians cross a road in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse
Wealth management

China’s rich step up offshore bets as gold and insurance gain favour

China’s wealthy are shifting more of their portfolios offshore, as they seek to hedge slowing growth, policy risks and low yields at home.

As economic headwinds persist, China’s wealthy are becoming more cautious, using gold and insurance to preserve capital. Photo: XInhua
As economic headwinds persist, China’s wealthy are becoming more cautious, using gold and insurance to preserve capital. Photo: XInhua
Millionaires and billionaires

Mainland China’s billionaire count surges as BYD and Mixue bosses power gains

The combined wealth of mainland China’s billionaires soars 22 per cent to US$1.77 trillion; Hong Kong’s ultra-rich population rises.

Wealth management

Hong Kong’s rich grow richer as stock boom lifts multimillionaires’ wealth, Citi says

The number of Hongkongers with at least HK$10 million in net assets edged up to 395,000, as a booming stock market offset property weakness.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Standard Chartered tailors UAE offerings for wealthy Chinese residents

The United Arab Emirates is a growing hub for people who come to work, set up family offices and start businesses, bank’s wealth CEO says.

The bank’s moves in the UAE align with its overall strategy to promote wealth management as its growth engine. Photo: Jelly Tse
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