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Wealth Report
Your independent, authoritative guide to wealth in Hong Kong and Asia, providing insights on wealth management, investment trends, family offices, holistic wealth and the wider financial landscape across the region.
Visitors watch robots fight at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, in July. Photo: EPA
Wealth: Alternative Investments

Could investing in China’s AI industry prove more lucrative than the US’?

Amid US fears of an AI bubble, experts argue that China’s home-grown innovation offers robust growth opportunities for investors.

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Wealth: Alternative Investments

Healthcare’s digital revolution could be a tonic for savvy investors

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Wealth: Alternative Investments

Will tokenisation revolutionise Hong Kong’s financial landscape?

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Wealth: Alternative Investments

Vetting collectibles, such as whiskies and watches, is a serious business

The market is growing briskly, but vigilance is vital to ensure that assets are authenticated and carefully protected ahead of a sale.

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Fine art, like this triptych by Mark Bradford on display at Hong Kong’s Hauser & Wirth gallery, is just a more rarefied form of collectible. Photo: Handout
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.

Wealth: Family Offices

More than family: further growth may require hiring external experts

The family office sector in Hong Kong is buoyant, but industry reports suggest increased expertise in the multiple roles of wealth, governance and legacy are key to future success.

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Wealth: Family Offices

Hong Kong’s family offices help prop up local property rentals market

While global real estate markets struggle in the face of declining investment, Hong Kong’s family offices are helping the city resist the trend.

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Oversupply in the property market has created entry opportunities for investors. Photo: Antony Dickson
Wealth: Family Offices

Rise in ESG investing in Hong Kong prompts improved reporting standards

Family offices and others’ growing focus on the sector is driving local authorities to tighten up regulations to increase transparency and make gains more measurable.

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Wealth: Family Offices

Family offices look for ways to measure philanthropy’s impacts

Hong Kong’s experts cite a growing number of organisations dedicated to helping investors measure the gains of philanthropy.

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IPO

Regulatory changes and other measures are driving growth in Hong Kong IPOs

A wave of reforms is driving growth in IPO listings in Hong Kong, with experts including Deloitte China’s Edward Au bullish on further growth through the rest of the year.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po presented measures to enhance the attractiveness of IPOs as part of his annual budget for 2025-26 on February 26 and the markets appear to have taken note. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong stock exchange

Hong Kong stock exchange has simplified IPOs with tech companies in mind

Jack Chan, EY China’s chairman, describes how the HKEX and SFC’s new Technology Enterprises Channel has streamlined the process for technology firms.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po (fourth from right) and Bonnie Chan Yiting (third from right), CEO of the Hong Kong stock exchange, celebrate the listing of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), a Chinese battery company that joined the market ahead of the launch of the new Technology Enterprises Channel that is aimed at attracting more firms from the tech sector. Photo: SCMP
IPO

Chinese AIs fuel interest in Hong Kong IPOs

15 IPOs were announced in the city in the first quarter of 2025, according to KPMG, 6 of which raised more than HK$1 billion – many of these were tech companies.

IPO

Retail services is the most prominent sector for IPO listings since 2024

Consumer and retail services made up a substantial share of IPOs in the last 18 months as innovative mainland companies eye international expansion.

Wealth management

How Hong Kong’s market innovations are aiming to enhance the city’s trading environment

Reforms are being introduced to sustain the surge in public offerings that has made the city among the world’s leading IPO venues in the last 6 months.

Market reforms – including measures to make IPOs easier – have helped Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index make a stellar start to 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
Wealth management

How Liberty enabled Formula One to market itself better

The mass media group has drawn fresh interest in motorsport’s premier championship from the likes of LVMH, Adidas and Cadillac.

With growing popularity and a more stable financial structure, Formula One presents compelling investment prospects, from backing drivers to sponsoring teams in the global series. Photo: EPA-EFE
Wealth management

How Hong Kong’s new SFC rules could transform alternative asset investing

As Hong Kong’s affluent increasingly shift towards non-traditional investments, new rules could provide a boost, although investors should be aware of the risks.

Private credit

From niche to necessity: private credit transforms Asia’s lending landscape

As rising interest rates and market volatility push investors towards alternative assets, private credit is gaining traction – though some question whether the sector can maintain its strong returns.

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Wealth management

How lucrative sports broadcasting deals are opening new investment avenues

The Premier League, NFL, NBA and MLB are seeing massive revenue growth, presenting a golden opportunity for investors – but it’s a long game with inherent risks.

Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs embrace after Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in February, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo: Getty Images
Banking & finance

Singapore’s Endowus brings AI-based investing to Hong Kong

Hong Kong head Steffanie Yuen worked at Ant Group and Value Partners before meeting Endowus founders Gregory Van and Samuel Rhee.

Wealth management

Why Hong Kong family offices add philanthropy to their investment portfolios

The Doing Good Index 2024 showed Hong Kong family offices lagging behind the Asian average – Kithmina Hewage at the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society and Jason Fong at InvestHK discuss the issue.

Banking & finance

Private credit fundraising surges in Asia, with Hong Kong leading the charge

Lending from third-party sources is popular in many markets, and now the trend is coming to the region, with Hong Kong leading the charge – HSBC and Baker McKenzie weigh in.

Experts say there is plenty of scope for growth in private credit fundraising in Asia-Pacific, with the market surging in recent years and Hong Kong leading the charge. Photo: Shutterstock
Wealth management

Keeping it in the family: inside Hong Kong’s booming family office sector

Experts at Deloitte, InvestHK, PwC, accounting firm EY and law firm A&O Shearman on the challenges and opportunities facing single family and multifamily offices.

Family offices are thriving in Hong Kong as government measures and financial houses work with high-net-worth clients seeking to build their wealth. Photo: Shutterstock
Banking & finance

How can Hong Kong’s virtual banks stay competitive?

Since the Hong Kong Monetary Authority awarded its first licences in 2019, the sector has grown to include 8 virtual banks – but making money has not been easy.

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