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The shifting landscape of global wealth

From past to future: The wealth landscape

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As wealth changes hands and new opportunities emerge, how will the global high-net-worth (HNW) population evolve? Discover the future of wealth.

Year 2015

Year 2030

Region Number of HNWIs

Canada

Ages 18-34 %

Ages 35-54 %

Ages 55 or older %
Mainland China

Ages 18-34 %

Ages 35-54 %

Ages 55 or older %
Hong Kong (SAR)

Ages 18-34 %

Ages 35-54 %

Ages 55 or older %
Singapore

Ages 18-34 %

Ages 35-54 %

Ages 55 or older %
United Kingdom

Ages 18-34 %

Ages 35-54 %

Ages 55 or older %
United States

Ages 18-34 %

Ages 35-54 %

Ages 55 or older %

Percentages may not add to 100% because of rounding.

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Mainland China’s HNW population is set to grow by eight percent until 2030.

More than twenty-three percent of high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) in Hong Kong (SAR) are women.

Singapore has one of the largest proportions of HNWI, at 2.6 percent of total population.

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Amidst a climate of economic uncertainty, the usual narrative of sky’s-the-limit optimism is taking a turn.

Investors in mainland China

China’s investors are confident they’ll reach their financial goals for creating, preserving and managing wealth. They also believe future generations will have more opportunity to generate wealth than their own.

Investor confidence in reaching financial goals:

96%

Mainland China

78%

Taiwan

73%

Hong Kong

66%

Singapore

Investor confidence in wealth of future generations

85%

Mainland China

60%

Taiwan

56%

Hong Kong

62%

Singapore

This optimism is despite slowing GDP growth. Yet even with a positive outlook, more than nine in 10 Chinese investors say it’s important to future-proof one’s wealth.

Investor belief in “future-proofing” wealth:

92%

China

79%

Singapore

70%

Hong Kong

Hong Kong investors

Hong Kong investors are enthusiastic about foreign investing.

Sixteen percent say they do not have foreign investments/holdings, compared with:

27%

Singapore

31%

58%

U.S.

And their choice of foreign assets stands out.

Sixty-six percent hold foreign real estate (residential and commercial), compared with:

41%

Singapore

30%

18%

U.S.

Which sector has the greatest investment potential over the next five years? Hong Kong investors choose real estate.

37%

Hong Kong

32%

Singapore

24%

17%

U.S.

Singapore’s wealth creators

63%

of people in Singapore see the rising cost of living as an obstacle to reaching their financial goals—twenty-four percent more than any other region in Asia.

This rising cost of living is affecting a top financial goal – saving for retirement.

This explains why investors in Singapore are focused on growing wealth rather than preserving it.

65%

Growing wealth

43%

Preserving wealth

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UK & Channel Islands

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New wealth rising

From past to future: The wealth landscape

Wealth Opportunity Index

New wealth rising: The shifting landscape of global wealth

Balancing the values of two generations

The future-empowered high-net-worth investor

Motivated by more than money: Younger high-net-worth investors in Asia increasingly prioritise ethical investing

High-net-worth investors in Asia take an active approach to adapt to change

Investors in mainland China

96%

78%

73%

66%

85%

60%

56%

62%

92%

79%

70%

Hong Kong investors

27%

31%

58%

41%

30%

18%

37%

32%

24%

17%

Singapore’s wealth creators

63%

This rising cost of living is affecting a top financial goal – saving for retirement.

65%

43%

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