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April 30, 2013

The value of prime real estate in New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore is set to rise by 27% in the next five years, due to the growing number of ultra-high net worth individuals globally, according to recent research.

The Global Prime Sector Report – published by property developers Candy & Candy, Deutsche Bank and estate agent Savills – found that by 2017 the UHNW population was expected to increased by 20%, with their collective wealth increasing by 30% as international markets recover.

Wealth disconnect

December 3, 2012

Despite the huge growth of the very rich in the big emerging markets, family offices have been slow to take hold. Campden asks why.

Dotted about Hong Kong’s and Singapore’s financial services districts are a number of multi family offices – or at least individuals and groups of people calling themselves multi family offices.

Family business roundup: Profits drop at Wates Group and Dassault Aviation, while Li & Fung posts strong results

March 27, 2012

Two European family businesses have posted poor financial results following “another difficult year”, but Li & Fung, a family-controlled trading group in Asia, has fared better.

In the UK, family-controlled Wates Group said on 26 March that revenues rose by 13% to £1.12 billion (€1.34 billion) in 2011.

Fung brothers buy French family business Sonia Rykiel

February 21, 2012

Fung Brands, the investment arm of Hong Kong’s billionaire brothers Victor and William Fung, has acquired a majority stake in France’s family-controlled fashion house Sonia Rykiel.

In a statement released on 20 February, Fung Brands said it has bought 80% of the Paris-based luxury business, famous for its colourful knitwear and poor boy sweaters.

Hong Kong's richest become poorer

January 6, 2012

Hong Kong’s three richest individuals are all family business owners but their fortunes declined last year as economic growth slowed in China, according to the city-state's latest rich list.

Forbes magazine said Li Ka-shing, the 83-year-old chairman of family-controlled conglomerates Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong Holdings, is Hong Kong’s wealthiest individual with approximately $22 billion (€17.2 billion) in assets. This represents an 8% decline from last year’s $24 billion.

Family business Chow Tai Fook raises $2 billion in IPO

December 12, 2011

Family-controlled Chow Tai Fook has raised less than expected from its initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to media reports.

What crisis? Nothing appears to affect the luxury property market

September 16, 2011

The euro crisis and fears of a double-dip recession in the US and much of Europe have done nothing to upset the sentiment at the top of the global residential property market.

The world’s super rich are still buying luxury properties, or those priced $5 million (€3.62 million) or over, and are mostly paying cash to do so, according to a report released by Christie’s International Real Estate.

Asians don’t trust foreign banks, research finds

September 2, 2011

The global economic crisis has left Asian consumers increasingly mistrustful of foreign banks, with many preferring to use local institutions, according to new research from McKinsey.

The study, published in the latest McKinsey Quarterly, comes at the same time as many multinational banks are focusing heavily on growing their presence in Asian markets, amid a rise in the number of wealthy individuals in the area.

High-end jeweller Boodles takes family business to Asia

August 22, 2011

Boodles, the high-end British jeweller owned by the Wainwright family, has opened a new store in Hong Kong, as the company attempts to break into the Asian market.

Boodles, the high-end British jeweller owned by the Wainwrights, has opened a new store in Hong Kong, as the family business attempts to break into the Asian market.

The family decided to set up the concession, located in luxury department store Lane Crawford, because of growing demand from the Asian market, said joint managing director Michael Wainwright, whose great-great-grandfather purchased the business in the early 1900s.

Family-controlled Ferragamo to list shares

June 16, 2011

Italian luxury goods maker Ferragamo, controlled by members of the founding family, will list up to 25% of the family’s stake on the Milan stock exchange, as part of its plans to raise funds for expansion.

The company said that following the IPO, the Ferragamo family holding company will hold a 56% stake in the company, with another 11% held by individual family members. In March, the family sold an 8% stake to the Hong Kong-based Woo family in an attempt to strengthen its market presence in Asia.