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World wheel of fortune propelled by Asia Pacific but braked by Brazil

July 1, 2016

Latin America is “dragging down” growth in the world’s population of the super-wealthy but Asia Pacific is tipped to push global wealth over the $100 trillion mark.

Latin America is “dragging down” growth in the world’s population of the super-wealthy but Asia Pacific is tipped to push global wealth over the $100 trillion mark.

Ultra-high net worth individual (UHNWI) wealth traditionally drove high net worth individual (HNWI) wealth each year however, the usual boost did not materialise in 2015, according to new World Wealth Report by Capgemini.

Social impact “important” for most high net worth investors, study finds

June 23, 2015

The vast majority of high net worth investors consider social impact an important factor when choosing investments, but many are unsure who to turn to for advice on opportunities and execution, new research has revealed.

RBC and Capgemini’s World Wealth Report, which surveyed more than 5,000 individuals, also found that strong economic and equity market performance has created 920,000 new millionaires worldwide in 2014.

Investor confidence at highest since level since 2007

March 20, 2014

Almost 60% of high net worth investors feel bullish about the investment outlook over the next 12 months, according to a new survey, the highest confidence has been since the global economic crash of 2008.

Financial advisory company deVere Group said the number of investors who reported feeling bullish was up four percentage points from its 2013 poll to 57%.

The last time investor confidence levels were higher than this level was in 2007, when 59% of high net worth investors said they were feeling bullish in the annual international poll.

Fortunes of the world’s wealthy on the rebound

June 18, 2013

Despite a reluctance to take up riskier assets and a lack of confidence in the equity markets, the world’s richest individuals saw their wealth grow 10% in 2012.

Despite a reluctance to take up riskier assets and a lack of confidence in the equity markets, the world’s richest individuals saw their wealth grow 10% in 2012, according to research released today by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management.

This is in contrast to 2011 when the average investible wealth of high net worth individuals dropped 1.7%, and the sluggish 2.6% average growth seen since 2008.

Entrepreneurship driving wealth creation more than inheritance

June 17, 2013

Entrepreneurship has superseded inheritance as the main source of wealth creation in developed economies, according to a global survey of high net worth individuals.

Entrepreneurship has superseded inheritance as the main source of wealth creation in developed economies, according to a global survey of high net worth individuals, while in developing economies many entrepreneurs are now dealing with succession and inheritance planning for the first time.

The Barclays survey – Origins and Legacy: The Changing Order of Wealth Creation – found that there has been a big shift in the way the world’s wealthiest are spending and sharing their money due to changing patterns of wealth creation.

Asia becomes home to largest number of millionaires

September 20, 2012

Asia-Pacific is now home to the most number of high net worth individuals, overtaking North America for the first time, thanks to growth in the number of wealthy in Japan and China.

That’s according to the Asia-Pacific Wealth Report, released by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management on 19 September, which said the number of people with more than $1 million in investable assets in the region hit 3.37 million last year.

Rich in Europe see fortunes drop

June 19, 2012

The ongoing eurozone crisis has affected the fortunes of high net worth individuals in Europe, with their overall investible wealth declining by 1.1% last year.

That’s according to the World Wealth Report 2012, released on 19 June by Royal Bank of Canada's wealth management division and consultants Capgemini.