ReportsnReports - HNWI Asset Allocation in China to 2015

Summary
This report provides the latest asset allocations of China's HNWI. The report also includes projections of the volume, wealth and asset allocation of China's HNWI to 2015 and a comprehensive and robust background of the local economy, including, uniquely, detailed analysis of economic and political risks to HNWI wealth creation
Scope
The report features:
• Independent market sizing of China's HNWI
• Volume, wealth and allocation trends from 2007 to 2011 • Volume, wealth and allocation forecasts to 2015
• Current insights into the drivers of HNWI wealth
Reasons To Buy
• The WealthInsight HNWI Database is an unparalleled resource and the leading database of its kind. Compiled and curated by a team of expert research specialists, the HNWI Database comprises up to one hundred data-points on over 100,000 HNWI around the world. With the HNWI Database as the foundation for our research and analysis, we are able obtain an unsurpassed level of granularity, insight and authority on the HNWI universe in each of the countries and regions we cover.
• Comprehensive forecasts to 2015.
Key Highlights
• There are currently 1.3 million HNWIs in China with a combined wealth of US$4.3 trillion, which equates to 26% of the total wealth held in the country. WealthInsight expects HNWI wealth to increase at a CAGR of 14.7% over the forecast period to reach US$7.5 trillion in 2015, while volume will grow at a CAGR of 13.5% to reach over 2.1 million in 2015.
• Alternative asset holdings have increased dramatically since 2009 and this growth is expected to continue into the forecast period, with alternatives rising from 4.7% of total HNWI assets in 2011 to 6.9% in 2015. This will be driven by significant growth in hedge funds, private equity, collectables and index-linked funds.
• A movement from cash into equities is also expected, with equity allocations reaching 33% of total assets in 2015, compared to 30% in 2011. Other notable changes include a rise in fixed-income investments from 4.5% of total assets in 2011 to 5.8% in 2015. This will be facilitated by significant development of the local corporate bond market, which is expected to grow by over 34% per year during the forecast period.