Billionaires

UBS family office clients cut US dollar exposure in wealth revamp

About half of the money managers also say they are overexposed to the greenback

Pham Nhat Vuong has personally contributed at least one-quarter of the US$17 billion of financing that has been deployed since VinFast was founded.

Vietnam’s richest man ploughs billions into EVs as his stock booms 1,000%

The majority of Vuong’s wealth is derived from Vingroup, his sprawling conglomerate

The improvement in real estate seen in 2025 on the back of a benign outlook for borrowing costs has been upended by the Iran war.

Billionaire Duke of Westminster to sell £700 million of US real estate assets

Agents are being appointed to market those assets on a case-by-case basis

CK Hutchison has a controlling stake in Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings, which provides mobile services in the city and Macau.

Li Ka-shing plans more telecom sales in ‘cash is king’ strategy

CK Hutchison still operates telecom businesses in several European markets

A JPMorgan survey of 333 investment firms for the super-rich published in February found one in five rank geopolitics as their top risk, outpacing concerns over liquidity and inflation.

World’s super-rich boost conflict economy wagers amid Iran war

Billionaires are already pocketing outsized gains from the financial shocks

Billionaire Joe Lewis made his initial fortune in the hospitality industry and currency markets.

Billionaire Joe Lewis plans US$200 million Sotheby’s art sale

Lewis family returns to auction market following a staggering 3,500% gain earlier this year

Alta Advisers is now in the process of removing itself from Hong Kong’s business registry.

Family office for US$12 billion Tetra Pak Fortune exits Hong Kong

Alta Advisers still has an Asia entity in Singapore that it set up more than a decade ago

Samsung is the biggest of South Korea’s family-run conglomerates known as chaebol, alongside SK Group and Hyundai Motor Group.

Samsung dynasty’s wealth doubles to US$45 billion in just one year

The family is now Asia’s third-richest family, up from 10th last year

Singapore minted 35 new billionaires between 2021 and 2026, Knight Frank's Wealth Report showed on Thursday (Apr 23).

Singapore billionaire population more than doubles as Apac wealth surges: Knight Frank

The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals has grown by 54.5% in 2021 to 7,171 this year

Amancio Ortega has a net worth of about US$130 billion through the 90-year-old’s majority stake in Zara owner Inditex, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Zara founder Amancio Ortega leads ultra-rich’s push into US$1 trillion property market

Bricks and mortar has long been a popular asset for many of the world’s rich