High net worth individuals

Rising appetite for high-net-worth insurance, even among the mass affluent

While this expands the traditional audience for HNW insurance, it also underscores the need for needs-based and suitability advice

Vincent Eck, Swiss Re’s head of key accounts and origination for Asia-Pacific ex-China), says "significantly larger" cases of traditional high-net-worth insurance products were placed in 2025.

Insurance solutions for the wealthy see robust demand

High-net-worth insurance earnings are expected to rise in double digits over the next two to five years

Indonesia is home to some of the wealthiest billionaires in South-east Asia, where 10 of the richest have a combined net worth of more than US$180 billion.

Rich families face tax audits as Indonesia races to plug deficit

The country’s tax ratio is among the lowest in the world, at about 10% of GDP last year

Asia has become the world’s fastest-growing financial hub, with private wealth projected to reach US$99 trillion by 2029.

Wealthy Asian families face succession woes as scions have different ambitions, mindsets: report

The preferences of the younger set should be factored into succession planning, and professionalisation is the pragmatic solution

UK industrialist Jim Ratcliffe (centre) took control of Manchester United’s football operations last year after spending about US$1.5 billion to buy roughly a third of the 20-time English league champions.

JPMorgan’s billionaire clients want sports teams more than fine art

Sports have become more than just a passion investment of the ultra-rich and are now a growing part of their portfolio

More shoppers are seeking out "quiet" or experiential luxury rather than the status that comes with owning designer goods.
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Christopher Albrecht, CEO, Sun Life Singapore.
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Vietnam had an estimated net outflow of around 300 high-net-worth individuals in 2024, said a recent report. The figures in 2022 and 2023 were 100 and 150, respectively.
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Singapore tops the 10 most expensive cities globally in the Julius Baer Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2025. The other two cities in Asia-Pacific are Hong Kong in third place, and Shanghai in sixth.

Singapore is most expensive city for HNWIs to live well for third year in a row: report

City still appeals to high-net-worth individuals and businesses due to its stable political climate, safety, and quality services including education and healthcare