Challenges and Opportunities for the Wealth Sector in paraguay 2014

Synopsis
 This report is the result of WealthInsight's extensive research covering the high net worth individual (HNWI) population and wealth management market in Paraguay.
 The report focuses on HNWI performance between the end of 2008 (the peak before the global financial crisis) and the end of 2013. This enables us to determine how well the country's HNWIs have performed through the crisis.
Summary
This report is a thorough analysis of Paraguay's Wealth Management and Private Banking sector, and the opportunities and challenges that it faces.
Scope
 Independent market sizing of Paraguay HNWIs across five wealth bands
 HNWI volume and wealth trends from 2009 to 2013
 HNWI volume and wealth forecasts to 2018
 HNWI and UHNWI asset allocations across 13 asset classes                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Number of UHNWIs in each state and all major cities
 Fastest growing cities and states for UHNWIs (2009-2013)
 Insights into the drivers of HNWI wealth
Reason To Buy
 The WealthInsight Intelligence Center Database is an unparalleled resource and the leading resource of its kind. Compiled and curated by a team of expert research specialists, the database comprises dossiers on over 60,000 HNWIs from around the world.
 The Intelligence Center also includes tracking of wealth and liquidity events as they happen and detailed profiles of major private banks, wealth managers and family offices in each market.
 With the Database as the foundation for our research and analysis, we are able obtain an unsurpassed level of granularity, insight and authority on the HNWI and wealth management universe in each of the countries and regions we cover.
 Report includes comprehensive forecasts to 2018.
Key Highlights
 At the end of 2013, Paraguayan HNWIs held 33.8% (US$7 billion) of their wealth outside their home country, above the global average of 20-30%. 
 WealthInsight expects foreign asset holdings to increase to US$3 billion by 2018, to account for 32.4% of the total HNWI assets.
 In 2013, South America accounted for 51.9% of Paraguayan HNWIs' foreign assets, followed by North America with 22.0%, Asia-Pacific with 13.1%, Europe with 9.8%, Africa with 2.2% and the Middle East with 1.2%.
 Paraguayan HNWI allocations to North America decreased during the review period, from 28.6% in 2009 to 22.0% in 2013. Increased investments were made in the emerging economies of South America and Asia-Pacific.
 HNWIs are expected to further decrease their levels of investment in North America to 18.4% of foreign HNWI assets by 2018, with investments increasingly being diverted to South America.