HNWI Asset Allocation in Singapore 2013

Published: Sep, 2013 | Pages: 60 | Publisher: WealthInsight
Industry: Wealth Management | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)


Synopsis
 This report is the result of WealthInsight's extensive research covering the high net worth individual (HNWI) population and wealth management market in Singapore.
 The report focuses on HNWI performance between the end of 2007 (the peak before the global financial crisis) and the end of 2012. This enables us to determine how well the country's HNWIs have performed through the crisis.
Summary
This report provides the latest asset allocations of UK HNWIs across 13 asset classes. The report also includes projections of the volume, wealth and asset allocations of Singapore HNWIs to 2017 and a comprehensive and robust background of the local economy.
Scope
 Independent market sizing of Singapore HNWIs across five wealth bands
 HNWI volume and wealth trends from 2008 to 2012
 HNWI volume and wealth forecasts to 2017
 HNWI and UHNWI asset allocations across 13 asset classes 
 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 2017.
Key Highlights
 There were just over 183,000 HNWIs in Singapore in 2012. These HNWIs collectively held US$857 billion in wealth, which equated to 85.7% of the total individual wealth held in the country. 
 Singaporean HNWIs outperformed the global average during the review period - worldwide HNWI volumes decreased by 0.3% while Singapore HNWI numbers increased almost by 100%.
 In 2012, Singapore HNWI numbers rose by 21.7%, following an increase of 4.2% in 2011.
 Growth in HNWI wealth and volumes are expected to improve over the forecast period. The total number of Singaporean HNWIs is forecast to grow by 59% to reach over 291,579 in 2017. HNWI wealth is projected to grow by 63% to reach US$1.39 trillion by 2017.

 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Details of this Report
1.2 Definitions
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 WEALTH SECTOR FUNDAMENTALS
3.1 Political Background
3.2 Economic Background
3.3 Benchmarking Singapore Wealth in Context
3.3.1 World statistics
3.3.2 Distribution of wealth in Singapore
3.4 HNWI Volume and Wealth Trends
4 ANALYSIS OF SINGAPOREAN HNWI INVESTMENTS
4.1 Analysis by Asset Classes
4.1.1 Trends in alternative assets
4.1.2 Trends in "art, wine and wheels"
4.1.3 Trends of investments in real estate
4.1.4 Trends of investments in cash and deposits
4.1.5 Trends of investments in fixed-income
4.1.6 Trends of investments in equities
4.1.7 Trends of investments in business interests
4.2 Analysis of Foreign Investments
4.2.1 Investments in Europe
4.2.2 Investments in North America (Including the US, Mexico and the Caribbean)
4.2.3 Investments in Asia-Pacific
4.2.4 Investments in South America
4.2.5 Investments in the Middle East
4.2.6 Investments in Africa
4.3 Alternative Breakdown: Liquid vs Investable Assets
4.4 Analysis of Singaporean UHNWI Investments
5 APPENDIX
5.1 Additional Components of the Wealth Sector in Singapore
5.1.1 Philanthropy
5.1.2 Demand for Intergenerational Wealth Transfer
5.1.3 Human Resource Availability for the Wealth Management Industry
5.2 Regulations on Taxes
5.3 Regulations Related to Immigration, Investment and Employment
5.4 Economic Indicators
5.4.1 LC to US$ exchange rate
5.4.2 Real GDP growth
5.4.3 Per capita GDP
5.4.4 Domestic market capitalization
5.4.5 Commodity index
5.4.6 Foreign direct investment
5.4.7 Inflation rate
5.4.8 Interest rate
5.4.9 Balance of payments
5.4.10 Government debt
5.4.11 Stock market performance
5.5 Wealth Breakdowns
6 ABOUT WEALTHINSIGHT

Table 1: HNWI Wealth Band and Group Definitions
Table 2: Main Regions in Singapore
Table 3: Singaporean Allocations of HNWI Assets, 2008?2017
Table 4: Singaporean HNWIs ? Holdings Growth (%), 2008-2017
Table 5: Singaporean HNWIs - Trends of Investments in Alternative Assets (%), 2008-2017
Table 6: Singaporean HNWIs - Alternative Asset Composition (%), 2008-2017
Table 7: Singapore Trends in "Art, Wine and Wheels", 2008-2012
Table 8: Global Prime Real Estate Prices Per Square Meters, US$ Terms, 2012
Table 9: Global: Prime International Cities Performance (%), 2007-2012
Table 10: Singaporean HNWIs - (Percentage) Foreign Allocation, 2008-2017
Table 11: Singaporean HNWIs - Liquidity Breakdown (US$ Billion), 2008-2017
Table 12: Singaporean HNWIs - Liquidity Breakdown (%), 2008-2017
Table 13: Singapore UHNWIs - Allocations and Share of HNWI Assets, 2012
Table 14: Singapore Allocations of HNWI Assets (%), 2007?2017
Table 15: SGD to US$ Exchange Rate, 2008-2017
Table 16: Singapore Real GDP Growth, 2008-2017
Table 17: Singapore GDP Per Capita, 2008-2017
Table 18: Singapore Domestic Market Capitalization (US$ Billions) 2008-2012
Table 19: Singapore Commodity Indices, 2008-2017
Table 20: Singapore Foreign Direct Investments (US$ Billions) 2008-2017
Table 21: Singapore Inflation Rate, 2008-2017
Table 22: Singapore Money Market Rate, 2008-2017
Table 23: Singapore Balance of Payments (US$ Billions) 2008-2012
Table 24: Singapore Government Debt to GDP, 2008-2017
Table 25: Singapore Stock Market Performance, 2008-2012
Table 26: Singapore HNWI Wealth vs GDP Ratio, 2008-2017
Table 27: Singapore Appendix Two
Table 28: Singapore Appendix Two