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Wealth In Asia 2011

  • Asia will continue to be at the forefront of wealth creation, minting millionaires at a faster pace than any other region in the world, despite the recent market volatility, according to a number of experts in private wealth.

  • Men, Not Women, Drive Luxury Goods Sales in China
    By: Neerja Pawha Jetley|CNBC Contributor
    Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 | 6:57 PM ET

    Contrary to what might be a popular perception, men and not women make up the bulk of consumers buying luxury goods in China.  Over the past 12 months, Chinese men on average spent 61 percent more than women on fragrances and 52 per cent more on watches, according to McKinsey.

  • A man walks past a billboard outside a shopping mall housing luxury brands in Shanghai.

    One way to ride the surge in China’s wealth is to invest in stocks of luxury brands, say analysts. Here are some of their top picks.

  • Yachts in Asia Get Million-Dollar Makeovers Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 | 10:21 PM ET
    MF Global website

    Asia’s image-conscious rich are spending big money on adding frills to their million-dollar yachts.

  • For Asia’s Rich, All That Glitters Is Still Gold 
    By: Shivali Nayak|News Assistant
    Thursday, 3 Nov 2011 | 11:07 PM ET
    Gold

    The recent fluctuations in gold prices have not deterred Asia's rich investors, who continue to bet on the yellow  metal.

  • Buyers Still Warm to Singapore's Luxury Property Market
    By: Cris Prystay|CNBC Contributor
    Thursday, 3 Nov 2011 | 11:05 PM ET
    Private yachts are berthed outside luxury homes and condominium apartments at Sentosa Cove in Singapore.

    While price growth and transactions have slowed in Singapore's luxury property market, selective buyers, many of them from China and Indonesia, continue to snap up niche upmarket properties in tony areas like Sentosa Cove.

  • A trader monitors exchange rates in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul on October 4, 2011.

    Asian financial markets have shown in recent months that they remain extremely vulnerable to economic shocks, but some investors have been riding this volatility, using the selloff to shop for cheap stocks and bonds and investing in esoteric products to profit from the turmoil.

  • Still in Control, Hong Kong Property Tycoons Face a Younger Generation
    By: Alex Frew McMillan|CNBC Contributor
    Monday, 24 Oct 2011 | 8:59 PM ET
    Raymond and Thomas Kwok of Sun Hung Kai Properties

    Hong Kong’s aging property moguls may be reluctant to pass the baton, but there is a breed of young inheritors knocking on the door. Who are they?

  • India's Rich Manage Wealth With Family Offices
    By: Neerja Pawha Jetley|CNBC Contributor
    Monday, 24 Oct 2011 | 8:58 PM ET

    Family offices, a personalized wealth management service, is fast gaining currency with India’s rich who are often reluctant to take professional advice.

  • Singapore’s role as the wealth management center of Asia has been strengthened by the growing number of millionaires in the region, but it’s also being challenged by a shrinking pool of workers needed by the sector.

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