Wealth Reports
Knight Frank launced its annual global Wealth Report with a great new companion website.
Societe Generale Private Banking and Forbes Insights recently released “Global Wealth and Family Ties.” This report explores “the impact of family ties in the creation, management and transmission of large fortunes.”
(On a related note, IFI’s Pinterest boards contain links to these and many other resources for international prospect researchers. If you need a Pinterest invitation, please let me know. I would be happy to send one to you.)
Private Equity and Hedge Funds
In a guest post for the FT’s beyondbrics blog, KPMG’s Vikram Utamsingh discussed the outlook for private equity in India this year.
Yesterday, the same blog covered the relatively small hedge fund industry in South Korea.
On the China Private Equity blog, China First Capital’s CEO Peter Fuhrman predicted “fewer and fewer [private equity] deals in China will achieve exit through IPO.”
Education
According to the International Business Times, China’s UHNWIs overwhelmingly want international education experiences for their children.
Social Media
The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time blog discussed the possibility that Facebook will use Instagram to connect with users in China, as the photo service “is integrated with one of China’s most popular microblogging services, Sina Weibo.”
Boats and Planes
The yacht and aircraft showcase Hainan Rendez-vous took place last week “in Sanya, southern China’s travel hotspot for the ultra-wealthy.”
