Wealth in China: Sizing the Market Opportunity; Sizing the wealth market in China and its growth potential.

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At the end of 2015, of the approximately 1.05 billion adults living in China 3.5% could be considered affluent. Asset growth is expected to be strongest in the $10m+ asset band, which will record a CAGR of 14.1% between 2015 and 2019, compared to a CAGR of 8.8% for mass affluent individuals. Deposits continue to dominate China’s retail investments market, but mutual fund holdings are forecast to grow at the fastest pace over the next five years. Chinese high net worth (HNW) investors allocate a noteworthy proportion of their investable assets into non-traditional investments, mostly in direct property. However, this is expected to change thanks to the recent drop in property prices.

Scope

Wealth in China: Sizing the Market Opportunity analyzes China's wealth and retail savings and investments markets, with a focus on the HNW segment. The report is based on our proprietary datasets.

Specifically, the report:

• Sizes the affluent market (both by the number of individuals and the value of their liquid assets) using Verdict Financial’s proprietary datasets.

• Analyzes which asset classes are favored by Chinese investors and how their preferences impact the growth of the total savings and investments market.

• Examines HNW clients’ attitudes towards non-liquid investments, such as property and commodities.

• Identifies key drivers and booking centers for offshore investments.

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Benchmark your share of the Chinese wealth market against the current market size.

Forecast your future growth prospects using our projections for the market to 2019.

Identify your most promising client segment by analyzing the penetration of affluent individuals in China – both at country and regional level.

Evaluate your HNW proposition by understanding how the local tax system affects your HNW clients.

Review your offshore strategy by learning the HNW motivations for offshore investments and their preferred booking centers.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Wealth growth is slowing but will still outstrip the West

Key findings

Critical success factors

SIZING AND FORECASTING THE CHINESE WEALTH MARKET

2.8% of China's affluent individuals can be considered HNW

Affluent individuals in China account for

3.5% of the total adult population

Affluent individuals account for

3.5% of the population but hold

84.1% of liquid assets in China

Chinese HNW individuals held $3,565bn in liquid assets in 2015

DRIVERS OF GROWTH IN THE CHINESE WEALTH MARKET

China's retail savings and investments have impressed with remarkable growth in recent years

China's retail investment market is forecast to perform strongly despite weaker economic conditions

As can be expected in emerging markets, deposits dominate China's retail investment market

Deposits continue to dominate China's retail investment market, but mutual fund holdings are forecast to grow fastest

Retail deposit growth is set to pick up again in 2016, but will be less pronounced than in the past

However, deposit rates remain low and face stiff competition from money market funds

Despite strong growth rates, China's retail bond market will remain insignificant

The subdued performance of the Shanghai Composite Index will limit growth of direct equities

Money market funds are growing in popularity, shielding funds from the vagaries of the stock market

HNW INVESTMENT PREFERENCES

Chinese HNW individuals allocate 35% of their portfolios outside traditional liquid assets

Chinese HNW investors allocate an above-average proportion of their wealth into property, but this is about to change

Alternatives and commodities have become an integral part of the typical HNW portfolio in China

A significant proportion of HNW wealth is invested offshore

Despite maintaining a closed capital account, a significant amount is leaving the country every year

Better returns overseas and local economic instability prompt Chinese individuals to invest offshore

Tax is a comparatively limited driver for offshore investments

The US is the single most important booking center for Chinese HNW wealth

APPENDIX

Abbreviations and acronyms

Supplementary data

Definitions

Affluent

Common Reporting Standard (CRS)

Domicile

Double taxation agreement (DTA)

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)

HNW

Liquid assets

Mass affluent

Onshore

Residency

Tax information exchange agreement (TIEA)

Methodology

Global Wealth Model methodology

Global Retail Investments Analytics methodology

Verdict Financial's 2015 Global Wealth Managers Survey

Bibliography

Further reading

About Verdict Financial

Disclaimer

Table

Table 1: Progressive tax rates levied in Chi, 2015

Table 2: Chi: adult population segmented by affluent category and asset band (000s), 2010?14

Table 3: Chi: adult population segmented by affluent category and asset band (000s), 2015e?19f

Table 4: Chi: total liquid wealth segmented by affluent category and asset band ($bn), 2010-14

Table 5: Chi: total liquid wealth segmented by affluent category and asset band ($bn), 2015e-19f

Table 6: Chinese yuan-US dollar exchange rate, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015

Figures

Figure 1: Affluent individuals represented 3.52% of the population in 2015

Figure 2: The affluent population holds 84.1% of retail liquid assets in Chi

Figure 3: While lower than in the past, retail savings and investment growth is forecast to remain strong

Figure 4: Deposits account for 81.1% of the Chinese retail and investment market

Figure 5: Mutual funds and bonds are forecast to grow at impressive rates

Figure 6: Deposit growth is inextricably linked to real GDP growth, but importantly always outperforms it

Figure 7: Retail bond holdings are negatively correlated to the Shanghai Composite Index

Figure 8: Stock market performance has been weak over the past year

Figure 9: There is a strong correlation between stock market performance and equity funds, and to a lesser extent mutual fund holdings

Figure 10: Chi's total fund industry is domited by money market funds

Figure 11: A significant proportion of HNW wealth is allocated to non-traditiol investments

Figure 12: Chinese HNW individuals hold 27% of their assets offshore

Figure 13: Asset diversification and investment options remain the biggest motivations for offshore investment

Figure 14: The largest proportion of Chinese HNW offshore wealth is booked in the US

Figure 15: The Chinese government has signed several TIEAs over the past few years

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