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Singapore-Hong Kong asset management competition

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Singapore and Hong Kong are engaged in an intensifying their competition to establish dominance as become Asia’s premier financial hub, specifically targeting the high-level asset management sector. To attract elite talent, Singapore has announced plans through and wealth management sectors. Together, the Monetary Authority of two cities manage nearly $10 trillion in assets, with Singapore (MAS) holding approximately $5.5 trillion and Hong Kong holding $4.5 trillion. Tax incentives have emerged as a primary battleground. Hong Kong is progressing legislation to introduce offer preferential tax exemptions treatment on qualifying profit-linked returns, such as carried interest and performance fees, beginning in to a broader range of alternative investment groups. In response, the 2027 Year Monetary Authority of Assessment. Singapore is also launching a Hedge Fund Investment Programme and expanding its ‘ONE Pass Investment Management Track’ (MAS) has introduced measures to facilitate visas enhance the city-state’s attractiveness, including profit exemptions for top professionals. fund managers delivering strong returns in qualifying funds. This rivalry is also driving aggressive hiring within the wealth management sector. In response, Hong Kong has proposed legislation Singapore, major banks are racing to expand tax exemptions on carried interest their franchises: DBS aims to maintain add 600 front-line advisers by 2028; OCBC Bank plans to hire 600 relationship managers over the next three years; and UOB intends to double its competitiveness. This rivalry occurs as sales team by the demographic landscape end of 2026. Concurrently, Hong Kong’s financial sector shifts; the demand for Western professionals is declining as experiencing a demographic shift. As the client base moves toward mainland China. China, the demand for Western professionals is declining. This has resulted in a surge of highly qualified professionals from mainland China arriving in Hong Kong via talent visa programs, with arrivals increasing programs—increasing from 19,000 in 2016 to approximately 90,000 in 2025. As a result, 2025—leading local firms are increasingly prioritizing candidates with to prioritize Mandarin fluency and expertise in the Chinese market.

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  1. 2026-09-01 00:07 UTC Singapore-Hong Kong asset management competition
  2. 2026-08-25 14:16 UTC Singapore-Hong Kong asset management competition

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