Family offices worldwide are demonstrating a sharper edge in investment strategy. According to new global research by the CEOWORLD magazine, a leading provider of services to high-net-worth individuals and family offices, increasing sophistication is pushing firms to take on more risk and expand exposure to alternative assets. A Shift in...

South Africa may still be the wealth heavyweight of Africa, but its grip on high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) is slipping. The country has lost more than 2,400 millionaires over the past decade, even as Africa’s overall wealth pool expands. According to the 2025 Africa Wealth Report by Henley & Partners, the...

Africa’s wealth map is being redrawn. Over the past ten years, more than 8,000 millionaires have left some of the continent’s largest economies, with Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt leading the losses. The drivers are familiar to global investors: political uncertainty, inconsistent policy, and capital risk. For many affluent Africans,...

Dubai is fast emerging as a global hub for the digital content economy. In just six months, Dubai’s Creators HQ program has attracted 2,415 content creators from 147 countries and 78 companies from 24 nations, according to Khaleej Times. The initiative offers not only professional support and business services but...

In the past decade, the once-open invitation for cross-border capital to flow freely into residential real estate has turned into a guarded welcome—or, in many cases, a slammed door. From Vancouver to Seoul, policymakers are tightening the screws on foreign property ownership, arguing that unchecked overseas investment distorts local housing...

South Korea has imposed sweeping restrictions on foreign property purchases in Seoul and its surrounding regions, introducing mandatory residency rules and government approval requirements. The move aims to curb speculative buying, cool the overheated housing market, and protect local buyers squeezed by recent lending caps. South Korea Foreign Property Restrictions...

When the UAE announced in 2021 that foreign investors could own 100% of mainland companies in most sectors, global headlines framed it as a bold policy shift. In truth, it was far more than that: it was a strategic realignment that has begun to reshape the way high-net-worth individuals and...