Hong Kong SFC Releases Asset and Wealth Management Activity Survey: Total AUM Reached US$5.4 Trillion Last Year, Setting New Record High

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong released the "2025 Asset and Wealth Management Activity Survey", which shows: 1. Hong Kong's total assets under management in 2025 increased by 20% year-on-year to a historical high of 42.2 trillion HKD (5.4 trillion USD), with part of the growth momentum coming from net fund inflows, which surged 193% year-on-year to 2.1 trillion HKD (265 billion USD), marking the third consecutive year of increase; 2. Assets under management for asset management and fund advisory businesses increased by 19% year-on-year to 31 trillion HKD (4 trillion USD); 3. Assets under management for private banking and private wealth management businesses increased significantly by 24% year-on-year to 12.9 trillion HKD (1.7 trillion USD); 4. Net asset value of authorized funds increased by 38% to 2.3 trillion HKD (292 billion USD); 5. Net fund inflows in the asset management and fund advisory business segment surged 330% to 1.38 trillion HKD (177.3 billion USD); 6. The number of institutions licensed to conduct asset management (Type 9 regulated activity) increased by 7% year-on-year to 2,358.