Pillar Articles
Macro data, rate decisions and policy rumours only matter insofar as they answer one household question: how much of the family balance sheet is tied to a single market and a single currency. This section records structured observations on deposit rates, FX, property taxation and the Hong Kong insurance market, and separates noise from signals that would actually change an allocation. Entries are dated notes that are updated over time, not investment advice.
The RMB Is Back at 7.3
Over the next two decades, will my family still have a foundation not held hostage by a single currency?
Break and Rebirth: Hong Kong's Extreme
Is Hong Kong declining, or undergoing a profound rebirth? The answer lies in its century-old DNA — a wealth safe harbor that squeezes out bubbles and upgrades itself with every external shock.
Where Do Deposit Rates Finally Bottom Out?
When short-term risk-free yield goes to zero, real safety comes from long-cycle allocation discipline — not from chasing a fleeting high interest rate.
Why Do Onshore Clients Keep Buying HK Insurance?
The more emotional the debate around a field, the more we need a structural eye to take it apart — not slogans to pick a side.
Property-Tax Rumors Are Stirring Again
A shift in asset form isn't fundamentally swapping one container for another — it's admitting that no single asset can forever bear all your risks.
What Can China Learn From Japan's Lost 30 Years?
The real risk isn't what assets you hold — it's that all your assets hang on one single rope.
The Three Tiers of Offshore Asset Allocation
Offshore allocation isn't about whose tools are more sophisticated — it's about whose structure better matches their real asset scale.
Gold Just Hit a Record High
After a record high, the question is what role gold plays rather than whether to chase the price. This piece treats 5% as a reserve anchor rather than a forecast, explains why it needs a cash-flow-producing partner, and flags two common mistakes after new highs.
Trusts Aren't Mysterious
A trust is a tool, not a status symbol. This guide uses one decision diagram to show when a trust is actually needed, why most households stop at the first question of asset size, and where the phrase poor man's family trust holds up and where it does not.
How Are Dividend Fulfilment Ratios Calculated?
Hong Kong dividend fulfilment ratios compare dividends actually paid with those illustrated at sale. This guide sets out the calculation, three common misreadings, and how to use the ratio when comparing policies, following the Hong Kong Insurance Authority's public definitions.
Family Offices in China: A Grand Ideal
The family-office dream can be huge, but the first real step is usually very concrete.
Beyond the "Blind-Buy" Era
The deciding factor in allocation was never "calling the next trend" — it’s "having a foundation no matter where the trend goes."
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