How Asia invests
How Asia invests — every market, the family capital behind it, and where to put money to work.
Markets
From capital controls in China to sovereign wealth in the Gulf, every Asian market invests differently. Start with a country.
China
Shanghai Stock Exchange & Shenzhen Stock Exchange
India
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) & National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Singapore
Singapore Exchange (SGX)
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) & Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)
Japan
Tokyo Stock Exchange (JPX)
Indonesia
Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX)
Family capital
The business families who didn't stop at building one company — Tata, Ambani, Li Ka-shing, Kuok, and dozens more who also allocate capital as investors.
Tata family
Jamsetji Tata, born in Navsari, Gujarat, founded a private trading firm in Bombay in 1868 …
Telecom & digitalAmbani family
Dhirubhai Ambani began trading spices in the late 1950s before pivoting into synthetic tex…
CementBirla family
The family's trading business traces to 1857 in Pilani, Rajasthan; Ghanshyam Das ('G.D.') …
Ports & logisticsAdani family
Gautam Adani worked briefly as a diamond sorter in Mumbai before returning to Gujarat in 1…
Trends
What Asian investors find attractive right now, and why.
Gold as a store of value
From Turkish "under-the-pillow" savings to Indian wedding jewelry, gold remains Asia's most trusted hedge.
Real estate and property
The single largest store of household wealth in most Asian markets, from Hong Kong towers to Dubai villas.
Investing in US stocks from Asia
From Korean "Seohak ants" to Israeli tech dual-listings, US markets are many Asian investors' second home market.
Mutual funds and systematic investment plans (SIPs)
India's SIP boom turned monthly mutual-fund investing into a mass-market habit — and the model is spreading.
Watch: how Asia invests
South Korea's bear market brings sleepless nights for retail investors — Reuters
Building Multi-Generation Family Wealth: A Family Office's Secret — CNA Insider
From Jewellery To Investment: How Gold Buying Is Changing in India — Mint
China struggles to turn its economy around — DW News
Forget China? Should Investors Be Looking At India Instead? — CNA Insider · Money MindReady to start?
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