湾区金融大咖会：从2.0迈向3.0，业界盼理财通再扩容

Group 1 - The 2025 Bay Area Wealth Conference was held in Shenzhen, focusing on the rising demand for cross-border wealth management in the Bay Area [1] - Hong Kong is increasingly recognized as a "super connector" for global asset allocation, facilitating new outbound investment paths for mainland investors through mechanisms like the ETF Connect [2] - The current inclusion of 40% non-Hong Kong assets in the Southbound ETF Connect provides mainland investors with an effective way to allocate overseas assets without consuming QDII quotas [2] Group 2 - Future Asset, a Korean asset management firm, aims to leverage Hong Kong's hub status to serve both mainland investors looking to invest overseas and foreign investors, including those from Korea, seeking opportunities in China [3] - The essence of wealth management is viewed as achieving stable wealth growth based on investor needs, with the Bay Area presenting a strong and diverse demand for wealth management services [3] - The upgrade of the "Cross-Border Wealth Management Connect" to version 2.0 has significantly boosted the market, with the number of participating individual investors increasing by over 120% to approximately 162,000 by mid-year [4] Group 3 - The Southbound investors' holdings have doubled, exceeding 16 billion yuan, reflecting the strong market response to the upgraded Cross-Border Wealth Management Connect [4] - The core changes in version 2.0 include a substantial increase in the entry amount and a more diverse product selection, which has led to a significant rise in market activity [4] - There is an expectation for further upgrades to version 3.0 to better meet the diverse cross-border asset allocation needs of high-net-worth clients [5] Group 4 - There is a notable difference in risk perception and asset attributes between domestic and foreign markets, highlighting the need for improved investor education and risk management [6] - Collaboration among market participants is essential to enhance investor suitability management and risk control [6]