Mainland Money Managers Drive Hong Kong Asset Boom

Assets managed by Chinese mainland financial institutions in Hong Kong surged to nearly HK$3.95 trillion ($504 billion) in 2025, significantly outpacing the broader local market.

Net fund inflows into these mainland-affiliated firms skyrocketed 80% year-on-year to HK$460 billion, according to a July 2 report by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission. This pushed their assets under management up by 28%, comfortably beating the 20% average expansion seen across the city’s overall wealth industry.