The escalating trade war between China and the US could well act as a drag on the entire global economy, but emerging markets seem particularly vulnerable  

Hong Kong’s connectivity will be key to opening up the wider region to international clients and markets, believes Marina Lui, head of China business at UBS Wealth Management

Many European banks have struggled to make headway in Asia but Mike Blake, who runs UBP’s operations in the region, is in expansionary mood

Private banks active in Asia must contend with turbulent markets and ongoing recruitment problems in their quest to forge deeper relationships with clients

Family offices across Asia are building networks of like-minded individuals in order to swap ideas and find investment partners   

In terms of technology, Hong Kong has fallen behind both mainland China and rival Singapore. But the territory has a habit of reinventing itself

In the short-term, the trade spat with the US could prove damaging to China, but the picture changes further down the line

Entrepreneurship and the growing emergence of China were the biggest drivers of global billionaire wealth in 2017, which has reached almost $9tn