“• In 2013, real estate was the largest asset class for Chilean HNWIs with 28.0% of total HNWI assets, followed by equities with 19.5%, business interests with 15.0%, cash and deposits with 14.0%, fixed-income with 13.5%, and alternatives with 10.0%.
• Equities, business interests and real estate recorded the strongest growth during
the review period (2009−2013) at 95%, 71% and 71% respectively.
• Real estate assets held increased from 26.9% of total HNWI assets in 2009 to 28.0% in 2013; allocations to commodities remained level at 2.0% between 2009 and 2013.
• Over the forecast period (2014−2018), WealthInsight expects allocations in commodities to decline to 1.5% of total HNWI assets by 2018, as global liquidity tightens due to a forecast near-term drop in demand from China for raw materials that will cause global commodity prices to level out.
• In 2013, Chilean HNWI liquid assets amounted to US$114.1 billion, representing 43.6% of wealth holdings.”