Canada Wealth Report 2016: HNW Investors, Wealth Management Strategy 4 | Page 3

- Develop your service proposition to match product and service demand expressed by Canadian HNW investors and react proactively to the forecasted change in demand. Ask for Discount at – http://www.absolutereports.com/enquiry/request-discount/10188280 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Canadian HNW individuals are concentrated among business owners Key findings Critical success factors PROFILING THE CANADIAN HNW INVESTOR Family business is the dominant source of Canadian HNW wealth However, entrepreneurs are also a lucrative target market Many HNW investors have built their fortunes through property Expats are a large and important target group in Canada Expats constitute 26.3% of the resident HNW population Friendly visa conditions encouraged migration of the rich, although this route was closed in 2014 Chinese and US individuals represent the bulk of the HNW expat population Fear of having insufficient control and steep forex fees motivate HNW expats to invest in Canada CANADIAN HNW INVESTMENT STYLE PREFERENCES Canadian HNW investors value professional advice and control over their investments The majority of HNW wealth is kept in discretionary mandates Canadian HNW individuals are increasingly looking at other asset management styles in a quest for control Demand for all mandates is on the rise but discretionary will continue to win out HNW investors' desire for control is prompting some to self-invest a minority of their assets UNDERSTANDING ASSET ALLOCATION TRENDS AMONG CANADIAN HNW INDIVIDUALS Canadians' love affair with equities is set to continue Equities dominate the HNW portfolio and are forecast to experience the greatest increase in demand Equities dominate HNW investors' managed wealth