{
  "id": 18467756,
  "title": "Dutch asset manager Robeco planning to expand presence in Hong Kong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/dutch-asset-manager-robeco-planning-to-expand-presence-in-hong-kong",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-06T08:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3373515/dutch-asset-manager-robeco-planning-expand-presence-hong-kong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dutch asset management company Robeco is set to strengthen its foothold in Hong Kong as part of the burgeoning wealth creation trend in the Asia-Pacific region, according to its CEO, Karin van Baardwijk. The firm, with $464 billion in client assets in June, intends to occupy a larger office \"very soon,\" van Baardwijk revealed in an interview. She highlighted Asia as one of the \"fastest-growing\" wealth markets and emphasized Hong Kong's enduring significance as a global allocation center. Van Baardwijk credited Hong Kong's strategic advantage to its connectivity with mainland China and robust capital markets, coupled with a sophisticated asset management ecosystem.\n\nRobeco plans to extend its sales, investment, and support functions in Hong Kong to capitalize on the momentum. CEO van Baardwijk did not provide specific targets. During a recent meeting at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, revealed that many international financial institutions were considering expanding their operations in the city. Hong Kong surpassed Switzerland to become the world's largest cross-border wealth hub last year. According to a Securities and Futures Commission survey, 56% of assets managed in the city were invested outside mainland China and Hong Kong, with the number of licensed asset management institutions increasing by 7% year-on-year to 2,358 in the previous year.\n\nDespite the competition, van Baardwijk expressed confidence in Robeco's diversified product range, which includes fixed income, systematically-managed funds, and equities like thematic investing. She aimed to see the Asia-Pacific's contribution to total assets under management increase to 30% by 2035, from 21% last year, projecting global net profit to double over the same period. Van Baardwijk noted the contrasting focuses in the international investment hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore, with Robeco positioning Hong Kong as its regional hub, primarily serving the North Asia market, and Singapore focusing on the South Asia market. The firm will mark its 20th anniversary in Hong Kong next year, with plans to offer more retail funds via distributors, some of which will be income-related. Van Baardwijk lauded Hong Kong's proactive government and financial regulators, expressing admiration for their support of international asset managers.",
  "summary": "Dutch asset management firm Robeco is planning to expand its presence in Hong Kong to ride the robust wave of wealth creation in the Asia-Pacific region, CEO Karin van Baardwijk said this week. The Rotterdam-headquartered firm, which had client assets totalling US$464 billion in June, would move into a bigger office “very soon”, van Baardwijk said in an interview. She said Asia was one of “the…",
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}