_Knight Frank launches 2018's Wealth Report updates

A year is a long time in global wealth trends and, following feedback from our readers, we discovered that not all of you want to wait until next spring to get your fix of The Wealth Report’s unique blend of insight and analysis.

So I’m delighted to present the first in a series of updates to The Wealth Report, which we’ll be publishing at regular intervals. The package may be more compact, but it’s nevertheless bursting at the seams with all the things that you love about the annual report.

We’ve got an interview with one of our regular contributors, leading geo-political risk analyst Ian Bremmer. Ian talks about his new book Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism, his most personal – and arguably most worrying – work yet.

There’s also an update on the state of the world’s luxury residential markets from Kate Everett-Allen, our international research guru. She reports that, while global price growth continues to slow overall, certain cities – including Tokyo, Madrid and Los Angeles – are bucking the trend.

Tokyo, Madrid and Los Angeles are enjoying residential price growth

For those interested in global property investment opportunities we look at the potential of the logistics sector in Asia-Pacific. As the region’s online retail segment booms, this looks like a trend that is set to run and run.

A key part of The Wealth Report is our Attitudes Survey, based on responses from private bankers and wealth advisers around the world.

As ever, education is incredibly important to UHNWIs, with the number of children being sent overseas for their schooling increasing year on year, according to the survey.

Liam Bailey, our Global Head of Research, decided to take a deeper dive, working with a leading education consultant to analyse the growing demand for UK public schools from overseas .

Still focusing on global UHNWIs, Gráinne Gilmore, our Head of UK Residential Research, takes a look at the distribution of the world’s population of demi-billionaires – those with over US$500 million in net assets – and finds that Asia is still leading the way.

Flora Harley also shares the latest numbers from the Bank of International Settlements. Where is money flowing around the world? Prepare to be surprised.

I hope you enjoy this bite-sized edition of The Wealth Report. Do let us know what you think.