Caproasia.com | The leading source of data, research, information & resource for financial professionals, investment managers, professional investors, family offices & advisors to institutions, billionaires, UHNWs & HNWs. Covering capital markets, investments and private wealth in Asia. How do you invest $3 million to $300 million? How do you manage $20 million to $3 billion of assets? Caproasia - Learn more
This site is for accredited investors, professional investors, investment managers and financial professionals only.
You should have assets around $3 million to $300 million or managing $20 million to $30 billion.
2017 Australia Top 50 Richest
The top 50 richest people in Australia in 2017 have a combined estimated net worth of more than $122.14 billion, in the Forbes report released in 2018.
Gina Rinehart top the list with an estimated net worth of $16.6 billion, with key holdings in Hancock Prospecting, a leading Australian mining and agricultural Company. Harry Triguboff, founder of Meriton Australia’s largest apartment developer and the country’s biggest residential home builder, is 2nd on the list with $9.9 billion. Anthony Pratt, Executive Chairman of Visy Industries (paper, packaging & recycling company) and Pratt Industries (the world’s largest privately owned packaging and paper company), is 3rd on the list with $5.8 billion.
Frank Lowy, Westfield Corporation (Australian-based British-American shopping center company) and Bianca Rinehart, Gina Rinehart’s daughter and a trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust, rounded up the top 5 richest people in Australia with $5.7 billion and $5 billion respectively.
- Article continues below -
Quick Links, Ads & Announcements
Caproasia Access | Events | Summits | Register Events | The Financial Centre
The 2024 Investment Day | 2024 Family Office Summits | Family Office Circle
Sign Up
Basic Member: $5 Monthly | $60 Yearly
Newsletter Daily 2 pm (Promo): $20 Monthly | $180 Yearly (FP: $680)
The 2025 Investment Day
Hong Kong | Singapore
March / July / Sept / Oct / Nov
Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Boutique Funds, Private Markets & more. Join 20+ CIOs & Senior investment team, with > 60% single family offices with $300 million AUM. Taking place in Hong Kong and in Singapore. Every March, July, Sept, Oct & Nov.
Visit | Register here
The 2025 Family Office Summit10th April & 16th Oct Hong Kong St Regis | 17th April & 6th Nov Singapore Amara Sanctuary Resort
Join 80 single family offices & family office professionals in Hong Kong & Singapore
Links: 2025 Family Office Summit | Register here
2025 Investment / Alternatives Summit
March / Oct / Nov in Hong Kong & Singapore
Join leading asset managers, hedge funds, boutique funds, private equity, venture capital & real estate firms in Hong Kong, Singapore & Asia-Pacific at the Investment / Alternatives Summit. Join as delegate, speaker, presenter, partner & sponsor.
Visit | Register here
2025 Private Wealth Summit
April / Oct / Nov in Hong Kong & Singapore
Join CEOs, CIOs, Head of Private Banking, Head of Family Offices & Product Heads at The Private Wealth Summit. Join as delegate, speaker, presenter, partner & sponsor.
Visit | Register here
Top 5 Richest in Australia:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth (USD) | Age | Source | Company |
| 1 | Gina Rinehart | $16.6 B | 64 | mining | Hancock Prospecting |
| 2 | Harry Triguboff | $9.9 B | 85 | real estate | Meriton |
| 3 | Anthony Pratt | $5.8 B | 58 | manufacturing | Visy Industries |
| 4 | Frank Lowy | $5.7 B | 87 | shopping malls | Westfield Corporation |
| 5 | Bianca Rinehart | $5 B | 41 | mining | Hope Margaret Hancock Trust |
Australia’s Richest Fast Facts:
The Richest: Gina Rinehart with $16.6 Billion, Hancock Prospecting Blair (2016: Parry-Okeden with $8.8 Billion, Cox Enterprises)
Top 50 Total Net Worth: $122.14 Billion (2016: $83.3 Billion)
The Average Age: 68.9 Years Old (2016: 69.5 Years Old)
The Oldest Age: 95 Years Old ($2.35 Billion, Stanley Perron, Perron Group – a property investor and automotive distributor)
The Youngest Age: 38 Years Old ($3.4 Billion, Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian – a Software developer company), ($3.4 Billion, Scott Farquhar, Atlassian)
2017 Australia Top 50 Richest:
| Rank | Name | Net worth (USD) | Age | Source | Company |
| 1 | Gina Rinehart | $16.6 B | 64 | mining | Hancock Prospecting |
| 2 | Harry Triguboff | $9.9 B | 85 | real estate | Meriton |
| 3 | Anthony Pratt | $5.8 B | 58 | manufacturing | Visy Industries |
| 4 | Frank Lowy | $5.7 B | 87 | shopping malls | Westfield Corporation |
| 5 | Bianca Rinehart | $5 B | 41 | mining | Hope Margaret Hancock Trust |
| 6 | Andrew Forrest | $4.4 B | 56 | mining | Fortescue Metals Group |
| 7 | John Gandel | $4.1 B | 83 | shopping malls | Chadstone |
| 8 | James Packer | $3.7 B | 50 | casinos | Crown Resorts |
| 9 | Lindsay Fox | $3.5 B | 81 | logistics, real estate | Linfox |
| 10 | Mike Cannon-Brookes | $3.4 B | 38 | software | Atlassian |
| 11 | Scott Farquhar | $3.4 B | 38 | software | Atlassian |
| 12 | Fiona Geminder | $2.9 B | 53 | manufacturing | Pact Group |
| 13 | John, Alan & Bruce Wilson | $2.7 B | – | retailing | Reece |
| 14 | Kerry Stokes | $2.6 B | 77 | industrial equipment, media | Seven Group Holdings |
| 15 | Stanley Perron | $2.35 B | 95 | real estate, retail | Perron Group |
| 16 | Lang Walker | $2.31 B | 72 | real estate | Walker Corp. |
| 17 | Michael Hintze | $2.3 B | 64 | investment | CQS |
| 18 | Heloise Pratt | $2.2 B | 55 | manufacturing, investment | Thorney Investments |
| 19 | David Hains | $2.1 B | 87 | Investment | Portland House Group |
| 20 | Maurice Alter | $2 B | 93 | real estate | Pacific Group |
| 21 | Tony & Ron Perich | $1.85 B | – | agriculture/real estate | Greenfields |
| 22 | Jack Cowin | $1.8 B | 75 | fast food | Hungry Jack’s |
| 23 | Angela Bennett | $1.7 B | 74 | mining | Wright Prospecting |
| 24 | Kerr Neilson | $1.62 B | 68 | investment | Platinum Asset Management |
| 25 | Gerry Harvey | $1.6 B | 78 | retail | Harvey Norman Holdings |
| 26 | Judith Neilson | $1.5 B | 72 | investments | White Rabbit Gallery |
| 27 | Manny Stul | $1.45 B | 69 | toys | Moose Toys |
| 28 | Bob Ell | $1.4 B | 73 | real estate | Leda Holdings |
| 29 | Nigel Austin | $1.36 B | 47 | retailing | Cotton On Group |
| 30 | David Teoh | $1.32 B | 62 | telecoms | TPG Telecom |
| 31 | Solomon Lew | $1.3 B | 73 | retail | Premier Investments |
| 32 | Len Ainsworth | $1.27 B | 94 | betting machines | Aristocrat Leisure |
| 33 | Richard White | $1.25 B | 63 | software | WiseTech Global |
| 34 | Brett Blundy | $1.23 B | 58 | retail, agribusiness | BB Retail Capital |
| 35 | John Van Lieshout | $1.2 B | 72 | real estate | Unison Projects Group |
| 36 | Alan Rydge | $1.15 B | 65 | entertainment | Event Hospitality & Entertainment |
| 37 | Gretel Packer | $1.1 B | 52 | casinos | Crown Resorts, Packer Family Foundation |
| 38 | Terry Snow | $1.07 B | 74 | airports, real estate | Capital Airport Group |
| 39 | Sam Tarascio | $1 B | 73 | real estate | Salta Properties |
| 40 | Paul Little | $980 M | 70 | logistics, real estate | Toll Holdings |
| 41 | John Kahlbetzer | $950 M | 87 | agribusiness | Twynam Agricultural Group |
| 42 | Bruce Mathieson | $910 M | 74 | hotels | Australian Leisure & Hospitality |
| 43 | Maha Sinnathamby | $900 M | 78 | real estate | Springfield Land Corp. |
| 44 | Con Makris | $800 M | 71 | real estate | Makris Group |
| 45 | Ralph Sarich | $780 M | 79 | real estate | Cape Bouvard Investments |
| 46 | Graham Turner | $770 M | 68 | travel | Flight Centre Travel Group |
| 47 | Russell Withers | $760 M | 71 | Food & Beverage | 7-eleven |
| 48 | Richard Smith | $750 M | 77 | food distribution | PFD Food Services |
| 49 | Tim Roberts | $710 M | 47 | contruction & aviation | Multiplex, AvWest |
| 50 | Chris Thomas | $700 M | 68 | food processing | Thomas Foods International |
*Data released 1st November 2017
Source: Caproasia Institute, Forbes
2017 Rich List – Southeast Asia
- 2017 Singapore Top 50 Richest
- 2017 Indonesia Top 50 Richest
- 2017 Malaysia Top 50 Richest
- 2017 Thailand Top 50 Richest
- 2017 Philippines Top 50 Richest
2017 Rich List – North Asia
- 2017 Hong Kong Top 50 Richest
- 2017 China Top 50 Richest
- 2017 India Top 50 Richest
- 2017 Japan Top 50 Richest
- 2017 Taiwan Top 50 Richest
- 2017 Korea Top 50 Richest
2017 Rich List – Global
Managing $20 million to $3 billion. Investing $3 million to $300 million.
For Investment Managers, Hedge Funds, Boutique Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Professional Investors, Family Offices, Private Bankers & Advisors, sign up today. Subscribe to Caproasia and receive the latest news, data, insights & reports, events & programs daily at 2 pm.
Join Events & Find Services
Join Investments, Private Wealth, Family Office events in Hong Kong, Singapore, Asia-wide. Find hard-to-find $3 million to $300 million financial & investment services at The Financial Centre | TFC. Find financial, investment, private wealth, family office, real estate, luxury investments, citizenship, law firms & more. List hard-to-find financial & private wealth services.
Have a product launch? Promote a product or service? List your service at The Financial Centre | TFC. Join interviews & editorial and be featured on Caproasia.com or join Investments, Private Wealth, Family Office events. Contact us at [email protected] or [email protected]
Caproasia.com | The leading source of data, research, information & resource for financial professionals, investment managers, professional investors, family offices & advisors to institutions, billionaires, UHNWs & HNWs. Covering capital markets, investments and private wealth in Asia. How do you invest $3 million to $300 million? How do you manage $20 million to $3 billion of assets?
Quick Links
Caproasia Access | Events | Summits | Register Events | The Financial Centre
The 2025 Investment Day | 2025 Family Office Summits | Family Office Circle
2021 Data Release
2020 List of Private Banks in Hong Kong2020 List of Private Banks in Singapore
2020 Top 10 Largest Family Office2020 Top 10 Largest Multi-Family Offices2020 Report: Hong Kong Private Banks & Asset Mgmt - $4.49 Trillion2020 Report: Singapore Asset Mgmt - $3.48 Trillion AUM
For Investors | Professionals | Executives
Latest data, reports, insights, news, events & programs
Everyday at 2 pm
Direct to your inbox
Save 2 to 8 hours per week. Organised for success
Register Below
For CEOs, Heads, Senior Management, Market Heads, Desk Heads, Financial Professionals, Investment Managers, Asset Managers, Fund Managers, Hedge Funds, Boutique Funds, Analysts, Advisors, Wealth Managers, Private Bankers, Family Offices, Investment Bankers, Private Equity, Institutional Investors, Professional Investors
Get Ahead in 60 Seconds. Join 10,000 +
Save 2 to 8 hours weekly. Organised for Success.
Sign Up / Register
Web links may be disabled on mobile for security. Please click on desktop.
Caproasia Users
- Manage $20 million to $3 billion of assets
- Invest $3 million to $300 million
- Advise institutions, billionaires, UHNWs & HNWs
Caproasia Platforms | 11,000 Investors & Advisors
- Caproasia.com
- Caproasia Access
- Caproasia Events
- The Financial Centre | Find Services
- Membership
- Family Office Circle
- Professional Investor Circle
- Investor Relations Network
Monthly Roundtable & Networking
Family Office Programs
The 2024 Investment Day
- March 2024 - Hong Kong
- March 2024 - Singapore
- July 2024 - Hong Kong
- July 2024 - Singapore
- Sept 2024 - Hong Kong
- Sept 2024 - Singapore
- Oct 2024 - Hong Kong
- Nov 2024 - Singapore
- Visit: The Investment Day | Register: Click here
Caproasia Summits
- The Institutional Investor Summit
- The Investment / Alternatives Summit
- The Private Wealth Summit
- The Family Office Summit
- The CEO & Entrepreneur Summit
- The Capital Markets Summit
- The ESG / Sustainable Investment Summit
Contact Us
For Enquiries, Membership [email protected], [email protected] For Listing, Subscription [email protected], [email protected] For Press Release, send to: [email protected] For Events & Webinars [email protected] For Media Kit, Advertising, Sponsorships, Partnerships [email protected] For Research, Data, Surveys, Reports [email protected] For General Enquiries [email protected]Caproasia | Driving the future of Asia
a financial information technology co.
since 2014
