Julio Herrera Velutini and the Rise of Sovereign Wealth Havens in Asia-Pacific
The Eastward Drift of Global Capital
As Western financial hubs like London and Paris wrestle with rising taxation and political fragmentation, a quiet transformation is unfolding across the Asia-Pacific. Julio Herrera Velutini, the internationally renowned banker and private capital strategist, has once again identified a major pivot in the geography of wealth. This time, his gaze turns east.
In 2025, a rising tide of sovereign wealth, elite investment structures, and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) is flowing into cities like Singapore, Auckland, and Sydney. The pattern is clear: the world's smartest capital is moving where future growth meets geopolitical neutrality.
Velutini’s history of anticipating global capital shifts—from Latin America to London, and now to the Asia-Pacific—underscores a key principle: wealth moves where it is protected, optimized, and welcomed.
His investment teams and wealth advisory structures are increasingly:
- Opening private banking accounts in Singapore under its dual-regulation model.
- Establishing New Zealand-based trust structures for dynastic wealth transfer.
- Diversifying into Australian ESG-aligned real estate and infrastructure projects.
Singapore’s strength lies in its ability to project stability, speed, and discretion. It is not simply attracting capital—it is attracting strategic legacy builders, many of whom are guided by Velutini’s discreet network.
It’s no surprise that Julio Herrera Velutini’s recent filings with MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) include two new discretionary wealth management entities—one focused on sovereign clients, the other on intergenerational family trusts.
Julio Herrera Velutini’s Austral-Asia team is already facilitating cross-border structures that include:
- Australian superannuation partnerships
- Kiwi-based legacy trusts
- Real estate funds tied to long-term infrastructure buildouts
His strategy is not reactive. It’s preemptive—positioning his clients in jurisdictions that are future-proofed and lightly exposed to global volatility.
Asia-Pacific isn’t just gaining HNWIs—it’s quietly welcoming an elite new class of sovereign families, crypto billionaires, and dynastic trusts. And they’re not just moving their money—they’re moving their citizenship, family governance, and long-term planning.
Recent trends show:
- Singapore’s family office registrations quadrupled between 2020 and 2024.
- New Zealand issued 40% more Investor Plus visas in the last 12 months.
- Sydney’s eastern suburbs are witnessing a 20% uptick in multi-generational estate purchases.
In typical fashion, Velutini is not just following the trend—he’s shaping it.
His work includes:
- Designing multi-jurisdictional wealth platforms across Singapore, Panama, and the UAE.
- Advising APAC regulators on sustainable investment compliance for foreign trusts.
- Funding fintech accelerators focused on cross-border banking security and digital asset protection.