Super Rich Regain Zest for Hong Kong as War Stokes Gulf Unease

Anmol Goel, the head of a London-based family office, said his firm was planning to open an outlet in the United Arab Emirates this year to join money managers that have flocked to the Gulf. Then the war began.

“We were setting up a new holding company, acquiring banking assets, and purchasing properties. Everything was finalized,” said Goel, the chief executive officer of GACS Ltd., who attended a wealth forum in Hong Kong this week. “It’s still too early to jump to conclusions, but this is what brought me to Hong Kong.”