Rich pickings in Australia as millionaire ranks swell

A new report by Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management and financial consultants Capgemini found the number of Australians with more than $US1 million in investable assets, excluding the family home, rose to 192,900.

The World Wealth Report also found the number of millionaires globally increased 8.3 per cent to 10.9 million last year and their wealth increased 9.7 per cent to reach $US42.7 trillion.

The combined wealth of Australia's millionaires was up 12.1 per cent to $US582 billion, The Australian

Dorus van den Biezenbos from Capgemini said a 2.8 per cent increase in Australia's GDP and a 15 per cent increase in the value of the sharemarket were the biggest contributors to the good fortune of Australia's rich last year.

The rising Australian dollar also helped, as did rising house prices combined with Australians' enthusiasm for property.

The US has 3.1 million millionaires, but the Asia-Pacific already has more millionaires than Europe and the number is expected to grow to 3.3 million this year.

"We expect the region to take the No. 1 position in 2011," Mr van den Biezenbos said.

"The more money you have the more money you can make.

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