The number of high net worth (HNW) women in the EU grew by 11.3% to 1.95 million in 2006, some 29% faster than the increase in the number of HNW men in the EU, according to research by strategy consultants Market-Dynamics Research & Consulting (MRDC).
MDRC estimates that in 2006 45.5% of EU HNW individuals were female, and in the Netherlands and Finland the number of HNW women exceeded the number of HNW men. For the past 2 years MDRC has been researching the size and characteristics of the HNW sector in the 27 countries of the EU.
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