Rich Asians are increasingly optimistic about the markets

While you might not be convinced that an economic rebound is around the corner, it appears as though high-net-worth individuals are increasingly bullish on the financial markets in Asia.

ING, the global financial services group, released survey results that  show an 81% upswing in investor sentiment in Asia for the first half of 2009 and a 55% quarter-on-quarter increase. 

The survey, called the ING investor dashboard, began in 2007 and tracks investor sentiment and behaviour of affluent investors each quarter from 13 Asia-Pacific markets including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The second quarter 2009 survey was...