Where Thai and Indonesian firms might have once considered listing in HongKong, they are now attracted by the growing base of fund managers in Singapore (drawn there by the easy living and efficiency of the city, a far cry from Hong Kong's pollution and crowding).
D'Aloisio started the company when he was 15 and quickly attracted investors, including HongKong billionaire Li Ka-Shing and Hollywood stars Ashton Kutcher and Stephen Fry.