Richard Cayne originally from Montreal, Quebec Canada has resided in Asia for over 25 years. Richard first moved to Tokyo, Japan in 1994 and started his career in the financial advisory space, with a focus on helping expat and Japanese High Net worth Individuals and families with their wealth planning needs. From savings for children’s educational needs to retirement planning with tax planning Richard had pioneered the offshore financial planning and investment space in Japan. In Tokyo, Japan he was a member of various Chambers of Commerce as well as the Tokyo Chuo Rotary Club.
In 2000 Richard setup Meyer Asset Management Ltd to help with the the financial planning needs of the Japanese market. At that time few options existed in Japan and the options for investment were quite limited to a half dozen or so basic funds offered only via the local banks. Wishing to open a world of choice for his investors in Asia, Europe, and in North America Richard formed relationships with over 200 banking, insurance, as well as asset management firms. After 10 years Meyer Asset Management Ltd decided to expand and serve the needs of various clients all around Asia. With South East Asia being the fastest growing region in Asia Richard set his eyes on Thailand being the gateway market and a major hub in the region.
In 2010 Richard founded Meyer International in Bangkok Thailand to serve the needs of clients around Asia. In addition he then listed the Meyer Group on a UK London stock exchange so as to demonstrate his group’s commitment to transparency and sound corporate governance. Richard is proud to say the Meyer group has thousands of clients over 5 continents.
Richard Cayne believes the best way to get an understanding of financial planning is to talk about it with one’s family. In the home with the children and look into strategies and technique to help children learn about it so that they can grow up to be more financially savvy. From regular savings techniques like dollar cost averaging to understanding the basics of asset allocation one can learn to protect and grow one’s wealth over time. Richard likes to emphasize that understanding risk is important especially how to evaluate risk adjusted returns. For example a bank account has low risk but generally no interest is given and so it while being a good parking spot for cash with not protect it from the erosive powers of inflation.
In addition to many public speaking events on the wealth management topic Richard Cayne write articles viewable at richardcayne.com and is an Google and Amazon approved author of Richard Cayne – Estate Planning, Family Savings, & Retirement Richard is member of several Chambers of Commerce around Thailand as well as a supporter of the Cambodia Children’s fund and Baan Dek Foundation which fosters children’s education, health and safety in Thailand.
Richard speaks English, French and some Japanese and can be reached at meyerjapan.com In Bangkok Thailand
