VietNamNet Bridge – The boss of Vingroup Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, his wife and his brothers and sisters still held the position of the richest family in Vietnam in 2014 with stock value of up to $1.24 billion.

Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong.

On the list of the 30 richest families on the stock market in 2014, released by VNE and VnDirect yesterday, the total asset value owned by Vuong, his wife Pham Thu Huong and his brothers and sisters rose by more than VND1 trillion ($23 million) by Dec. 31, 2014 from 2013 to VND26.5 trillion (nearly $1.24 billion).

The positions of the two remaining families in the Top 3 changed. Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group’s Chair Doan Nguyen Duc, with his mother and eight brothers and sisters gave the second post to the family of the Chairman of Hoa Phat Group, Tran Dinh Long.

The value of shares owned by Duc and his family is estimated at nearly VND7.74 trillion, an increase of nearly VND1.2 trillion over 2013. However, this growth rate is only half of Long’s family, which reached over VND8.06 trillion by the end of 2014.

The family of Mr. Le Van Quang, the boss of Minh Phu Seafood Company, and the family of Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung, of the SSI Securities Trading Company returned to the top ten. These families ranked 14th and 13th last year but now they rank 4th and 6th.

Meanwhile, the family of Mr. Ha Van Tham, the boss of Ocean Group, who was arrested recently, was not ranked. The family of Chairman of Phat Dat Real Estate Development Company, Nguyen Van Dat, left the top ten as their share value dropped by more than VND100 billion.

The top 30 this year has a new member - the family of Mr. Dao Huu Huyen - Chairman and CEO of the Duc Giang Detergent and Chemicals Company (Code: DGC), with six members and total assets of over VND428 billion. DGC was listed on the Hanoi stock market in 2014.

The family of the Chairman of Sacomreal Dang Hong Anh increased by six spots to return to the top 30.

Total assets of the 30 richest families on the stock market reached VND74,818 billion, equivalent to more than $3.5 billion. This number increased by VND11.6 trillion compared with last year. To enter the Top 30, a family must have at least VND374 billion worth of stock assets, about VND40 billion higher than 2013.

Na Son