05/03/2023
Wealth manager sets up shop in Dubai
It already has offices in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
Family Office
05/03/2023
Increasing wealth drives family office focus on philanthropy and succession plans
This is particularly important in the smaller group of family office professionals who don’t currently see a natural succession of wealth and leadership amongst their clients.
05/02/2023
The Family Office expands its presence in the GCC region, inaugurating an office in Dubai’s DIFC
The new office will offer a wide range of wealth management services
04/28/2023
Navigating The New Era Of Sustainable Investing: How Family Offices Can Adapt To Evolving Regulations And Values
As the next generation takes the helm, they bring with them a greater focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
04/25/2023
Why the rise of new money is driving a surge in Asian Family Offices
Additionally, the firm has extensive knowledge of setting up trusts for employee shareholding platforms and seeks out bespoke investment opportunities to meet clients’ individual goals.
04/24/2023
HSBC: A global firm with a family office focus
The head of HSBC’s family office operation explains how its ‘high-touch’ institutional coverage, with a particular strength in credit and alternatives, can help family offices and their owners
04/21/2023
Hong Kong’s New Incentives for Family Offices
Despite its traditional appeal as a hub for family offices, Hong Kong has faced a mix of challenges in recent years, including political turmoil and the pandemic management, leading some family businesses to relocate to neighboring Singapore.
04/20/2023
Why UAE is set to become a hub for family offices
Many hedge funds, crypto companies, venture capital firms have established their presence in the country, thanks to a number of new reforms and legislations
04/20/2023
Singapore to further help private capital, family offices ‘maximise philanthropic impact’
To better orientate wealthy individuals towards the local ecosystem, “systematic introduction” to the specific areas within the innovation community can be curated to help accelerate capital deployment.
04/20/2023
Family offices invest in impact intelligence provider
BlueMark’s latest fundraise indicates the growing appetite for sustainable investments and impact verifications in Asia.
04/19/2023
Ray Dalio set to open branch of family office in Abu Dhabi
The new office will be located in Abu Dhabi Global Market, the international financial free zone in the emirate, which has wooed a cadre of big hedge funds, venture capital firms and crypto companies this past year.
04/11/2023
UBS: Middle East Family Offices Eye Hong Kong
The bank’s outreach to clients includes familiarizing them with new local measures including a revamped investment-based migration scheme, tax incentives and upcoming art storage facilities.
04/11/2023
Farro Capital: Speed is Essential in Family Office Business
That is why an independent person is needed to analyze counterparty risk on an ongoing basis.
04/10/2023
Wealthy families from Middle East, Europe keen to set up family offices in Hong Kong, UBS boss says
Many Middle Eastern investors are interested in setting up family offices in Hong Kong due to the opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, says Amy Lo, UBS’ Hong Kong head
04/06/2023
The proposed family office tax exemption regime in Hong Kong: a comparative view
In a previous briefing note, we discussed the licensing requirements for family offices under the Securities and Futures Ordinance in Hong Kong.
04/06/2023
Family Offices Have Dry Powder Ready to Deploy on Real Assets
Recent surveys indicate a high demand over the next two years from family offices for illiquid assets, including real estate.
03/31/2023
Family office risk appetite grows as they count the cost of being in cash
The research from Ocorian, which works with more than 60 family offices around the world, found the key reasons for the change in attitude are optimism about the global economy.
03/31/2023
Family Offices See Opportunity in Wealthy, Under-Served France
As the nation’s rich have been slow to create vehicles for managing money, an industry group turns its focus to families based outside of Paris.
03/29/2023
Ultra-High Net Worth Families Excel at Managing Business and Enterprise Risk, But Fall Short with Risks to the Family Itself
The top five risks of concern to respondents (both family and non-family members) appear to relate more to the business, and less to family.
03/28/2023
Maximizing Results In Your Family Office: Treat It Like A Business
Given the immense focus on privacy, the teams running these entities are often in the dark about the best practices used by peers, leaving them to create what they hope will work in a vacuum.