The democratisation of private markets is giving family offices and wealthy investors enhanced access, but experts warn that liquidity risks remain easy to underestimate.
From navigating multi-jurisdiction lifestyles to preventing corporate fire sales, Asian founders face a 10-year deadline to organise their cross-border assets before passing down their fortunes, warns the wealth chief of Sun Life.
A new Citi Wealth survey reveals the region's ultra-wealthy are shifting towards active management and direct investments to navigate market volatility.
The wealth management industry is ignoring the surviving wives who will inherit Asia's fortunes first, leaving these crucial decision-makers unprepared to manage family empires, the firm's Asia chief says.
Sep 23, 2026
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The former Citi Private Bank strategist will lead the multi-family office’s investment function as Asian families seek more institutional portfolio capabilities
The $912 billion global asset manager has hired an industry veteran from Baillie Gifford to deepen its ties with private banks and family offices across the region.
Trillions of dollars in wealth are shifting hands as Asia's founders look past their immediate heirs to secure the future of their youngest family members.