Portfolios can be inherited, but leadership cannot. As a massive generational wealth transfer looms, top private banks are partnering with elite universities to prepare heirs for the realities of family governance and enterprise stewardship.
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.
As younger family members shift capital into private markets and tech, a reluctance to discuss money with older relatives is complicating succession planning.
Sep 28, 2026
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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.
After a sustained housing boom and three decades of compulsory superannuation, an estimated A$3.5 trillion to A$5.4 trillion is expected to change hands in Australia over the coming decades.