Hong Kong's CIES: A Catalyst for New Family Office Establishment
The revitalization of Hong Kong's Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES) has provided a substantial boost to the jurisdiction's wealth management sector, successfully attracting a
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Sygnum recruits VP Bank veteran Reto Marx as Singapore CEO to scale digital wealth
TL;DR Digital asset bank Sygnum has appointed Reto Marx as Singapore CEO and transitioned Gerald Goh to APAC Executive Chairman as it targets high-net-worth and family office
Singapore's Variable Capital Company: The Preferred Vehicle for Asian Family Offices
Since its inception, Singapore's Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure has fundamentally reshaped how Asian family offices manage their wealth. By offering a highly flexible corporate structure
India’s family offices need a pacing note before a VC fund commitment
TL;DR India’s family offices are becoming more visible in venture capital. A fund commitment is still a portfolio decision: record the mandate role, vintage pacing, unfunded
Hong Kong’s cross-border wealth lead needs a booking map, not a verdict
TL;DR Hong Kong’s cross-border booking-centre ranking is a useful market signal, not a decision about a family’s own assets. Keep booking entity, legal owner, custody
HLB’s new private-market funds need a terms-first reading
TL;DR HLB Private Bank has announced two private-market vehicles for clients in Malaysia: Global Private Equity Fund-of-Funds II and Private Markets Evergreen Income Fund. The announcement describes
MAS’s valuation paper gives family investment committees three questions for external fund managers
TL;DR MAS’s 29 May information paper sets supervisory expectations for how fund management companies govern, document and control valuations. It does not create a family-office rule.