Insurance and inheritance services are addressing the practical challenges of passing on cryptocurrency, leaving families to assess issues of control, access and service provider obligations. 

Singapore and Hong Kong are well positioned to benefit as families look beyond returns to jurisdictions that offer greater protection and structures to their wealth, Julius Baer says.



The senior appointees will bolster third-party fund distribution across intermediaries and scale digital platform advisory services for clients in Asia Pacific.

Local partnerships can ease the cost of entering Southeast Asian markets, but the quality of client relationships and the expense of servicing them will determine whether expansion is sustainable.

The bank&#8217;s latest offering gives wealthy clients access to Keppel&#8217;s Asia-Pacific data centre strategy, extending its range of alternative investments.

The latest survey from Citi reinforces the role of AI in investment decision-making, but wealthy investors prefer the hybrid model: AI and human advisers working together.

Tokenisation is opening new pathways into equities, commodities and alternative investments, but investors must look beyond the underlying asset and assess the infrastructure supporting it.

The Taiwanese lender is adding Swiss investment and succession-planning expertise as Taiwan expands its regulatory framework for serving wealthy families.

The Swiss bank becomes a shareholder in the Indian wealth manager that acquired its onshore wealth business, marking a further step in the two firms' strategic partnership.

Preparing spouses early can help safeguard family wealth and preserve continuity across generations.



Private equity continues to navigate an evolving market environment, with deal activity, competition and exits remaining in focus. In KKR&#8217;s latest insights piece,  <i>A Clearer View of Private Equity</i>, KKR looks beyond the headlines to examine the broader dynamics shaping the asset class and the considerations for investors today. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining global equity markets, with the US and China at the centre of a multi-decade innovation cycle. For private wealth allocators, capturing this opportunity requires more than thematic exposure &#8211; it demands deep sector expertise, high-conviction positioning and a disciplined, research-led process, explains Wan Chengshui of Global Value Chain Investment Corporation (GVC).

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.

As central banks resume tightening, James Durance touts 'career-high' yields and daily liquidity to family offices, while warning that a flood of AI-driven debt could trigger a market event.

Family offices are piling into liquid hedge funds for downside protection and venturing deep into the AI supply chain for growth, says Pictet&#8217;s top fund selector for Asia.

Family offices and private investors are keeping their risk appetite firm, piling into multi-asset products, tech stocks, and gold.

After a $250m Blackstone buyout, one tech family faced a new challenge: how to invest the windfall. They hired Ricardo Beninatto to build an institutional-grade portfolio from scratch.

China wants a 20% cut of offshore trust assets. Wealthy families now have 90 days to find the cash.

Bitcoin inheritance creates a new test for wealth advisers

Asia gains from shift towards safe-haven wealth jurisdictions

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