Investment

The democratisation of private markets is giving family offices and wealthy investors enhanced access, but experts warn that liquidity risks remain easy to underestimate.

Investors want returns beyond Bitcoin’s price gains, but appetite outpaces deployment. Custody, liquidity and the source of yield remain central to the investment decision.

The firm’s latest survey shows rapid adoption plans for tokenised funds and digital cash settlement among wealth and asset managers.

The $3.6 trillion US asset manager is relocating investment and operations staff to the UAE to tap into growing Middle East wealth.

The multi-trillion-dollar scramble to fund AI infrastructure is driving up borrowing costs, deepening the rout in government bonds.

Major institutional investors and family offices are increasing their liquidity allocations and pulling back from private debt, moving away from pure yield-chasing as inflation and geopolitical risks put them on the defensive.

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.

The firm has appointed two senior executives in Singapore to spearhead its artificial intelligence strategies and institutional offerings.

Family offices are piling into liquid hedge funds for downside protection and venturing deep into the AI supply chain for growth, says Pictet’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.

Brookfield and Aberdeen are expanding their residential portfolios in Japan, betting on ongoing urbanisation to drive long-term value for foreign capital.

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.