The Big Interview

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 Singapore-based single family office is examining whether surging computing demand will create new opportunities across power generation, energy infrastructure and critical industrial supply chains.

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.

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.

As Indian women prepare to inherit billions in family wealth, Abha Dandekar argues that real stewardship comes from building operating experience, independence and the confidence to challenge investment decisions.

Locked holdings, layered investment vehicles and limited collateral value are complicating private-market exposure, while AI is changing what wealthy clients expect from their relationship managers.

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.

The industry can offer tailor-made hybrid funds to fix the liquidity issues frustrating wealthy Asian investors, says the global head of L&G's $1.7 trillion asset management business.