family offices

Billionaires are being minted at a slower pace in Asia, but the demand for professionals to manage their wealth remains strong, as contingencies have to be considered. Are family offi ces able to provide the much-needed service?

SINGAPORE (Oct 10): Service providers to some of Asia’s wealthiest families say they are fielding a rising number of calls about shifting away from Hong Kong, with some already moving money to Singapore-based banks.

(Sept 5): They’ve already come for the talent, poaching traders from the likes of Millennium Management LLC. Now Asia’s family offices are going after the hedge fund industry’s clients, too.

SINGAPORE (May 3): Over 120 of some of Asia's wealthiest global family offices and family office executives attended the flagship Asian edition of UBS Family Office Summit on Thursday.

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): Can the tiny island republic churn out more unicorns? Christopher Quek of TRi5 Ventures certainly thinks so, believing that the local start-up ecosystem can produce more winners if local business families take an interest in this space.

SINGAPORE (July 21): Venture capital (VC) firm Vickers Venture Partners says it has achieved the first close of its Vickers Venture Fund V L.P at $86 million out of its target fund size of $340 million, with a cap of $540 million.