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Family offices bypass private equity funds to make bets directly
Family offices have boomed worldwide over the past two decades, partly because of surging fortunes across tech, finance and real e
January 17, 2023
Global review
Billionaires heading to Davos reflect changed world order
The makeup of the billionaire guest list is decidedly different
January 17, 2023
Wealth
Xi's crackdowns drive Chinese billionaires to booming Singapore
"This is Exodus on steroids with Xi as the unintended Moses."
November 15, 2022
Tong's Portfolio
Homeownership could be made more affordable if we opened our minds
People are wealthier because they own homes where prices have gone up.
October 27, 2022
Funds
Private equity's rainmakers struggle to raise cash in Asia
For the institutional investors who came, it was like drinking from a fire hose
October 19, 2022
Tong's Portfolio
The golden decades of broad-based wealth creation (accumulation) are over
Real and perceived income-wealth inequality will lead to more conflicts.
October 07, 2022
Art
Sotheby's first Singapore auction in 15 years beats expectations
Nearly half of the works in the sale achieved prices over their high estimates
August 28, 2022
Company in the news
James Dyson's firm moves 1.3 billion pounds to his family office
The Dyson family is, in effect, diversifying its interests
October 29, 2021
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Elon Musk will become a trillionaire with SpaceX, Morgan Stanley says
Morgan Stanley has a US$200 billion bull-case valuation for SpaceX
October 20, 2021
Global Economy
Beyond the Pandora Papers – a question about trust
Today’s global elites might be able to continue to conjure private wealth from law. But no resource can be mined forever.
October 14, 2021