Family Offices

Lenders say success will depend on identifying where risks are concentrated, from power shortages and permitting challenges to capital-structure positioning and technology exposure.

Allocators are now scrambling to cover their exposures, with a surge in credit default swap buying the clearest indication of investor concerns.

Catamaran, the $1.4 billion family office of the Infosys co-founder, is exploring partnerships with component makers from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to build manufacturing capabilities in India.

Driven by elevated interest rates, the Singapore single-family office is demanding shorter hold periods, higher commercial maturity and guaranteed paths to liquidity.

Families across the region are outperforming global peers as they pursue ambitious returns and deploy tactical hedges.

The Hong Kong single family office is deploying AI with founder Johnson Cheng predicting technology could eventually enable a one-person family office.

Facing volatility and complex global regulations, investors are adapting their strategies through international diversification, private credit investments and next-gen priorities like ESG.

The Singapore single family office is focusing on structural shifts in technology and consumption rather than chasing the market’s latest investment theme.

With Apac being the only region to post positive buyout returns in early 2026, investors are pivoting to hybrid manager frameworks and mid-market buyouts.

The revised guidelines aim to keep the city-state competitive while giving wealth managers room to build genuine operational platforms.

A rise in single-family offices founded by first-generation entrepreneurs is driving more self-directed capital deployment across the region.

By swapping government bonds for bullion, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices are hoping to protect their portfolios against falling currencies.