Singapore

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

Sovereign wealth funds are taking a more hands-on approach to investing, institutional property capital is targeting living-sector assets, and pension reforms are opening new pathways for overseas diversification.

Singapore has strengthened its pitch to global asset managers, but the next test is turning policy announcements into clear rules and faster operating processes.

A proposed tax exemption on profit-linked investment returns could strengthen Singapore's appeal to fund managers.

Investors and policymakers are driving a wave of cross-border capital activity that underscores Asia’s central role in global finance.

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

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

HSBC names co-CEOs of insurance; Franklin Templeton appoints Korea CEO; ASFA hires practice head; and more.

The Lion City has eased several requirements for establishing and operating a single-family office while widening scrutiny of the wealth behind it.

GIC, ADIA and EQT exit Galderma in $6.28bn block trade; KKR, IMM Consortium Invest $2.23bn in SK Telecom’s AI data unit; Mongolia targets $2bn for AI and green data centres; Danantara commits $1bn to Partners Group private credit mandate; and more.

As people across developed Asia Pacific live longer, healthier and more independent lives, senior living is beginning to look less like a niche care category and more like a serious real estate opportunity, says M&G's Regina Lim.

With both cities sharpening their competitive edge, AsianInvestor asked experts how they are navigating new tax breaks, hedge fund incentives and visa tracks.