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The Singapore Institute of Technology endowment’s investment chief shares how skipping traditional conservative approaches and embracing sophistication from the outset can yield superior outcomes.

The application process to get a license for a single family office can now take up to 18 months as regulatory scrutiny intensifies, one anti-financial crime expert said.

Singapore attracted 250 new single family offices in 2024; Malaysia offers tax-free incentives to family offices; Telstra and Equip Super announce decision to merge; Prudential launches whitepaper on climate transition financing; and more.

As insurance companies navigate new regulatory landscapes, senior executives from both insurers discuss how these changes are prompting a careful balancing act between risk and opportunity.

Family offices have emerged as a rapidly growing segment of investors in Southeast Asia. Sovereign wealth funds such as Temasek and Khazanah have also been pivotal in expanding the region’s private markets, according to Preqin's latest report.

Although allocations to emerging markets can carry added risk, asset owners such as GIC and INA are adding to their already substantial investments in infrastructure funding.

Family offices in Hong Kong and Singapore invest for positive impact not only on the environment and society but also to future-proof family businesses.

The Singapore state fund released its first sustainability report outlining top priorities when announcing its annual results.

Singapore and Dubai single-family investors discuss the potential pitfalls of co-investment strategies aimed at reducing fees.

Wealthy investors are increasingly seeding regional entrepreneurs and backing solutions to Asian challenges.

Eric Van der Maarel, CEO of APG Asset Management in Singapore, emphasised sustainability, strategic partnerships, and a greater allocation to Asia as being central to future-proofing the pension investor’s portfolio.

Two megatrends are influencing the state investor’s investment approach, the vice chairman of sustainability told AsianInvestor.