TOPIC

Family offices

Family offices
Family offices are corporations established by wealthy individuals or families to pursue investment, philanthropy and succession planning. Hong Kong has more than 2,700 single-family offices, with each managing between US$10 million and US$100 million. The Hong Kong government has announced tax incentives and investment migration schemes to attract such corporations in an effort to turn the city into a regional hub.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on January 5. Photo: AFP
Stocks

Macroscope | Why Asian family businesses are pivoting to private equity

Family firms, the backbone of the Asian economy, have tended to be reluctant to go public but are increasingly open to private equity funding.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong favoured as wealth planning platform, bank CEO says

Banking & finance

Hong Kong taps Value Partners, 9 others to manage US$385 million residency fund

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong and Singapore prime office rents set to equalise by 2027: CBRE

The projected increase in Singapore’s office rents could influence how companies allocate manpower between the two cities.

Prime office rents in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to reach parity within two years. Photo: Sun Yeung
Banking & finance

Opinion | Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai: the rise of the ‘family office triangle’

The Asian century will not be written by governments alone but by family offices that can turn opportunity into enduring prosperity.

Banking & finance

Adams Street joins wave of investment firms opening in Hong Kong

‘We want to be closer to both our investors and the investment opportunities that are presenting themselves here,’ managing partner says.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Wealth management

Hong Kong’s allure for rich families rises amid mainland China’s EV, AI growth

More family offices in Asia, Europe and Middle East see city’s value as link to mainland investments, founder of Swiss firm Club Estate says.

videocam
Marcus Sasse, CEO and founding partner of Club Estate, pictured in the South China Morning Post’s office in Causeway Bay on November 13, 2025. Photo: Nathan Tsui
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Standard Chartered tailors UAE offerings for wealthy Chinese residents

The United Arab Emirates is a growing hub for people who come to work, set up family offices and start businesses, bank’s wealth CEO says.

Millionaires and billionaires

Hong Kong leader John Lee to speak at family business summit

Third annual event curated by the Post and Blue Pool Capital, presented by UBS, features speakers from governments to Wall Street to the NBA.

Wealth management

Hong Kong roars ahead as top wealth hub, overtaking Singapore

Nearly 45 per cent of top global private banks say their affluent clients prefer Hong Kong over other wealth management centres: PWMA report.

Hong Kong is firmly back on its growth trajectory, says Amy Lo. Photo: Edmond So
Wealth management

Exclusive | China’s wealthy flock to Hong Kong for global investments, banker says

China Citic Bank International invests in new private banking centre as cross-border wealth customers triple, Wendy Yuen says.

Wendy Yuen, head of personal and business banking with China Citic Bank International, pictured at the bank’s new private banking centre in Citic Tower in Admiralty on October 22, 2025. Photo: May Tse
Wealth management

Ultra-rich families focus on impact ‘across generations’ in legacy planning

Family offices at Standard Chartered forum in Dubai concerned with geopolitical instabilities, digital disruptions and social changes.

Wealth management

Hong Kong family offices launch US$100 million fund to tap global investors

Hong Kong strives to draw high-net-worth individuals from Europe, Asia and the Middle East to establish family offices in the city.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong and Singapore are Asia’s twin hubs for family offices: Julius Baer

Real estate and private investment are favoured by family offices, while longevity is changing the thinking on wealth preservation.

The Hong Kong government’s measures introduced in 2023 has attracted 200 new family offices to the city. Photo: Sam Tsang
Wealth management

Exclusive | Hong Kong sets sights on 220 new family offices in next growth phase

InvestHK launches ‘Family Office 2.0’ to lure global wealth hubs to Hong Kong as race steps up with Singapore.

InvestHK’s Jason Fong says the Family Office 2.0 initiative will not only encourage operators to invest in Hong Kong but also to base their business operations in the city. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Fintech

Hong Kong FinTech Week expects investment ‘action’, InvestHK says

The November event, held jointly with the StartmeupHK festival, is expected to attract more than 37,000 attendees and 700 exhibitors.

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Mainland Chinese financial firms seeking strategic Hong Kong base on the rise: Citigroup

Hong Kong is an ideal platform for mainland and international companies aiming to expand globally and pursue opportunities across Asia.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Wealth management

Hong Kong shapes policies to widen appeal to family offices, treasury chief says

Last month, the government achieved its previous target of facilitating 200 family offices to establish a presence in the city.

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, addresses the Raffles Family Office annual forum on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Art

Hong Kong’s latest art auctions see turnover lingering at 8-year low

Overall auction sales by Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips reflected art market downturn since 2016, despite the sale of Asia’s most expensive Picasso.

Banking & finance

Canada’s RBC BlueBay partners with Endowus to expand Asia presence

Partnership aims to provide specialist fixed-income strategies to investors in Hong Kong and Singapore via Endowus’ platform.

Banking & finance

London summit aims to revitalise city’s status as a hub for family offices

City of London’s Lord Mayor to host 100 family office executives in a bid to attract private capital and spur growth.

London faces rising competition from Hong Kong and Singapore, which have also made efforts to attract family offices. Photo: EPA
Donald Trump

Asia-Pacific family offices build portfolios resilient to tariff shocks: Citi

Most family offices in the region expect to see returns of over 5 per cent due to their proactive response to the tariff turmoil.

Wealthy clans in Asia-Pacific were ahead of their global counterparts in preparing to hand control to the next generation. Photo: dpa
Banking & finance

Family offices to keep consistent allocations over next year: Goldman survey

Respondents to a Goldman Sachs survey say they are concerned about geopolitical tensions and protectionist trade policies.

Wealth management

Wealthy Asians turn to secondary private equity amid uncertainties

Rich individuals betting on bargains and cash flow are a new force in the US$210 billion market, fund managers say.

Wealth management

Citi’s Asia private bank ramps up hiring as capital inflows drive regional rally

Growing number of wealthy clients want to take advantage of market rallies and alternative investments like hedge funds and private equity.

Horace Yip Chi-ho, the Hong Kong head of Citi Private Bank. Photo: Jelly Tse
ESG investing

Hong Kong emerges as hub for impact investments as family offices embrace ESG

Nine out of 10 family offices globally invest in ESG projects, a Sustainable Finance Initiative survey shows.

Family offices prioritised nature-based solutions – such as reforestation, wetland restoration and regenerative agriculture – for their ESG investments, according to a survey. Photo: Shutterstock
Wealth: Family Offices

More than family: further growth may require hiring external experts

The family office sector in Hong Kong is buoyant, but industry reports suggest increased expertise in the multiple roles of wealth, governance and legacy are key to future success.

Supported by
BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Wealth: Family Offices

Family offices look for ways to measure philanthropy’s impacts

Hong Kong’s experts cite a growing number of organisations dedicated to helping investors measure the gains of philanthropy.

Supported by
BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement