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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.
Claudio de Sanctis, head of Private Banking at Deutsche Bank. Photo: Sun Yeung
Banking & finance

Deutsche Bank bets on Hong Kong boom as Asian billionaires look beyond US assets

Hong Kong is becoming a focal point for Asian billionaires seeking to pivot away from US exposure, Deutsche Bank’s private bank says.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong family offices take long view despite Iran war, HKMA affiliate says

Mergers & Acquisitions

Investment firms remain upbeat on deals despite geopolitical tensions, bankers say

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong, Sydney or Dubai? Prime real estate investors take their pick

Rich buyers are reshaping ultra-luxury property markets from Sydney and Hong Kong to Dubai, drawn by each city’s unique selling proposition.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Banking & finance

Middle East tensions set to strengthen Hong Kong as a gold and wealth hub

Expanding gold vault capacity and new tax incentives for family offices are part of Hong Kong’s broader push to attract global wealth.

Wealth management

Hong Kong to expand tax waivers for family offices, pension fund investment

The government will submit a bill by June to add more tax-exempt products and funds, including gold and digital assets, a minister says.

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Hong Kong budget 2026-27

Hong Kong seeks to hone edge as offshore yuan hub, digital-asset front runner

Market participants largely welcome Paul Chan’s renewed push to strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre.

Hong Kong’s renewed push to strengthen its position as an international financial centre has been welcomed. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong adds 681 family offices as wealthy shift focus from US: Deloitte

The auditing firm’s survey shows a 25 per cent increase in the city’s single-family offices over two years, with the affluent wary of US volatility.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s US$8 billion wealth fund eyes fintech, aerospace and AI for growth

The Hong Kong Investment Corporation will use the city’s advantages amid global competition, geopolitical challenges, CEO Clara Chan says.

Banking & finance

FSDC urges Hong Kong to focus on Africa-Asia financial corridor

City can unlock opportunities providing capital for companies and Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure projects, advisory council says.

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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.

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
Banking & finance

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

City’s stock market and incentives will continue to attract family offices from around Asia-Pacific, Bank of Singapore’s Hong Kong CEO says.

Banking & finance

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

Government investment arm HKIC also names Primavera among managers of CIES IP, which focuses on Hong Kong’s long-term development.

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.

A woman walks on the Peak, with Hong Kong’s skyline in the background, on February 4. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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.

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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.

The bank’s moves in the UAE align with its overall strategy to promote wealth management as its growth engine. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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.

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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.

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.

A scene from Hong Kong FinTech Week 2024. Photo: Matt Haldane
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.

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.

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