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A Cambridge Associates poll reveals that private investments remain highly attractive to Asian investors, with 90% of respondents...

Singapore is tightening regulations on family offices and hedge funds, and closing dormant firms in response to recent financial...

Singapore is increasing scrutiny on family offices and hedge funds while closing dormant firms after recent scandals exposed oversight...

Standard Chartered Bank has established its first variable capital company (VCC) in Singapore, named the Standard Chartered Funds VCC (SC...

In May, Arcane Capital VCC launched the Arcane Green Metal Fund, Singapore's first pure Energy Transition Metals Fund. The fund targets...

Family offices in Hong Kong and Singapore are expanding their impact investing strategies beyond private markets, as more environmental...

Photo: MAS Singapore's central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is actively fostering the tokenisation sector in...

In a bid to streamline its regulatory processes, Singapore’s Monetary Authority (MAS) has introduced a one-month response deadline for...

According to the Milken Institute’s Global Opportunity Index, Singapore surpasses other APAC economies when it comes to attracting...

Single family offices are increasingly drawn to Singapore's variable capital company (VCC) structure due to its flexibility and evolving...

"[The family office sector] has grown tremendously over the past couple of years," said Barbara Voskamp, partner at global law firm DLA...

Sidra Capital, a prominent Shari’ah-compliant asset management firm regulated by the Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority, has...

With the establishment of the VCC fund structure in 2020, Singapore aims to attract global investors and family offices, aiming at...

In this interview, Gillian Tan, Executive Director of Financial Markets Development at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, discusses the...

Singapore’s Temasek is celebrating 50 years of growth, evolving from a US$354 million holding company to a global investor with a US$382...

Over the decade, Singapore has flourished as one of the main financial hubs of the Asia-Pacific region, with AUM more than quadrupling...

Traditionally favoring fast trades and IPOs, Asian investors are now placing greater emphasis on smooth wealth transition within...

Euro Asia Asset Management, based in Singapore, has partnered with Czech venture fund specialist ZDR Investments to explore investment...

In the first half of 2023, demand for trust structures at Bank of Singapore, OCBC's private banking arm, surged, surpassing the total...

DBS Private Bank has launched the world's first Multi-Family Office (MFO) under the Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure, catering to...