As impact investing goes from niche to mainstream, the region's family offices are positioned as ideal engines to power this transition and tackle the negative image trap holding back innovation thanks to their patient capital and local expertise.
Family Offices
Korea’s private equity industry is entering its next growth phase as governance reforms, succession transitions and global expansion reshape investment strategies.
From data centres to hybrid lodging assets, institutional and family office investors are testing exposure to South Korea’s real estate.
Australian SWF's value has grown to A$261bn ($171bn) since its establishment in 2006; Canada's pension fund OMERS will dismiss its entire Asia buyout team as part of a strategic reassessment of its private equity operations; Singapore's GIC is reportedly seeking to sell up to $1bn of its private equity funds' holdings; and more.
The Hong Kong-based firm structures its impact portfolio with two-thirds in traditional private equity-style investments and the remainder in subsidised, high-risk assets designed to build out strategic ecosystems.
In this new edition of our quick fire Q&A, AsianInvestor catches up with Mahesh Harilela, family office convener of the Harilela Group of Hotels Family Office
Singapore based single family office Racson Capital is reinforcing its focus on real estate as a core pillar of multi-generational wealth creation.
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Institutional investors are now deploying a full spectrum of impact strategies, from catalytic capital to measurable "happiness return" frameworks.
Click Ventures founder Kin Leung Chan is adopting a multi-pronged approach combining emerging market debt, scenario planning, and measured digital asset allocation to navigate uncertain economic conditions.
The firms in the region are building resilient structural foundations while maintaining the agility to navigate a volatile geopolitical landscape.
Scan Holdings family office, led by sisters Sonakshi and Juhi Agarwal, is combining institutional rigour, in-house research and a hedge fund-style approach to managing the family’s proprietary capital.
Institutional adoption of digital assets is accelerating, with global trading desks, sovereign funds, and asset managers scaling exposure amid clearer regulatory frameworks.
