New kid on the block multi-family office (MFO) Farro Capital is aiming to significantly increase its clientele of wealthy families and headcount over the coming two years as part of an ambitious strategy. Amid the hotbed of activity that is the Singapore family office space, the local MFO plans to increase the size of its team to 20 professionals by […]

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Singapore-based multi-family office Maitri Asset Management has made two senior appointments in a bid to strengthen its client servicing capabilities and offerings. Varun Gulati, a private banking industry veteran, joins as a relationship management director and will be responsible for driving Maitri’s client relationship strategy and partnerships. He reports to Manish Tibrewal, Maitri’s CEO. With more than 17 years of […]

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Singapore’s Wealth Management Institute (WMI) is doubling the scale of its family office-related programmes as part of the city-state’s latest effort to expand this part of the investment community. “In the last 12 months, there were over 500 enrolments in WMI’s family office and trusts certification programmes. We are gearing up to double our scale to reach 3,000 enrolments over […]

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The Hong Kong and Singapore governments have been promoting their respective cities as family office (FO) hubs in Asia over the past 12 months, but how do FOs decide which hub is right for them? “Tax benefits are a leading consideration for families when considering which jurisdiction to establish an office, but other factors also count,” Manish Tibrewal, CEO at […]

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