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Chimeiras Advisor Mark Wang spoke at LSI Asia '25 in Singapore, joining global leaders to share insights on family office roles in healthcare investment and medtech innovation.

Ken Chew, CEO & Chimeiras founding partner, delivered a keynote at the 6th Private Wealth Asia Singapore Forum, sharing insights on impact investing, tech integration, and cross-generational wealth strategies, reinforcing IWC’s commitment to transformative, long-term value creation in Asia’s private wealth sector.

As markets sway, single-family offices remain unfazed and long-sighted, some sniffing out China’s private market opportunities.

The misappropriation of assets at Chinese ultra-wealthy family offices has attracted attention. Local industry professionals noted that although this incident does not indicate systemic issues, it could still impact the reputation of Singapore’s family office sector. It also serves as a reminder for high-net-worth individuals and family office operators to strengthen internal training and management.

Ken Chew, CEO of IWC Management, recently served as a judge at the Southeast Asia Regional Finals of the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), hosted by Nanyang Business School. The event gathered top business students from leading universities to showcase their venture capital investment skills.

Ken Chew, CEO of IWC Management, was recently featured on Channel News Asia (CNA), sharing expert insights on wealth management, family offices, and investment strategies. He discussed the rise of family offices, smart investment approaches, and regulatory trends shaping the financial landscape.

IWC, a licensed fund management firm specializing in growth strategies, and Dark Horse (stock code: 300688), a leading Chinese enterprise accelerator, have signed an MOU to launch codename::CHIMEIRAS Project, a collaboration aimed at equipping enterprises with advanced technologies to excel in global markets.

GreenBear Group and Xin Family Office are deepening their presence in India, with GreenBear supporting emerging fund managers while Xin partners with globally-trained leaders. Both firms view India as a key long-term growth market.

Rebranding of XIN Fund Management (XFM) into IWC Management following the completion of the management buyout of XFM.

Liang Xinjun, the co-founder of Fosun Group, shared his legendary journey from starting a business with 100,000 yuan to taking the company public during Lianhe Zaobao’s “Morning Fireside Chat.”

A single family office's analysis highlights Japan's real estate market as an increasingly attractive global investment destination, offering both stability and growth potential. Success in this market favors investors who take a patient, flexible approach.

Some family offices do not find Bitcoin ETFs a preferred choice of investment just yet, despite their global growth.

What appeals to family offices -- impact or ESG investing? Fundamental differences between the two approaches exist, and some family offices prefer one over the other.

Despite a volatile period for technology investments in 2023, some single-family offices based in Hong Kong and Singapore are committed to investing in Web 3.0, albeit with caution.

Singapore-based Xin Family, a single family office, explains its approach to investing in frontier technologies and how it manages its portfolio risk.

A proposed change to the existing regulatory regime may trigger a period of consolidation within Singapore's fund management industry, experts told AsianInvestor.