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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

Family offices in the Asia Pacific (APAC) plan to invest more in private assets such as private equity, venture capital, and real estate to diversify their portfolios. They are also increasingly investing in digital assets to offset losses from traditional investment vehicles, said a study.

According to The Asia Pacific Family Office Report 2022 by Hong Kong-based Raffles Family Office and Campden Wealth, some 57% of family offices in Asia-Pacific are looking to increase their exposure to private equity funds, and 39% aim to invest directly in private equity

Almost half of those surveyed believe metaverse-related assets provide 'promising investment opportunities'. The results are based on surveys of 382 family offices around the world, collected between March and June. The 76 offices surveyed in Asia-Pacific managed families with a combined net worth of US$94 billion, an average of US$1.2 billion each.

The report found that 88% of respondents cited inflation as the biggest risk to financial markets (a marked increase of 19% from 69% in the 2021 Asia-Pacific report), closely followed by rising interest rates (72%) and geopolitical risk (58%).

As a result, 42% of family offices are adopting a balanced investment strategy (an increase of 2% from 2021), while 30% are adopting a growth strategy (a decrease of 2% from the previous year). The remaining 28% adopt a wealth preservation-based strategy, a higher proportion than ......................

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