The bulk of wealth flows into Singapore can be attributed to institutional investors, not 'high-end individual investors and even less so family offices”, says Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan.
SINGAPORE: Single family offices which were granted tax incentives in Singapore managed about S$90 billion in assets as at 2021, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan said in Parliament on Wednesday .
Family offices are private organisations set up to manage the wealth of one or multiple families. These entities have rapidlyA single family office is not required to be registered or licensed by the MAS as they do not manage third-party funds. On the other hand, a multi-family office is a licensed or registered fund management company.
As part of the survey, family offices are grouped in the category of non-retail individual clients, which also includes clients of external asset managers, private trusts and high net worth individuals. However, purchases by foreigners have been “relatively low” at about 4 per cent of all private residential property purchases on average over the past three years.
As for the impact on the official foreign reserves, Mr Tan said most of the funds managed in Singapore are invested in assets outside of the country.
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