Exclusive | Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario launches firm to help family offices tap investment opportunities in Greater Bay Area
- MSI Finance Management has attracted about 40 wealthy families, says co-founder and vice-chairman Mario Ho
- Hong Kong government wants to turn the city into a family office hub for the Greater Bay Area
Ho, 26, a maths whizz and the youngest finance graduate ever from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has launched MSI Finance Management Company (MSI). Ho, who is the co-founder and vice-chairman of MSI, has been joined by four other investors, including chairman Leo Kei and well-known feng shui master James Lee Shing-chak. Ho did not disclose the other two shareholders’ identity or investment.
The successful esports entrepreneur said about 40 wealthy families had expressed an interest in joining the platform, which will provide services to help them identify investment opportunities in China.
“I always wanted to follow my father’s start-up spirit as he liked to set up new businesses,” Ho said.
“MSI will be a good platform for my entrepreneur friends and me to achieve our start-up dreams. It will be a platform to connect many different family businesses in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China to allow the younger generation of wealthy families to interact and cooperate with each other.”