Hong Kong family offices take the long view despite Iran tensions, HKMA affiliate says
Survey shows family offices expanding risk management while maintaining strong investment exposure to Hong Kong and Asia
“We see a general trend that demand for risk-management products and services has been rising, and family offices are strengthening these functions year after year,” said Enoch Fung, CEO of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance and executive director of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR).
According to a study released on Tuesday by HKIMR, the research arm of the city’s de facto central bank, 91 per cent of respondents named Hong Kong as their primary investment region.
About 80 per cent favoured Asia-Pacific excluding China, 72 per cent North America and 62 per cent the Chinese mainland as destinations.
More than 3,380 single-family offices were operating in the city as of the end of 2025, an increase of about 680 over the past two years, the survey showed. The study polled 101 entities across the family ecosystem between 2024 and 2025.
Respondents were drawn from Hong Kong, mainland China and other parts of the world.