Jean Low

Jean Low

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Lawrence Calcano, CEO of iCapital, says AI now writes 75% of the firm’s code, spanning code generation, testing and quality assurance.

Fintech platform iCapital plans more Singapore hires even as AI takes on 75% of coding work

2026-10-16T01:00:00.000Z
From left: Moderator Yvonne Chan, Russell Wee of Jean Yip Group,  Angel S Kurnia of Icon Cozmo Realty and Shareen Sandhu of Takahe at the BDO Global Private Client Symposium.

‘We were born very privileged. What do we do with that?’: Next-gen heirs want more say in family offices

2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
PwC’s Mohamed Kande says the firm is placing greater weight on skills such as judgment, relationship building, systems thinking and the ability to learn.

PwC will keep hiring even as AI reshapes junior roles: global chairman

2026-10-14T23:00:00.000Z
The Private Family Society, co-founded by Sean Tan (left) and Anupum Khaitan, is an invitation-only community for family offices in the Asia-Pacific.

Family offices ‘kept captive’ by relationship managers turn to independent advisers, direct deals

2026-10-13T08:00:00.000Z
Japan is seen as a key Apac market where capital can be deployed for private-credit deals.

More family offices are turning to Asia-Pacific private credit: Lighthouse Canton

2026-10-11T23:00:00.000Z
As family offices become more institutionalised, the community is also coming together and seeking deals once only available to institutions.

Family offices see more tailored products, leverage ‘collective firepower’ for direct deal access 

2026-10-08T23:00:00.000Z
From left: Ho Kwon Ping, executive chairman, Banyan Group; Mohamed Kande, global chairman, PwC; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson, Biocon; V Shankar, CEO, Gateway Partners; Richard Smith, CEO-airline, FedEx; and Rana Wehbe Watson, editorial director, Forbes Asia.

‘Biggest paradigm shift since WWII’: Global CEO panel discusses new world order with AI, sees opportunities 

2026-10-07T05:50:04.000Z
Asia is really a collection of different markets that display low correlation, says Daniel Matson, global head of private assets at Lombard Odier.

‘Herd mentality’ seen in private-market fund flows; Asia offers diversification: Lombard Odier

2026-10-06T05:54:30.000Z
From left: BlackRock’s George Maltezos, Partners Group’s Kevin Lu, Tikehau Capital’s Thomas Friedberger and PAG’s Nikhil Srivastava in a panel at SuperReturn Asia 2026.

Asia underweight in private markets despite influence in global economy, say money managers

2026-10-01T02:00:00.000Z
SEI is looking to serve global asset manager clients in Asia and pursue growth in the region.

Nasdaq-listed SEI opens Singapore office to grow Asian private market business

2026-09-30T08:13:09.000Z