HK, SG family offices expand impact investing across asset classes

Via AsianInvestor

Lede: Family offices in Hong Kong and Singapore are broadening their impact investing approach beyond just private markets, as more environmental and social impact products and opportunities emerge across asset classes.

Summary

Family offices in Asia used to often start sustainable investing in the format of private equity or venture capital as it is usually easier for them to assess the impact of the investment.

Now that fund managers start to adopt UN’s SDGs into investment mandates and strategies, more investors are making investments into public funds through stocks and bonds. In Hong Kong, there are over 200 ESG funds and 11 listed ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs) approved by the authority.

Many family offices in Hong Kong are looking to invest in these impact funds with expertise in climate crisis, sustainable agriculture or financial inclusion.

Tweet

Family offices in Hong Kong and Singapore are now looking to invest more in public funds that can make an impact on the environment more than private equity as they used to do.

Link

https://www.asianinvestor.net/article/hk-sg-family-offices-expand-impact-investing-across-asset-classes/495975