Thought Leadership

Issue 01

Asia’s Succession Moment: Closing the Planning Gap to Safeguard Legacy

September 2025

Welcome to the inaugural edition of our research series on family succession and legacy. Across Asia and beyond, family enterprises aim to preserve both their businesses and values. Yet, despite clear intentions and growing institutional support, succession planning is often delayed. Succession is not a handover; it...

Issue 08

Unlocking Holistic Philanthropy for Impact

March 2025

Philanthropy is private action for public interest. Yet today, philanthropy in Asia needs to be activated in a bigger way to adequately respond to the challenges of our time. What kind of paradigm shift do we need to transform and accelerate philanthropic impact in our...

Issue 07

Top Philanthropy Trends in Asia 2025

February 2025

What does philanthropy hold for Asia in 2025? This report explores the major opportunities and challenges facing philanthropy in Asia by asking our esteemed ecosystem partners what they anticipate 2025 to be. Asia has historically been the center for philanthropy and social impact initiatives. This cultural...

Issue 6

Family Offices and Investments: Opportunities and Strategies

October 2024

Welcome to ‘WMI Impact: The Family Office Journal’, Issue 6. Building on the importance of governance discussed in Issue 5, we explore the connection between governance and investment strategies. Making sound and purposeful investment decisions is central to family office operations. As family offices professionalise, the...