Standard Chartered Global Private Bank
May 19, 2026
Strategic Wealth Planning
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This report emphasizes the urgency of strategic wealth planning for ultra-high-net-worth families to manage a massive $124 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer. It explores legal structures like trusts and family offices to mitigate risks associated with cross-border assets and digital investments.
Key Takeaways
- 1.An estimated USD 124 trillion is expected to pass to future generations globally by 2048, yet nearly 90% of families lose their wealth by the third generation without planning.
- 2.Adoption of structured wealth succession is low in Asia, with only one in five families having arrangements in place.
- 3.Effective wealth planning utilizes advanced structures like Trusts, Family Offices (SFO/MFO), and Private Trust Companies (PTCs) to manage complexity and provide governance.
Table of Contents
- Need for wealth planning
- What and why of wealth planning?
- Wealth planning structures
- Trust structures
- Different parameters of living trusts
- Family office
- Foundations
- Venture Capital Company (VCC)
- Private Trust Company (PTC)
- Asset protection strategies within wealth planning
- Insurance solutions that support wealth transfer
- Cross-border considerations
- Conclusion
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Authors
Steve BriceManpreet GillMike Tan
Securities
Digital Assets
Themes
Intergenerational Wealth TransferAsset Protection and StructuresCross-Border Wealth ComplexityPhilanthropy and Impact
Regions
Asia PacificMiddle EastGlobalSingaporeHong KongUnited Arab Emirates
