Surveyed families' wealth-transfer ambitions outpace succession planning

DBS's 2026 report draws on two surveys of more than 200 family offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, The Straits Times reports. Among surveyed families, 79% wanted to pass wealth down two or more generations, but 43% had not involved successors in planning; a majority of surveyed offices lacked formal contingency plans. The Business Times reports just 4% expected meaningful wealth transfer over the next three years.