China Family Office Institute
An industry institution and professional community rooted in the Chinese mainland and serving Chinese families worldwide — illuminating trends through research, cultivating talent through education, and nourishing succession through philanthropy.
Industry research and policy analysis covering wealth management, family governance, succession planning and cross-border compliance.
Structured education for family members and practitioners, professionalising and standardising the family office industry.
Connecting the mainland, Hong Kong, Singapore and the global family office ecosystem through forums, study visits and closed-door exchanges.
Key figures on China’s family office landscape — every item sourced from public data.
RMB 179.33trn
Total size of China’s wealth management market in 2025, the second largest in the worldSource: Sina Finance, China Wealth Management Industry 2025 Outlook, Jan 2026
US$20.6bn
Global family office market size in 2025, projected to reach US$38.1bn by 2035Source: Research Nester Family Office Market Report, 2025
7.1%
Projected CAGR of the global family office market, 2026–2035Source: Research Nester Family Office Market Report, 2025
3,380+
Single family offices in Hong Kong by end-2025, amplifying Greater Bay Area synergiesSource: InvestHK / Deloitte Hong Kong Family Office Market Study
600+
Global media reports as Hong Kong overtook Switzerland as the world’s largest cross-border wealth hubSource: Boston Consulting Group Global Wealth Report 2026
9%
Projected annual growth of cross-border wealth booked in Hong Kong, 2025–2030, ranking first globallySource: Boston Consulting Group Global Wealth Report 2026
Facts verified on: 21 August 2026
Industry reports, policy analysis and professional courses that build systematic knowledge.
02Summits, exclusive study visits and community events linking the global ecosystem.
03Advancing wealth for good through international SDG programmes and philanthropic succession.
China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration have issued new rules on individual income tax for offshore trusts, clarifying the tax treatment of asset injections, ongoing trust operations, distributions, termination, status changes and succession — with a uniform 20% rate and no reductions allowed.
Read moreThe RFO Annual Forum 2025 concluded in Hong Kong, bringing together family office representatives and industry professionals from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East to explore opportunities and challenges for family offices amid the global macro environment.
Read moreBoston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth Report 2026 officially confirms that Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world’s largest cross-border wealth management centre, with cross-border wealth booked in Hong Kong projected to grow around 9% annually through 2030, remaining first globally.
Read moreThe Institute was founded by seasoned family office industry practitioners.
Official certifier of SDG World Records and a long-standing advocate of the family office ecosystem and philanthropy.
Focused on industry organisation and professional community building for family wealth management, coordinating the institute’s research and education programmes.
Whether you are a family member, a family office professional, or a partner following the industry’s development, we welcome you to get in touch and help advance a professional and philanthropic family office industry in China.