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Family office
What is a family office?
A family office is an organisation that oversees and manages a family’s financial affairs, including transferring wealth across generations.
Functioning much like a typical company, it has employees and can be established as a separate entity or integrated within a family’s operating enterprise.
Today’s environment is more complex, making professional governance and a well-designed family office essential to safeguarding the family legacy.
Single family office incentive scheme in the Forest City Special Financial Zone
On 23 September 2024, the Securities Commission (SC) set out the criteria for single family office vehicles (SFOVs) to qualify for a 0% concessionary tax rate. The scheme, announced by the Finance Minister II, is part of a broader initiative to strengthen Malaysia’s investment ecosystem, particularly within the Forest City Special Financial Zone (FCSFZ).
Find out more about the tax incentives and restructuring consideration for setting up a single family office in Malaysia.
Building your future-ready family office
A well-designed family office creates a resilient platform to manage and grow your family’s wealth in an increasingly intricate global environment.
Success requires a strategic and holistic approach to ensure sustainable growth and legacy preservation.
Our experience working with family enterprises around the world means we guide you each step of the way—ensuring your family office is both future-ready and aligned with your long-term vision.
Family office insights
Explore our research on key trends in family office and how family offices around the world are investing their capital.
How we can help
- Implementation
- Post-implementation
Implementation
- Aplication to the Securities Commission Malaysia
- Entities establishment
- Corporate secretarial services
- Licences application with authorities
- Tax registrations
- Employer registration
- Personal tax and expatriate services
- Digital solution
Post-implementation
- Tax compliance
- Corporate secretarial compliance
- Payroll and human resource management
- Managed services (bookkeeping and accounting)
- Preparation of financial statements
- Transfer pricing
Choose the right future for your family office
As families expand across borders, choosing the right jurisdiction for your family office can shape governance, talent access, and long-term legacy. The PwC Family Office Location Guide brings together practical insights across key family office hubs and a clear framework to assess what truly matters—from regulatory regimes to reputation and resilience.
With Malaysia emerging as a gateway to Southeast Asia, our team can help you assess how it fits within your broader location strategy. Start your location journey with confidence.
Read our Family Office Location Guide
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