The evolution of real estate fund administration from small in-house teams within managers to larger outsourced support has been gathering pace in recent years – however, the COVID pandemic has accelerated a range of factors that will put existing in-house support under increasing pressure in the coming months.

Yuseff Murphy, Head of Trusts, Asia – Corporate & Private Client, Citco Singapore Pte. Ltd, speaks in this article with Ching Ling Seah, Director, Tax and Private Client Services at Drew & Napier, one of Singapore’s leading law firms, about the importance of forming a business succession plan, what should you consider and a range of other issues.

The impending rollout of the Total Global Expense Ratio (TGER) across the non-listed real estate fund industry has been an important topic of conversation this year among managers, investors, industry bodies and asset servicers.

During the uncertainties brought about by COVID-19, there are many questions arising around estate planning and, with estates frequently comprising assets in multiple countries, the subject of ‘international wills’  is growing in popularity.