Welcome to World Family Office Alliance
Connecting Families, Capital and Global Opportunities
The World Family Office Alliance (WFOA) is a Malaysia-registered association established to promote collaboration, knowledge exchange and professional networking among family offices, entrepreneurs, private investors and wealth management professionals.
Through a trusted network of members and industry specialists, WFOA seeks to facilitate meaningful relationships, strengthen family governance and support sustainable wealth preservation across generations.
Global Connections
Building relationships among family offices, entrepreneurs and institutions across jurisdictions.
Legacy & Succession
Promoting family governance, succession planning and responsible wealth stewardship.
Exclusive Membership
We promise to be there for you every step of your journey. Our goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life.
Professional Insights
We promise to be there for you every step of your journey. Our goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, and move forward to where you want to be in your life.
About Us
Vision
To become a respected international platform advancing professional excellence, responsible family wealth stewardship and sustainable generational legacy.
Mission
To connect family offices and industry leaders, encourage responsible governance, facilitate professional collaboration and advance knowledge sharing for the benefit of present and future generations.
Building Partnerships
The World Family Office Alliance welcomes opportunities to engage with professional institutions, family office networks, educational organisations, business associations and other suitable partners who share its commitment to professional excellence and responsible collaboration.
Activity Programmes
Annual Leadership & Legacy Forum
A proposed annual gathering bringing together family business leaders, family office representatives and industry professionals to exchange views on governance, succession and future opportunities.
Culture, Arts & Lifestyle
Activities include art appreciation, cultural programmes, golf, yachting and selected lifestyle networking events.
International Exchange Programmes
WFOA aims to explore cross-border visits, institutional dialogue and business networking programmes with suitable organisations.
Private Members' Roundtables
Small-group discussions on family governance, investment trends, legal and tax developments, technology and other subjects relevant to members.
Membership Categories
Type of Membership
Institutional Membership
Eligibility
Institutional Membership is open to legally established corporations, family offices, financial institutions, investment organisations and other reputable business entities that share the vision and objectives of the World Family Office Alliance (WFOA).
Eligible institutions may include:
- Single-Family Offices (SFOs) and Multi-Family Offices (MFOs)
- Family-owned enterprises and business groups
- Banks, private banks and financial institutions
- Private equity and venture capital firms
- Investment holding companies and asset management firms
- Trust companies and wealth management institutions
- Corporate advisory and investment consultancy firms
- Other established institutions involved in wealth management, investment, family business development or international business collaboration
Association Membership
Eligibility
Association Membership is open to legally established associations, chambers of commerce, professional bodies, industry organisations and other non-profit or membership-based institutions whose objectives align with those of the World Family Office Alliance.
Eligible organisations may include:
- National and international business associations
- Chambers of commerce and industry
- Family business and family office associations
- Professional accounting, legal and financial associations
- Investment and entrepreneurship associations
- Trade and industry organisations
- Educational, research and professional development associations
- Other recognised organisations promoting business development, professional collaboration or international networking
Professional Membership
Eligibility
Professional Membership is open to qualified individuals who possess recognised professional qualifications, relevant industry experience or specialist expertise in fields supporting family offices, family enterprises and wealth management.
Eligible applicants may include:
- Lawyers, advocates and solicitors
- Chartered accountants and auditors
- Licensed tax advisers and tax consultants
- Licensed financial planners and wealth management professionals
- Corporate secretaries and corporate advisers
- Trust, estate and succession planning specialists
- Investment bankers and corporate finance professionals
- Other recognised professionals whose expertise contributes to the family office ecosystem
Affiliated Individual Membership
Eligibility
Affiliated Individual Membership is designed for individuals who have a professional, business or organisational connection with the family office ecosystem and wish to participate in the networking, educational and collaborative activities of the World Family Office Alliance (WFOA).
This membership category provides an opportunity for emerging professionals, business associates and individuals with relevant interests to engage with the Alliance's international network.
Eligible applicants may include:
- Executives, directors and employees of family offices or family-owned enterprises
- Representatives or employees of WFOA Institutional Members
- Business development professionals and corporate executives
- Junior professionals in banking, finance, accounting, legal and consultancy services
- Entrepreneurs, emerging business leaders and next-generation family business members
- Individuals referred or endorsed by existing WFOA members
- Other individuals with a genuine interest in family office development, professional networking and international collaboration
Membership Conditions
Affiliated Individual Membership is a participation-based category. Membership does not automatically confer the right to represent WFOA, hold committee positions or vote at general meetings. Such rights, if any, shall be determined by the association's approved constitution.