Essays and commentary by David Chong on family offices, wealth structuring, geopolitics and the shifting centre of gravity in Asian finance.https://davidchong.co/en-gbhttps://davidchong.co/articles/malaysia-trust-law/https://davidchong.co/articles/malaysia-trust-law/The perpetuity period in Malaysia is not 80 years — it is the unmodified common-law rule, under a Trustee Act unchanged since 1949. David Chong sets out six limbs of reform to bring the trust work home to Malaysia.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruststrust lawmalaysialabuanfamily officeshttps://davidchong.co/articles/mackinder-reimagined/https://davidchong.co/articles/mackinder-reimagined/Mackinder’s Heartland Theory revisited: the world is pivoting to Asia, the family office business is following it to Singapore, and cost has pushed the back office on to Kuala Lumpur and Johor.Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTgeopoliticsfamily officessingaporemalaysiahttps://davidchong.co/articles/pulau-1/https://davidchong.co/articles/pulau-1/Pulau 1 — the island connected to Forest City, Johor — is set to be duty-free like Labuan. David Chong sets out the nine ingredients of an international business & financial centre, and why the island right next door to Singapore has them.Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMTfamily officestrustsforest citylabuanmalaysia