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The age of longevity? Endowment-style investing for generations
Wealth Management · 13 Oct 2026
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Longevity is one of the megatrends of this century. As we live longer, how should families plan their wealth?
In this episode, Victor Aerni, CEO of Pictet Wealth Management Asia, speaks with Genevieve Cua, Wealth Editor at Business Times on how rising longevity, endowment-style investing, diversification and private markets can support resilient, multi-generational wealth.
Listen to the podcast to learn more about:
- Endowment-style approach to investing
Who it suits, and why it requires patience through short-term drawdowns. - Why illiquidity in private equity is not the real premium
Understand how the key advantage lies in private equity’s ownership model, where managers have time to control boards and make long-term operational changes that public companies cannot.
- Importance of manager selection
Learn how to look for genuine company owners rather than financial engineers in private equity. - Diversification when bonds and equities move together
The importance of why spreading risk beyond the traditional mix matters most when correlations rise, and how an outsourced CIO model can work alongside a family office. - Time versus timing
Why investors cannot control timing, but can control time.
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Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by The Business Times wealth editor Genevieve Cua and Pictet experts in selected episodes.
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