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Family Office Alliance Malaysia
ABOUT
Malaysia’s premier network dedicated to the unique needs of single-family offices, multi-family offices, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. In an increasingly complex financial landscape, no family succeeds alone. FOAM serves as a trusted ecosystem for the preservation, growth, and transition of generational wealth. We bridge the gap between private capital and purpose-driven opportunities across Malaysia and the ASEAN region.
Vision
To position Malaysia as the leading, trusted hub for family office excellence in Asia — where generational wealth is a force for sustainable prosperity, innovation, and regional unity.
Mission
To build strong, lasting bridges between family offices — fostering collaboration, trust, and shared wisdom for the next generation of leaders.
Value Proposition
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Strategic Networking: Connect with fellow principals, family office executives, and vetted service providers (legal, tax, trust, and investment) in a confidential, high-trust environment.
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Knowledge Exchange: Access closed-door roundtables, whitepapers, and workshops covering next-gen succession, asset allocation, philanthropy, and regulatory shifts.
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Deal Flow & Co-Investment: Discover curated, proprietary opportunities in private equity, real estate, venture capital, and sustainable infrastructure—sourced across Malaysia and key Asian hubs.
ABOUT
Why Malaysia
Advanced Connectivity & Infrastructure
Kuala Lumpur International Airport is ranked 1st as an international mega hub in Asia Pacific, and 4th in the world, with 11,188 possible low-cost connections across over 100 destinations.
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As one of the fastest-growing data centre markets in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is poised to become Asia's third largest data centre market after Japan and India.
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Malaysia is ranked No 2 in terms of 5G download speed experience among 13 countries in Asia Pacific with an average 295.5Mbps. In terms of upload speed experience, Malaysia comes in third with 34Mbps (OpenSignal).
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Sophisticated Financial Ecosystem
Labuan ranks among the top 3 financial centres in Asia in banking, insurance, and captive insurance in terms of volume of international business.
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Malaysia is the most developed Islamic finance market in the world, retaining its first place in the overall ranking, for the 11th consecutive year (ICD-LSEG Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) Report 2023). Malaysia is also the world’s third-largest Islamic banking market, with Islamic financing making up about 41% of local banking-system loans at end-2022.
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Further, Malaysia holds the largest market share (33%) in Southeast Asia in terms of IPO proceeds raised, with US$450 million raised in in H1 2024.
Robust Legal System
The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) provides a neutral and independent venue for the conduct of domestic and international arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings.
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Further, Malaysia practices a dual justice system with a common law system and a Syariah legal system (for Muslims). Malaysia's commitment to the rule of law and judicial independence is key to the country’s prosperity and stability as an international financial centre.
International & Multicultural Talents
Malaysia offers a highly diverse environment with a melting pot of cultures and languages.
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Kuala Lumpur is ranked as the 8th best city in the world for expats in 2023. Kuala Lumpur has also been ranked the second most outstanding city in Southeast Asia (Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2024).
ABOUT
The Team
Shafiqe is the CEO of the Malaysian-Finnish Business Council (MFBC). He is also the President and Group CEO of Yahaya Ibrahim Holdings Group, a company he established in 2012. Under his leadership, the group has expanded from educational services to diverse sectors including tourism, logistics, property management, financial development, and business efficacy.
Shafiqe Badril
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric is the Regional Managing Partner of Digital Districts, a tech ecosystem builder in Southeast Asia. He has 15 years of experience in policy, tech, and law, as the former Head of Public Policy at Amazon Web Services, where he led the US$ 6 billion data region investment into Malaysia, and Public Policy Manager at Meta (Malaysia). He holds a Master of Public Policy from Oxford University, LL.M. (Distinction) (Chevening Scholar) from UCL, and LL.B. (First Class Hons) from the University of Wales. Eric is also an Advocate & Solicitor in Malaysia.
Eric Lee
Co-Founder
Derek has over 30 years in the tech sector in Hong Kong. Since 2004, he has served as the Managing Partner of BraveSoldier Venture Capital, a techn venture capital fund, engaging in all facets of fundraising, including angel investing, family office activities, Series A investments, and IPOs. As the former CEO of a Chinese contactless mobile payments firm, he has, led the company from seed round to investor exit, overseeing operations in Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Guangzhou.
Derek Kwik
Advisor (Hong Kong
& China)
Ian is the CEO of INVICTA, a global venture builder with operations in Singapore, Copenhagen, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Hong Kong. For more than 14 years, INVICTA has been a trusted partner to the container logistics and transportation industry offering pragmatic advice and digital solutions to help terminals and carriers maximize operational efficiency, save costs and reduce their carbon footprint.
Ian Sehgal
Advisor (Canada & Europe)
Formerly a corporate lawyer specialising in debt capital market & structured finance. Quennezy holds a Venture Capital Private Equity Program executive education certificate from Columbia Business School (USA) and a LLB from University of Warwick (UK). She is a member of the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn, and also an Advocate & Solicitor in Malaysia (non-practising).
Quennezy Koay
Advisor (Singapore)
Brad has three decades of experience in the financial and technology markets, including 12 years as a senior investment banker at JP Morgan in New York, where he led the firm’s global communications technology practice and executed in excess of $20 billion of capital markets and M&A transactions. Brad left to join a communications technology company, and and following the sale of that business, he has been a founder and executive of various companies in Silicon Valley, NYC, Europe and Asia.
Brad Albright
Advisor
(United States)
Glenn Renaud Meijer is a leading figure in the world of independent whisky cask ownership, bespoke bottling and premium investment. In his role as Co-Founder at The Whisky Collective a fully integrated whisky cask business based in Singapore, Glenn spearheaded the creation, acquisition and trading of high-value whisky cask assets across Asian markets.
Glenn Renaud Meijer
Head of Lifestyle
Karmun brings a multidisciplinary background spanning design, media, and digital marketing. Having built and operated her own creative agency, she now partners with founders and investors to shape brand and growth strategy for high-value businesses, with a focus on long-term positioning, market differentiation, and scalable value creation.
Karmun Wong
Head of Brand
Strategy