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Carey Suen Carey Suen delivers 7-16% targeted returns with 100% capital protection for HNW expats worldwide. Private Credit - Litigation Funding - Global Estate Planning.

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We have spent this week covering UK litigation funding - what happened in 2023, why the sector is recovering, and why no...
21/05/2026

We have spent this week covering UK litigation funding - what happened in 2023, why the sector is recovering, and why non-correlated income matters in the current environment.

The final piece: what should you actually look for before committing capital?

Four criteria from our investor guide:

Return parameters stated upfront. You should know the projected income range before you enter - not after. For litigation funding, that means the manager can explain the case selection process, the portfolio construction, and the basis for the projections. Returns of 7-16% annually are achievable in well-managed strategies.

Capital protection you can verify. First-charge security, overcollateralisation, ring-fenced reserves - understand exactly what protects your principal and under what conditions.

Liquidity terms in plain language. Fixed term, defined maturity, clear process for capital return. No ambiguity about when and how you get your money back.

Advice aligned to your actual position. HNW expats in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the UAE each have different tax residency, reporting obligations, and regulatory frameworks. Generic solutions are not solutions.

Carey Suen works directly with expat investors across Asia and the Middle East. No intermediary layers.

Full guide at careysuen.com

Earlier this week we covered what happened to UK litigation funding in 2023 - and why the sector now has a rescue plan.B...
20/05/2026

Earlier this week we covered what happened to UK litigation funding in 2023 - and why the sector now has a rescue plan.

But the more important question for investors in Asia and the Middle East is: why does this matter right now specifically?

The answer is in the numbers. Oil transiting the Strait of Hormuz - the waterway carrying around 80% of Asia's petroleum imports - has fallen to roughly 8% of normal volume. The energy disruption is not isolated. It is flowing through equities, currencies, and bonds across the region.

Public market volatility in this environment is not a short correction awaiting resolution. It is the operating conditions.

Non-correlated income strategies - where returns are driven by loan repayments or legal case outcomes rather than market performance - are most valuable precisely when conditions look like this.

Litigation funding, structured through a properly designed programme with fixed terms and defined returns, is one of the cleanest examples of genuine non-correlation available to private investors.

Full guide careysuen.com

In 2023, the UK Supreme Court effectively froze an entire investment sector overnight.Litigation funding - where investo...
19/05/2026

In 2023, the UK Supreme Court effectively froze an entire investment sector overnight.

Litigation funding - where investors finance legal claims in return for a share of the proceeds - had been a growing, non-correlated asset class for over a decade. Then a ruling involving truck manufacturer PACCAR changed the legal classification of funding agreements, making most of them unenforceable.

Deal flow collapsed. Funders restructured contracts. New cases stalled.

The UK government has now confirmed it will legislate to reverse the ruling. A bill is in the House of Lords. The sector has its rescue plan - and the pipeline of funded claims is beginning to reopen.

For expat investors in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the UAE, the timing is significant.

Litigation funding returns are driven by legal outcomes - not interest rates, equity markets, or oil prices. In the current environment, that non-correlation is not a minor footnote. It is the whole point.

We have put together a full guide on structured income programmes that include litigation funding. Worth a read if you are reviewing your allocation.

The G20 set a target of cutting cross-border payment costs to below 1 per cent by end-2027.The FSB's 2025 progress repor...
14/05/2026

The G20 set a target of cutting cross-border payment costs to below 1 per cent by end-2027.

The FSB's 2025 progress report found the world is not on track to meet it.

Average global costs remain stubbornly elevated. P2P transfers still cost an average of 2.6 per cent. Asia-Pacific and the Middle East lag furthest behind on speed. And despite years of international coordination, persistent frictions - misaligned AML frameworks, capital controls, and correspondent banking inefficiencies - remain the defining feature of moving money across borders in 2026.

For HNW expat investors, this is not a policy story. It is a portfolio story.

When you cannot predict how quickly your capital will arrive, when you cannot be certain a transaction will clear without additional compliance review, and when the banking system is operating in a mode of institutional caution - the value of an investment with a contractually defined settlement date is not just financial. It is operational.

Carey Suen offers structured access to litigation funding capital notes with defined returns, defined exit windows, and contractual capital protection from day one.

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Two problems. Same investor. Same moment.Problem one: private credit positions that were meant to exit in 2023 or 2024 a...
14/05/2026

Two problems. Same investor. Same moment.

Problem one: private credit positions that were meant to exit in 2023 or 2024 are still locked. Loan defaults, secondary market discounts, and fund-level restrictions have extended holding periods well beyond what was originally communicated.

Problem two: when the exit eventually arrives, the capital enters a correspondent banking chain that is slower and more compliance-intensive than at any point in recent memory. What emerges from the fund does not immediately become usable capital. It waits.

This is the compounding problem that sophisticated investors in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Gulf are navigating right now. Illiquidity followed by delayed mobility.

Carey Suen was built for precisely this environment. Defined exit windows. Contractual capital protection from day one. Returns that are uncorrelated to credit cycles, public markets, or banking system friction.

Read our full analysis at careysuen.com

The banking system is working exactly as regulators intended.That does not mean it is working for you.AML reforms enacte...
12/05/2026

The banking system is working exactly as regulators intended.
That does not mean it is working for you.

AML reforms enacted across the EU, UK, Singapore, and the UAE in 2025 and 2026 have fundamentally changed how banks process cross-border transactions. Controls that once operated in the background are now active gatekeepers. Legitimate transfers are being flagged, delayed, and in some cases refused - not because of any wrongdoing, but because compliance systems are calibrated for caution.

The FSB's own 2025 data confirms the problem. Only 25.6 per cent of cross-border wholesale payments to Asia-Pacific are credited within one hour. For the Middle East, it is 32.3 per cent.

If your capital is crossing borders - from a fund exit, a property sale, or a business distribution - you are operating in that friction.

We have written a full analysis of what is happening, why HNW expat investors are disproportionately affected, and what a structured alternative looks like.

Link to article www.careysuen.com/blog-cross-border-payment-delays-are-reshaping-access-to-capital-for-hnw-investors/

Wealth has changed.The world investors operate in today looks very different from the one it did even a decade ago.Marke...
12/05/2026

Wealth has changed.
The world investors operate in today looks very different from the one it did even a decade ago.

Markets are more volatile. Capital is more global. Sophisticated investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional structures in search of resilience, diversification, and defined outcomes.

That evolution inspired the next chapter of Carey Suen.

Today, we are proud to introduce our newly redesigned platform, reflecting a more modern approach to global wealth structuring, combining institutional-grade access to private market opportunities including private credit and litigation funding with estate planning.

Built for internationally mobile investors, globally minded families, and those seeking more strategic approaches to capital preservation and growth.

This is more than a new website. It is the evolution of Carey Suen.

careysuen.com

In March 2026, Apollo Global Management capped withdrawals from a $15 billion private credit fund.Blue Owl has permanent...
06/05/2026

In March 2026, Apollo Global Management capped withdrawals from a $15 billion private credit fund.

Blue Owl has permanently halted redemptions from its first retail debt vehicle.
Over $11.7 billion in withdrawal requests have been submitted across the sector's major funds. Only 66 per cent has been returned.

This is not a market event. It is a structural reckoning.

Private credit was sold to HNW investors on a promise: institutional-quality returns with quarterly liquidity. That promise is now being tested - and the gap between expectation and reality is visible.

For investors with meaningful private credit exposure, the question is no longer whether the asset class has a liquidity problem.
It does.

The question is what you do about it.
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A Note on Working With Carey SuenAt Carey Suen, we work with high net worth expat investors across Singapore, Hong Kong,...
30/04/2026

A Note on Working With Carey Suen
At Carey Suen, we work with high net worth expat investors across Singapore, Hong Kong, the UAE, UK, and North America. Our structured income programmes are built for investors in the optimisation phase: those who have built meaningful capital and want it to work harder, within a structure that is appropriate for their residency and time horizon.
We offer a free, no-obligation initial meeting to map out where your wealth stands today and what is realistically possible over the next five to ten years. No pitch. Just a clear, honest picture.

The Three Phases of Wealth: Which One Are You In?Most conversations about wealth begin in the wrong place. They start wi...
29/04/2026

The Three Phases of Wealth: Which One Are You In?

Most conversations about wealth begin in the wrong place. They start with products - funds, property, pensions - rather than with the more fundamental question of where you actually are in your financial journey, and what that position demands of you.

After working with internationally mobile investors across Singapore, Hong Kong, and the UAE, I have come to see wealth not as a destination but as a series of distinct phases. Each one has its own logic, its own risks, and its own version of progress. The mistake most people make is applying the strategy of one phase to the circumstances of another.

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Three Questions That Tell You More Than Any SpreadsheetForget the financial planning jargon for a moment.Three questions...
29/04/2026

Three Questions That Tell You More Than Any Spreadsheet
Forget the financial planning jargon for a moment.

Three questions. Answer them honestly.

1. What is your net worth compared to your annual income?
2. How much of your income comes from assets rather than hours worked?
3. If you stopped working for twelve months, would your assets cover your costs?

Most people have never been asked these directly. And most people, when they sit
with the answers, realise they are in a different phase than they assumed.

There are three phases every serious investor moves through: Accumulation, Optimisation, and Legacy. Your answers to those questions tell you which one deserves your attention right now.

If you are in phase two - you have built something, but it is not working as hard as it should be - I am happy to have a straightforward conversation. No obligation. Just a clearer picture of where you stand and what is realistically possible.

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