CIO Circle
CIO Circle

Institutional investing,
made personal.

Bespoke CIO for Asian families, enabling institutional access to exclusive funds, a circle of the world’s leading CIOs and a proprietary AI engine that tests every decision.

Built by experienced industry veterans from:

McKinsey & Company QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey Lombard Odier FrontPoint Partners Morgan Stanley
~US$100BCombined AUM of our CIO circle
5,000+Funds screened for every portfolio
QuarterlyReview of every portfolio by our CIO
Who are we
For generations, the finest investment thinking has been reserved for institutions. We believe every family deserves its own Chief Investment Officer.

CIO Circle manages a Cayman Islands–registered SPC fund of funds, so that every client receives a bespoke advisory service: our CIO sets each client’s portfolio across exclusive private hedge funds and select opportunities.

The long view

Built for the long view, across generations.

The proposition

Four commitments to every family.

A bespoke CIO platform that brings institutional investment expertise to Asian families, with the clarity and control a family should expect.

01 · Personal CIO

A portfolio built around your family, not a model.

Each portfolio is custom-made from your existing investments, your appetite for risk and your investment goals. You keep full control and visibility, and our CIO reviews it every quarter.

  • Existing investments
  • Appetite for risk
  • Investment goals
02 · Exclusive funds

Funds usually reserved for institutions.

Curated global multi-asset funds, vetted and co-invested in by our CIO, chosen to preserve and grow client wealth across market cycles.

  • Vetted
  • Co-invested
  • Multi-asset
03 · Proprietary AI

An engine built by an ex-McKinsey team.

An AI-powered engine supports every stage of our investment process. It was built by a team that worked at QuantumBlack, McKinsey’s AI-focused consultancy.

  • Screen
  • Construct
  • Stress-test
  • Rebalance
04 · CIO community

A circle of the world’s leading CIOs.

Join an exclusive community of leading multi-asset Chief Investment Officers from around the world, led by our CIO, with podcasts and in-person events reserved for clients.

  • Global CIOs
  • Private events
  • Podcasts
Discipline

Patience and discipline, quietly compounding.

The approach

Five disciplined steps, one accountable CIO.

Our engine does the breadth and our CIO brings the judgement. No portfolio reaches a client without both.

i

Screen

More than 5,000 funds, measured on the same footing.

ii

Construct

Built to each client’s profile, goals and existing holdings.

iii

Stress-test

Examined against past market cycles before it is proposed.

iv

Rebalance

Revisited each quarter as markets and circumstances change.

v

CIO review

Signed off by our Chief Investment Officer, every time.

James Soutar, CFA
Personally validated
Every client’s portfolio is reviewed and validated by our CIO, personally.

No portfolio reaches a client until our Chief Investment Officer has reviewed it and signed it off. He reviews it again at every quarterly rebalance.

James Soutar, CFACo-Founder & Chief Investment Officer
The platform

Every decision, tested before it reaches you.

Our proprietary portfolio tools give our CIO an institutional view of the whole fund universe, and of how a portfolio would have behaved through the cycle.

Fund selector screening the fund universe Saved portfolios at low, mid and high volatility Bull, bear and neutral scenarios mapped across the cycle

CIO Circle portfolio tools. Figures shown are illustrative, based on historical data, and are not forecasts or the performance of any fund.

James Soutar, CFA
Meet our CIO

James Soutar, CFA

Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer
  • 38 years in Asian finance
  • Former Managing Director, Lombard Odier
  • Built a hedge fund acquired by Morgan Stanley
  • Former member, HKEX Listing Committee
  • Runs his own family office, Ratuos
  • In Hong Kong since 1988
Fees

One transparent fee model. Nothing hidden.

We are paid by our clients, never by product providers. No commissions, no trailers, no hidden fees. Every investor is on the same simple model.

Management fee1.20%p.a.

Of assets under management, charged on the value we look after for you.

Performance fee15%above hurdle

Earned only on returns above a 5–8% hurdle1. If we do not clear it, we take no performance fee.

0%Commission
0%Trailer fees
0%Subscription fee
0%Switching fee
NoneHidden fees
Our promise

Our incentives are aligned with yours, so your wealth can grow with peace of mind.

1 A hurdle of 5% applies to the Wealth Preservation strategy, and 8% to the Growth strategy and any bespoke portfolio. The hurdle is used only to calculate the performance fee and is not a target or guaranteed return. As a fund of funds, the underlying funds carry their own fees, disclosed in the offering memorandum. Redemptions within 12 months of subscription are subject to a 5% early redemption charge. Terms are governed by the final offering memorandum.

The Circle

The world’s leading investment minds, around one table.

Our clients join a private community of multi-asset Chief Investment Officers from around the world, led by our CIO.

Client luncheon with a visiting CIO in Hong Kong
Client luncheon with a visiting CIO · Hong Kong, April 2026
~US$100BCombined assets managed by the CIOs in our circle.
Two a yearPodcasts or in-person events committed by each CIO.
Clients onlyEvery session is reserved exclusively for our clients.
Leadership

Institutional pedigree, personal attention.

A team drawn from McKinsey, Lombard Odier and leading hedge funds, now working on behalf of families.

Enoch Chan

Enoch Chan

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Former Global Partner at McKinsey & Company and a leader of QuantumBlack. Built multi-billion-dollar digital wealth platforms across Asia.

James Soutar

James Soutar, CFA

Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer

38 years in Asian finance. Former Managing Director at Lombard Odier and former member of the HKEX Listing Committee.

Hong Tang

Hong Tang

AI & Technology Lead

Formerly of McKinsey’s QuantumBlack (Digital & AI) and ThoughtWorks. 15 years building technology for financial services.

Joey Chu

Joey Chu

Operations Manager & Compliance Officer

Five years in hedge-fund operations and compliance, overseeing the controls behind every client portfolio.

Clarity

Clarity and calm, in every decision.

Institutional foundations

Structured with the safeguards institutions expect.

Structure
Cayman Islands SPC, registered with CIMA as a mutual fund
Manager
A Hong Kong SFC-licensed manager
Administrator
Citco
Auditor
BDO Cayman
Eligibility
Non-US Professional Investors
By invitation

Begin a conversation.

Introductions are by appointment. We would be glad to learn about your family’s ambitions and how we might serve them.

Your details are used only to respond to your enquiry and are never shared.

Thank you

We will be in touch shortly.

A member of our team will contact you personally, usually within one business day.

45/F Cheung Kong Center · 2 Queen’s Road Central · Hong Kong
info@ciocircle.co