At a panel discussion marking the second anniversary of the Business Families Institute at SMU (BFI@SMU), it was announced that the institute will receive an additional research grant from Deloitte Southeast Asia. SMU Vice President (Business Development & External Relations) and Academic Director of the Business Families Institute, Associate Professor Annie Koh plans to use the grant to fund a Business Family Research Programme over the coming three years to look at specific areas such as family governance strategies, platforms and structures.