Tax-Driven Changes in Residency For those with sufficient assets, tax-driven relocations and changes in residency have become commonplace. They began to occur in earnest in the 1990s and have increased in popularity ever since. In the past 1-2 years in particular,...
Succession Planning in the UAE Succession Planning in the UAE - Family Businesses (“FBS”) are significant contributors to United Arab Emirates’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), wealth creation and economic stability. However, research demonstrates that the survival...
On a governmental level, the introduction of a Swiss law on trusts is currently being reviewed as Switzerland does not provide for a suitable instrument to be used for estate planning or asset protection purposes. Arguments for the introduction of a Swiss Trust Law...
The Family Foundation is used hesitantly in Swiss succession and estate planning, although in recent years, the establishment of a foundation has been increasingly evaluated again. A robust estate planning ensures a reliable regulation and avoidance of conflicts...
Switzerland does not have a law relating to trusts (yet). However, it ratified the Hague Convention regarding trusts and agreed therefore to recognize trusts that are created in accordance to the convention. Switzerland, as a civil law country, does not have a law...
