by Abdulla Galadari | Oct 19, 2020 | • Family business; Managing, structuring, involvement, • Foundations and trusts; structures to hold, control, protect and manage family wealth
By Abdulla Galadari, Senior Partner; Manish Narayan, Partner & Arshiya Munir, Paralegal Family Businesses (“FBS”) are significant contributors to UAE’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), wealth creation and economic stability. However, research demonstrates that the...
by Olga Boltenko | May 7, 2020 | • Emergency measures; who decides and who will be(come) responsible, • Foundations and trusts; structures to hold, control, protect and manage family wealth, • The will or testament
How to best protect your wealth? Safety of families and their wealth is of paramount importance. To best protect that you can and should take care. To know that all is well we have made a wealth and family protection checklist. When you are forced to stay at home we...
by Edgar Paltzer | Apr 30, 2020 | • Foundations and trusts; structures to hold, control, protect and manage family wealth, • Residency; consequences, double nationality, cross border estate planning, • Transfer to the Next Generation
Switzerland does not have a law relating to trusts. However, it ratified the Hague Convention regarding trusts and agreed therefore to recognise trusts that are created in accordance to the convention. Switzerland, as a civil law country, does not have a law relating...
by Lorne Saltman | Apr 20, 2020 | • Family assets; art collection, portfolio, real properties, • Foundations and trusts; structures to hold, control, protect and manage family wealth, • Tax planning (estate taxes and duties)
Real Estate Investments Structure your real estate investments to preserve your assets on a tax-effective basis. If you are acquiring a vacation home in the U.S.A., you can avoid common pitfalls and take full advantage of opportunities by using appropriate...
by Yumna Mookrey | Sep 30, 2014 | • Residency; consequences, double nationality, cross border estate planning
The creation of trusts for estate planning purposes or for tax purposes In terms of South African statutory provisions, trust assets vest in a trustee of a trust in his/her capacity as trustee – held separately from his/her personal estate. In divorce matters, in...
