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Posted on November 13th, 2011
The findings of this report released today by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) contradict the perception that East Asia is the low cost centre that many in Europe believe it to be. The findings that emerge from the report, published during this week’s STEP Asia Conference in Singapore, both [...] Posted on June 30th, 2011
Among the 15 themes that emerged, 25 predictions were made under four headings: regulation; clients; business management; and products and services. Each of the predictions is accompanied by a selection of comments made by one or more of the leadership group. What emerges clearly from these predictions is that members in Canada are [...] Posted on June 19th, 2011
This survey was conducted in April 2011 and over 10 per cent of STEP members in Switzerland participated, producing a good sample of trust specialists throughout the country. Overall the survey results point towards a willingness by Swiss practitioners to consider changes to the regulatory regime for trusts on the basis of a [...] Posted on October 31st, 2010
This Policy Briefing examines the issue of how to best ensure that national authorities have adequate access to key information on trusts. The issue is pressing. First, several major nations, including the US, are reviewing how they can improve their systems in the wake of critical appraisals from the Financial Action Task Force [...] Posted on August 4th, 2010
This STEP Policy Briefing examines issues raised by the OECD’s programme to extend the network of Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs). On current plans, a much wider range of countries could shortly have access to sensitive information on taxpayers via TIEAs. The OECD is in discussions aimed at expanding OECD membership and also [...] 2 pages
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