The Family Wealth Management Conference
st & nd February, Hotel du Rhône · Geneva
The fifth annual private meeting for professional intermediaries and trusted advisors to private and family clients
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The fifth annual private meeting for professional intermediaries and trusted advisors to private and family clients
T Since its launch in , The Family Wealth Management Conference has established itself as an exclusive forum for leading professional intermediaries to meet and discuss some of the key considerations when advising high-net-worth private clients. In , The Family Wealth Management Conference will continue to build upon this reputation. We have invited expert speakers, both intermediaries and their clients, to draw on real life examples and illustrate their points using case studies. This approach means that attendees access direct insights and learn from the experiences of others. This in turn maximises the conference take-home benefits for delegates, their offices or practices, and their clients.
T This year the conference starts with an examination of the evolving role of the close advisor. A top lawyer with over years’ experience advising high-net-worth families and individuals will analyse and discuss the future strategic direction for intermediaries: whether advisors are offering the best service model for meeting the needs of private clients. Other key themes and issues addressed at this year’s meeting include: ● Trusts – a review of recent global developments and their implications for families of wealth, including new legislation on the tax treatment of UK trusts and an update on the progress made by Switzerland to ratify the Hague Convention on the recognition of trusts ● Alternative structures to trusts – examining some specific alternatives and their applications ● Representing the international family – what challenges does the close advisor face in advising families with complex international interests – case studies illustrating real life examples ● The view from the inside: what the client wants – a single family office, family foundation and multi family office offer their view on what they look for in an advisor ● Cross border tax and investment update – experts will cover some key considerations governing tax and investment regulations when structuring client interests in the USA and Europe ● An update on divorce law – what has been the impact of some prominent recent cases in this area? What strategies and planning should be put in place to negotiate this minefield?
B – As is customary, to maintain the privacy and exclusivity of the meeting, registration forms are sent on an ‘invitation only’ basis. Attendance is restricted to independent professional intermediaries: lawyers; accountants; independent trustees; family office executives; business and foundation executives; and independent asset managers. The only attendees from outside these groups will be limited representation from each sponsoring company, from our professional partners and some speakers. The conference is neither publicly marketed nor reported afterwards and the press is not admitted. This formula has received wide acceptance from our delegates since we launched our series of private meetings in .
T This year’s conference will again be held at the Mandarin Oriental, Hotel du Rhône, on the banks of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. To book your accommodation, please contact the hotel directly by calling + and ask for the ‘Campden Delegate Room Rate.’
T The Family Wealth Management Conference is organised by Campden Publishing Ltd, an independent media provider founded in . Our sole focus is the provision of information, and we do not give or sell advice, nor seek or accept fees or commissions relating to professional or financial matters. Our publications include the magazine Families in Business and an acclaimed series of private meetings for families in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America which include The Families in Business Conference and The Family Investment Workshop. For further information about the meeting, or to register, please contact us on + () or email us at [email protected]
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C: R M is a senior partner at Boodle Hatfield. He specialises in UK and international capital tax planning for individuals, trustees and businesses. Succession, asset protection and heritage property are all part of his practice area. P : J A is chair of trustees at the Laura Ashley Foundation and one of Laura Ashley’s daughters. Jane Ashley worked for Laura Ashley Plc for years (from to ) creating their image through her photographs and contributing to design and art direction. Ms Ashley has been a trustee of the Laura Ashley Foundation since . I B is a director of Safinvest Limited, an investment advisory business based in London. He concentrates on business development, asset allocation advice and manager selection. W B is a partner at BLUM Attorneys at Law in Zurich, Switzerland. His practice areas include domestic and international tax law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and commercial law. C B joined Lord North Street, the UK based private investment office in . Ms‑Butler was formerly managing director and head of UK private wealth management at Deutsche Bank AG. An economist by training, she was educated at Oxford and the London Business School. R C is a partner in Baker & McKenzie’s Houston office and advises high net worth international private clients and the institutions that service them on international business, tax, asset protection, estate planning and wealth accumulation strategies. This is achieved through foreign and domestic trusts, life insurance products, private companies, partnership entities and other creative planning vehicles. W C is a director of Smith & Williamson Ltd, an independent professional and financial services group. He has specialised in trusts and estates since qualifying as a chartered accountant in . He is a founder member of STEP, and is also currently vice president of the Association of Corporate Trustees. M G is a consultant at Lawrence Graham. He specialises in domestic, international and offshore estate planning for individuals and their assets. He also has extensive experience in planning for inter-generational business transfers and negotiation of family difficulties and disputes. Mk Harper is a principal at Withers. His expertise covers divorce and family law with a particular emphasis on the resolution of financial claims on divorce in substantial asset cases, often with an international element. He has a BA in Modern History from Pembroke College, Oxford. M L has over years’ experience as an English and Australian lawyer in Austria. Ms Loewenthal’s particular experience includes international commercial litigation and management of cross border litigation, wills and estates, inheritance tax and tax planning. C L is the chairman and chief executive of Lowenhaupt Global Advisors LLC, the multigenerational wealth management service provider. Mr Lowenhaupt is an extensive writer and speaker on matters relating to family wealth transmission and family philanthropy. S M is a partner and head of the Trust and Estate Planning Team at Ogier. He is heavily involved in advising all of the firm’s major trust company clients on trust and commercial issues as well as on regulatory matters. P M is a senior partner in Hassans’ Commercial Department and was Gibraltar’s Minister for Trade and Industry between May and February . Mr Montegriffo advises in a variety of private client, commercial and trust related matters. This includes playing a major part in assisting with the London public listing of Gibraltar Companies, PartyGaming and Holdings. Mark D R is a partner at Roberts and Holland based in the USA. He has over twenty years experience of providing tax planning to private companies and high net worth clients. He has written a number of articles on international income and estate and gift taxation and is a member of STEP. D S is a principal at Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck the largest law firm in the USA focusing exclusively on matrimonial law. Mr. Schiller has been responsible for a number of precedent setting cases and is recognised as one of the USA’s top matrimonial lawyers representing leaders or the spouses of leaders from the business, professional, and entertainment/sports communities. D F S heads his own law firm in the centre of Vienna. Specialising in international estate, trust and tax issues, he has over years experience in counselling international private client families. He is a member of both STEP and IAETL and has published articles on estate and gift taxation and private foundations. P S is a partner in the Century City, USA firm Loeb and Loeb LLP. His practice emphasises tax planning for international and entertainment transactions and for high net worth individuals. Mr Sczudlo is a graduate from Yale College and Harvard Law School. M S is a member of Speechly Bircham’s offshore and international team within their Private Client Department. His specialisations include estate planning for clients with US/UK tax and estate planning for Latin American and Scandinavian families.
ShÂn Warnock-Smith specialises in advice and litigation connected with trusts (both onshore and offshore), estates and charities, and associated taxation. In 2004, both the Legal 500 and the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession placed her among the leading practitioners in her field.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
R M Senior Partner, Boodle Hatfield, UK and Past President, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
Thursday st February
.-. Chairman’s introduction R M, Senior Partner, Boodle Hatfield, UK
.-. ’ ● Challenges facing today’s advisor ● Is today’s private client advisor using the best service model for managing the needs of private clients? ● New service models for the future ● Future strategic growth areas M G · Consultant, Lawrence Graham, UK
.-. Morning coffee
.-. – ● New trust laws in the UK – what these mean for families of wealth across the world with UK interests ● An update on the progress made by Switzerland to ratify the Hague Convention on the recognition of trusts ● Examining the amendment to the Swiss International Private Law Statute and the Swiss Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act ● The status and tax treatment of Swiss trusts, trustees, beneficiaries and settlers ● An overview of developments in other key jurisdictions including the treatment and taxation of onshore and offshore trust structures W B · Partner, BLUM Attorneys at Law, Switzerland P M · Partner, Hassans, Gibraltar ShÂn Warnock-Smith QC · Barrister, 5 Stone Buildings, UK
.-. Lunch
.-. : ● Examining some of the key alternatives to trusts and looking at their applications ● The Austrian private foundation – how families of wealth across the world can use this as a tax efficient means of holding wealth ● Features of a Jersey foundation and types, uses and benefits of the reserved powers trusts ● General partnerships, English and Scottish Limited Partnerships, LLPs, Dutch CV, Swiss Kommandit Gesellschaft ● Insurance based solutions – Isle of Man, Luxembourg amongst others ● Using corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies as structuring vehicles in the USA ● Pensions, option grants and other deferred compensation planning ● Charitable giving and private charitable foundations S M · Partner, Ogier, Jersey D F S · Senior Partner, Law Offices Dr. F. Schwank, Austria P S · Partner, Loeb and Loeb, USA M S · Senior Solicitor, Speechly Bircham, UK
.-. afternoon tea
.-. - What challenges do intermediaries face in representing the international family? The conference chairman, Richard Moyse will provide an extended introduction to this session identifying some general, common challenges faced by advisors when representing families with complex multi-jurisdictional interests. Three private client advisors will then present case studies to provide some solutions to these common challenges. ● Dealing with complex family structures spread across several jurisdictions ● Cross border issues and different regulations including marriage, tax and trust laws ● Case study of how an advisor represents a family with members in different jurisdictions C L · Chairman and CEO, Lowenhaupt Global Advisors, USA M L · Solicitor, Austria R M · Senior Partner, Boodle Hatfield, UK Mark D R · Partner, Roberts & Holland LLP, USA
. Close of day one followed by drinks reception hosted by Campden Conferences
Friday nd February
.-. : ‑ A single family office, a multi family office and a foundation will offer their views on what they look for in a close advisor. ● How and why do they use professional intermediaries? ● What specific needs do they have? ● What do they look for in an advisor? J A · Chair, Laura Ashley Foundation, UK I B · Director, Safinvest Ltd, UK C B · Director, Lord North Street, UK
.-. Morning coffee
.-. : Keeping abreast of tax and investment regulations can be a major challenge when structuring your client’s interests. This session will highlight some of the recent changes to regulations and compliance affecting tax and investment. Focussing on Europe and the USA, experts will offer solutions to some of the key challenges. ● Implementing the third EU directive on money laundering – implications for advisers and the management of the family office ● Changing attitudes to tax avoidance – what is acceptable? ● Increased disclosure and exchange of information between national tax authorities ● USA taxation of foreign trusts ● Insurance solutions to USA tax issues and insurance as an estate planning vehicle ● Planning for the non-USA citizen spouse R C · Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, USA W C · Director, Smith Williamson Ltd, UK
.-. Lunch
.-. – ● The biggest financial risk to families of wealth – what strategies and planning should be put in place to negotiate this minefield? ●The importance of pre-nuptial agreements, given recent high-profile divorce cases ● An update on divorce law throughout Europe ● The financial consequences of divorce in key jurisdictions around the world Mk Harper · Principal, Withers, UK D S · Principal, Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck, USA
.-. Chairman’s closing remarks
. Close of conference
Comments from attendees at previous Family Wealth Management meetings:
“Organisation worked very well, speakers were qualified and clear” CEO, Private Multi Family Office, Italy
“The organisation was excellent” Family Wealth Advisor, UK
“Excellent conference, good speakers, venue and organisation” Partner, Law Firm, UK
“The conference was hugely informative, the speakers provided much food for thought” Director, Trust Company, Channel Islands
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The Family Wealth Management Conference st & nd February Hotel du Rhône • Geneva
Who can attend? This is a private meeting restricted to professional intermediaries (lawyers, accountants, independent family offices), unaffiliated with any bank or financial services firm, who are advising high net worth private and family clients. Registrations from independent financial advisors and asset managers can only be accepted where they are operating on behalf of a particular family or high net worth individual.
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