17th Annual International Wealth Transfer Practice Conference: Private Client Advisors – How many balls can you juggle?

5–6 March 2012 8 Northumberland Avenue Conference Venue, London, England

A conference presented by the IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee, supported by the IBA Family Law Committee and the IBA European Regional Forum

Sessions include:

• 12TIEAslater:arethingsanyclearer–oratleastmoretransparent?

• Putyourtrustinyourtrustee,butkeepyourpowderdry:controlissuesandstructuringfortheuntrusting

• Wedon’tdoitquitelikethat…IslamicEstatePlanning

• CheeseandWineVsSandandSurf:Myjurisdiction’sbetterthanyours–4jurisdictionscompeteforthisyear’s‘Emigrant’schoice’award

• Breakfastroundtablediscussions:

(a)FamilyStructures/governanceissues

(b)AssetprotectionIssues

• Trustsawayfromhome:Abort,Retry,Fail?

• That’spretty,butwhichwayupdoesitgo?Whateveryadvisorneedstoknowabouttheirclient’sart

• MorethingsDad/mum/yourspousedidn’ttellyou:dealingwithmessydeathsanddivorces

Who should attend?Lawyers,solicitors,notaries,trustofficers,familyofficers,accountants,privatebankersandotherprofessionalsinvolvedinadvising

privateclients.

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Programme Monday5March

Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Legal Education

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0800–1730 Registration

0830–0845Welcome from the Chairs

0845–1015

12 TIEAs later: Are things any clearer or at least more transparent?Thispanelwilldealwithhowtheevolvingenvironmentregardingtheexchangeofinformationbetweentaxauthoritieshasaffectedclientsandwhethertheyhavebecomemorecompliant.Thepanellistswilldiscussthedifferentapproachesthevariousjurisdictionshavechosenwithrespecttothedisclosureofpreviouslyundeclaredincome.Inthiscontexttheywillalsodiscussthelatestdevelopmentsofvoluntarydisclosure,amnestyprogrammesandbilateraltreaties.

Session ChairGerd Kostrzewa Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Düsseldorf; Vice-Chair, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee

SpeakersJérôme Barré Cabinet Franklin, ParisUrs Feller Prager Dreifuss AG, ZürichPaolo Giacometti Chiomenti, MilanPaulo Lara Tess Advogados, Sao Paulo Michael G Pfeifer Caplin & Drysdale, Washington DC

1015–1030 Coffee/tea break

1030–1200

Put your trust in your trustee … but keep your powder dry: control issues and structuring for the untrustingAtrustcanbeanattractivevehicleforholdingassetsformanyreasons.However,thefactthatownershipoftheassetconcernedhastobepassedovertoathirdparty,thetrustee,canbeadauntingthoughtandcanputsomepeopleofffromusingatrust.Thissessionlooksatwaysinwhichthesettlors’concernscanbeaddressedandjusthowfarasettlorcancontinuetobeinvolvedwiththetrustonceithasbeenestablishedandassetstransferredtothetrustee.Thepanelmembersrepresentclientsfromanumberofjurisdictionsandincludearepresentativefromaninternationaltrustcompanywhichwillenabletheissuestobeconsideredbothfromthepointofviewofthesettlorandthetrustee.

Session ChairHelen Darling

SpeakersMaxim Alekseyev ALRUD, MoscowPaola Lombardi Trident Trust Company (UK) Limited, LondonMark summers Speechly Bircham AG, ZurichRashad Wareh Kozusko Harris Vetter Wareh, New York; Website Officer, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee

Conference Co-ChairsLeigh-Alexandra Basha Holland & Knight, McLean, Virginia; Chair, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client CommitteeHelen Darling Macfarlanes, London; Senior Vice-Chair; IBA Individual Tax and Private Client CommitteeChristopher Potter Sete, Geneva

Special ConsultantEdgar H Paltzer Niederer Kraft & Frey AG, Zurich; Council Member, IBA Legal Practice Division

Reception and dinner sponsors

Exhibitors

Monday5March

1200–1400 Buffet lunch

1400–1530

We don’t do it quite like that …Islamic estate planningIntheIslamicworldtheroleandrulesrelatingtoreligionandcultureareverydifferentfromtheonesknownelsewhere.PlanninganIslamicestaterequiressoundknowledgeoftheserulesandroles,andthedo’sanddon’ts.Theexpertpanellistsplantocovermuchgroundbyintroducingsomeofthemainconceptstobeconsideredwhenmakingagood,acceptableplan.DuringthesessionitwillbecomeabundantlyclearthatforanIslamicfamily,followingthetraditionalEuropeanandNorthernAmericanestateplanningroadwillleadtonowhere.

Session ChairPhilip van Hilten No More Worries BV, Amsterdam

SpeakersWalid s Chiniara The Family Business Advisory Group, Dubai International Financial Centre, DubaiJoseph Field Withers LLP, Hong Kong SARAndrew de la Rosa International Chancery & Trusts Chambers, Grand CaymanPaul stibbard Baker & McKenzie, London

1530–1600 Coffee/tea break

1600–1730

Cheese and wine v sand and surf: My jurisdiction’s better than yoursEveryonebelievesthattheirsisthebestlegalandtaxsystem...ormaybethattheirsistheworst…Thetruthusuallyliessomewhereinbetween,andmightbequitesurprising.Thepanellistswilllookatthelegal,taxandlifestyleprosandconsoftheirhomejurisdictions,forresidentsandnon-residents,fornationalsandforeigners.Thepanelwillconcludewithanopportunityforconferenceparticipantstocommentontheirownhomejurisdiction’sbenefits.

Session ChairChristopher Potter

SpeakersJérôme Assouline Sekri Valentin Zerrouk, Paris; Publication and Newsletter Editor, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committeestacy Choong JPMorgan Chase Bank, Singaporesimone Retter Retter Attorneys, LuxembourgDaniel simon Collyer Bristow, London; Treasurer, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client Committee

1930 Drinks reception and dinnerone Whitehall Place

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Keynote speakerRt Hon nicholas soames Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, London

NicholasSoameshasbeenaMemberofParliamentfor27years.HehasrepresentedMidSussexsince1997andhepreviouslyservedasMPforCrawley.HeisthesonofTheLateLordSoamesandgrandsonofSirWinstonChurchill.

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Tuesday6March

0745–0845

Breakfast roundtable discussions:Thisyearforthefirsttimethechairshaveproposedtwoalternativeroundtablesessions.Theseroundtablesessionswillprovideanopportunityforpractitionerstoexchangetheirdifferentviewsandapproachesoverbreakfast.Eachroundtablewillbeledbytwopractitionerswhowillfacilitateinformaldiscussionsbetweenparticipants–comepreparedtoshareyourexperience.

(a) Family Structures/governance issues LikeFamilyOffices,thereareasmanyorganisationsandgovernancestructuresastherearefamilies.Therearenorightanswers.Nevertheless,therearesomecommontraitstomanysuccessstoriesandtoomanydisasters.Wewilldiscussfamilyconstitutions,advisoryboards,trusteestructuresandothertechniqueswhichtheparticipantshaveseenorusedandhowthesewereperceivedbytheadvisorsandbythefamilies.

Facilitatorsolga Boltenko Withers, Zurich; Secretary, IBA Individual Tax and Private Client CommitteeChristopher Potter

(b) The skies are clear: Is now a good time for asset protection planning?Thisopendiscussionwillfocusonconservativecreditorprotectionplanningfortheinternationalprivateclient.Participantscanexpectdiscussionsonfraudulenttransferlaws,solvencyanalyses,exemptionplanning,trustsandfoundations,andchoiceofjurisdictions.

FacilitatorsMark E osborne Osborne Helman Knebel & Deleery, Austin, TexasMax Riederer von Paar Rubin Winston Diercks Harris & Cooke, Washington DC

0845–0915 Coffee/tea break

0915–0930Welcome from the Chairs

0930–1100

Trusts away from home: Abort, retry, fail?Moreandmore,revenue-hungrytaxauthoritiesareturningtheirattentiontotheirtaxpayers’tuckedawayassets.This,combinedwithgrowthofinternationaltransparencyandinformationflow,putsalotofpressureonjudiciariestoreviewtheirclients’existingwealthplanningstructures.Manyofthesestructuresincreasinglypresentadvisors,trusteesandfamilieswithchallengestocomplywithpresentdaylegalandadministrativedemands.Thispaneldiscussesissuesofrestructuringwealthplanningvehiclesaimingtoprotecttheinternationalfamily,nowandinthefuture.

Session Chair olga Boltenko

SpeakersFrank Behrenz Sonntag & Partner, MunichJanusz Fiszer White & Case, WarsawJohannes Gasser Advokaturbüro Batliner & Gasser, Vaduz, Liechtensteinsaskia Lust Loyens & Loeff, Brussels

1100–1115 Coffee/tea break

1115–1245

‘That’s pretty – which way up does it go?’ What advisors need to know about their client’s artArthasbecomeinsomecasesmorevaluablethanthehousesinwhichitislocated.Carefulwealthownershipandtransferplanningprovesnecessary.Inaddition,itemsofartcansuddenlybecomesuspectedtobestolen,fakes,orpeddledontheblackmarketwithfalseprovenance.Thepanelofexpertswilladdresstheseandotherissuesarisinginconnectionwithowningandtransferringart.

Session ChairEdgar H Paltzer

SpeakersHeather Gray Vice President, Trusts & Estates, Sotheby’s, Los AngelesAdrian Parkhouse Farrer & Co, LondonVan Kirk Reeves Member of Paris and New York Bars, ParisMassimo sterpi Studio Legale Jacobacci Sterpi Francetti Regoli De Haas & Associati, Rome; Chair, IBA Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Committee

1245–1415 Lunch

Keynote speakernatasha Crundwell People Going Global LLC, Alexandria, Virginia

1415–1630

What dad/mum/your spouse didn’t tell you: dealing with messy deaths and divorcesThisisacontinuationofanentertainingpaneldiscussionatlastyears’conference,styled“messydeaths–thingsDaddidn’ttellyou”.Speakersfromjurisdictionsacrosstheglobewillentertainwithcuriouscases,amusinganecdotes,andevensomelaw,toillustratetheperilsofpoorplanningoffinancialaffairs,andtheproblemsthatariseondeathordivorce.

Session Co-Chairs Jaqueline Julyan sC Durban Bar, South Africa and London Bar, Durban; Chair, IBA Family Law CommitteeCatherine Watson McInnes Cooper, Halifax; Scholarship Officer, IBA Individual Tax and Private Clients Committee

SpeakersUmmahani Amin Ahmad Metropolitan Law Firm, AbujaLeigh-Alexandra BashaMaria Isabel Tostes da Costa Bueno Mattos Filho, Veiga Fliho, Marrey JR e Quiroga Advogados, Sao Paulo; Secretary, IBA Women Lawyers’ Interest Group Anne Guichard Gilles et Associes, Parissharon ser Withers, Hong Kong SARTina Wuestemann Baer & Karrer AG, Zurich; Vice-Chair, IBA Family Law Committee

1545–1600 Coffee/tea break

1630–1700Summary and Committee business meetingTheChairswillclosetheconferencewitharapidtourofthevariousissuesraisedoverthetwodaysoftheconference.Alldelegatesareinvitedtojointhecommitteebusinessmeetingtodiscusstheplanningofnextyear’sLondonconferenceandotheractivitiesoftheIndividualTaxandPrivateClientCommitteewiththeCommitteeOfficers.

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Theindividualtaxandprivateclientcommitteeincludespractitionersfromabroadrangeofcivilandcommon-lawjurisdictions.Thepanelsandtheannualspecialistconferenceorganisedbythecommitteefocusoninternationalplanningandcomparativelawissuesrelevanttoanypractitionerinvolvedinprivateclientwork.Theissuesregularlydebatedinclude:• Individualtaxincross-bordercontexts,includingthetaxationofinvestmentincome,investmentorotherstructuresincludingtrusts,and inheritanceandestatetax;• Theuseoftrustsasplanningandprotectiontools,conflictsoflaws;• Internationalsuccessions,wills,probate;• Assetprotection/investmentstructuresincommon-lawandcivillawjurisdictions.

Thecommitteeregularlyorganisesjointsessionswithitssistercommittee(Taxes)withintheTaxationSectionoftheIBA,andwithotherrelatedcommitteesinothersectionsoftheIBA.

Additionally,theIndividualTaxandPrivateClientCommitteeworkswiththeTaxesCommitteetoformtheTaxationSection.

European Regional Forum overviewTheEuropeanRegionalForumwasestablishedin1989toprovideafocusoriginallyontheworkundertakenbytheIBAindevelopingthepracticeunderchanginglegalsystemsoflawyersinEasternandCentralEurope.TheforumwasalsointendedtoactasachannelforIBAcommunicationwiththebarassociationsoftheselocallawyers.

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