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Tax and Jurisdictions

The go-between

Laura Bachle

Controversy and conflict among members of family businesses usually arise as a result of misunderstanding rather then any sense of malice. Laura Bachle looks at the benefits of using mediation for estate planning and conflict prevention. Take note, JR

When advisors don’t function as a team

At 72 years of age, Nils Larson thought it was too soon to begin the transition of his family’s publishing house to the fourth generation.

Unionisation: the Norway way

Trygve Gulbrandsen

European family businesses are less unionised than their non-family counterparts. This is not a good strategy for family businesses in a competitive landscape, says Trygve Gulbrandsen, who finds Scandinavia a model for change in the field

Dynasty Trusts: keeping the family business in perpetuity

Charles A Lowenhaupt

Charles Lowenhaupt explains how US families can use ‘dynasty trusts’ to ensure their business and financial legacy lives on beyond their generation – but the real key is finding the right trustee wealth steward to manage the assets beyond the benficiaries’ lifetime

Go East young man

Bob Reynolds

If you want to consult the manager of your Swiss bank account in the future where would you go? Zurich, Geneva or Bern? The answer, increasingly, is Singapore, says Bob Reynolds, and the Swiss banking fraternity has been put under considerable pressure to compete

Using trusts as protection

Cecilia Ward

For many family members, ensuring the family’s control of their business is kept intact for future generations is crucial and yet an astonishing number of families lose control of the family business in the third or subsequent generations. Cecilia Ward looks at the options