The impacts of the beneficial owner register on asset management foundations, trusts and hybrid trusts
It is with great pride that we share with you the new article of Dr Ákos Menyhei, that was published in the latest issue of Trusts & Trustees.
The EU beneficial ownership register regime forces among other companies, trusts, and foundations to make publicly available their beneficial owners, even though, the definition of beneficial owner is alien in many continental jurisdictions due to the Roman Law heritage in the civil law. This article discusses the working mechanism of the Beneficial Ownership Register (BOR) in Hungary with a special focus on the asset management foundation (AMF), the trust and the hybrid trust. It also analyzes the impact of BOR and AML law on the privacy of the participants in an AMF, trust, or hybrid trust.
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Changing US tax laws require changing wealth management strategies
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What can be more heavenly than an offshore tax haven?
Usually, when a domestic tax situation becomes too overbearing, many high net worth individuals (HNWIs) would consider safeguarding their wealth and assets somewhere more amenable to their needs. Traditionally, this alternative location might take the form of an offshore tax haven, such as the British Isle of Jersey, or the British Virgin Islands. However, a proliferating global transparency regime has made it increasingly difficult to adopt these means in a more confidential manner, with greater regulatory enforcement including the Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO), the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
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