Have your documents notarised
Have your documents notarised We will notarise your documents in the form the receiving country will actually accept. A document that is perfectly valid in Australia can be rejected abroad for the way it was signed. Foreign courts, registries and government agencies generally will not accept a witness they cannot verify. That is why they […]
Protecting your trust: planning for trustee incapacity before it happens
If you are creating a testamentary or discretionary trust, you want to know it will operate smoothly long after you are gone. But what happens if the trustee you appoint loses the capacity to make decisions? Without the right safeguards, the trust you designed to protect your beneficiaries could grind to a halt – leaving assets unmanaged, distributions delayed, and […]
Bucket vs Banker: How the right company structure can supercharge your family wealth strategy
Two strategic tools, the ‘bucket company’ and the ‘banker company’. Both strategies offer high-net-worth families a way to cap tax exposure, preserve capital, and support long-term intergenerational planning.
Should I involve my children in the control of my family trust?
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Trust Distributions Summary – (Trust Distributions Guide Booklet Chapter 6)
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Risk Management and Common Traps – (Trust Distributions Guide Chapter 5)
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Timing, Authority and Validity of Distributions – (Trust Distributions Guide Booklet Chapter 4)
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Making Effective Distributions – (Trust Distributions Guide Booklet Chapter 3)
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Defining and Determining Trust Law Income – (Trust Distributions Guide Booklet: Chapter 2)
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Understanding the Nature of Trusts – (Trust Distributions Guide Booklet Chapter 1)
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