Hôtel Président Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
With over 40 key jurisdictions in attendance in recent years, TransTrusts really is the place to be in 2009 – network with international trusts practitioners and leading expert speakers alike throughout the conference.
THE GATHERING STORM - AND GROUNDS FOR OPTIMISM
GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE AT TRANSTRUSTS
The conventional view is that a storm of frightening proportions appears to be gathering for all those involved in the private wealth management industry. At the same time another, quite different view is emerging - that the independent financial centres (the so-called "tax havens") are simply scapegoats who are in fact much better regulated than some of the main jurisdictions blaming them for the world's ills and that the IFCs - if they get their act together - may have been presented with an unusual opportunity to benefit from an unbiased ventilation of their role in a transparent global economy.
TransTrusts 2009 will be considering the dimensions and implications of the fast developing situation, including.
• The attack on Switzerland - the end of bank secrecy?
• Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - have the havens had it? Or are other voices in Washington introducing a saner approach?
• The political clamour for internationally coordinated moves against tax avoidance and banking secrecy - are we about to see a new kind of globalization?
• What should IFCs be doing to prevent misconceived and prejudicial measures being taken against them? Is this an opportunity for IFCs to counter for once and for all the charges against them? How can this best be done?
Contact details:
Phone: 44 (0) 20 7017 7790