Trusts

RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has opened a new trust office in Singapore headed up by Hilary May, managing director.

Andy Zanelli highlights the top 10 questions about pensions and trusts

Skandia Ireland has launched a discounted gift trust (DGT) and a loan trust which it said can help UK clients mitigate inheritance tax liability.

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners' (STEP) latest global quarterly confidence survey reveals growing doubts about the economy, although it remains in positive territory.

Having been told by international advisers that almost half of all trust cases written are used to mitigate IHT, Skandia has responded with the launch of its Limited Liability Loan Trust for personal trustees.

The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) in Switzerland says new research reveals a willingness amongst trust practitioners to consider changes to the regulatory regime for trusts on the basis of a more trustee-specific regulator.

Deposits in banks on the Isle of Man have fallen from £56.8bn to £49.9bn since Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) created a unit to focus on tax avoidance via offshore schemes.

Regulations currently under consultation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may pose a threat to the legitimacy of QROPS being used by expats in the region, an expert has warned.

Aegon will launch an online trust analyser tool this month to help advisers identify which of their client's mortgage and family protection policies should be placed under trust.

Medical Care Direct (MCD). has launched ‘Health Link', a healthcare trust fund for businesses and organisations with as few as 100 employees.