| (Webinar via Zoom) Family Offices and Private Label Funds |
| Date: |
24 September 2024 (Tuesday) |
| Time: |
2:30pm - 5:45pm |
| Level: |
I (Intermediate)
For delegates who have prior knowledge of the subject area |
| Language: |
English |
| Fee: |
HK$ 1,850 |
| Accreditation: |
3 CPD pts (Accredited by The Law Society of Hong Kong) |
| Ref: |
L24PV03 |
| Venue: |
Webinar Course
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Presenter's Biography:
Richard Grasby is a Partner in Appleby's Hong Kong office, leading the Private Client, Trusts ,Family Office and Regulatory practices.
Richard advises trustees, ultra-high net worth individuals, private trust companies and family offices on the establishment, restructuring and administration of trusts, including special trusts i.e. BVI VISTA, Cayman STAR and Employee Benefit Trusts. He regularly assists in estate administration, succession planning and family governance. Private clients and family offices instruct Richard to advise on the use of corporate vehicles for asset holding and succession planning purposes. Richard is an expert in regulatory law including AML, AEOI, economic substance and licensing and risk management for trust companies. He also advises on collective investment funds, particularly unit trusts and private label funds.
Richard has acted for many of the world's leading trust companies, financial institutions, wealthy individuals and related structures. He has experience with dealing with clients and advisors across the globe.
Richard has over 20 years' post qualification experience with the majority spent in offshore firms. Richard has lived and worked in Jersey, London, the Cayman Islands and (since 2009) Hong Kong. He is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and the British Virgin Islands and is a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong. He has also been admitted as an Attorney in the Cayman Islands.
Richard is an active member of STEP. He has been on the local executive committee since 2012 and is a former chair. He is on the global steering committee for the Cross Border Estates Special Interest Group and the Governance Committee. He is a member of the Academic Community.
Richard is an elected Academician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (the only such offshore practitioner in APAC). He is also a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist.
Richard is a lecturer on trusts and family offices for the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute.
Richard is an active speaker at events across the world and a writer for many journals.
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Outline:
In part 1 you will learn about family offices.
- What is a family office?
- Why should a family set up a family office?
- What does a family office do?
- Where and how should I set up a family office?
In part 2 you will learn about bespoke fund structures often set up as part of a family office structure or with family offices as investors.
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of bespoke fund structures for HNW clients, their trustees and their family offices.
- Where should they be established?
- What are some of the issues relating to structuring and ongoing administration of such funds?
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| Category: |
Private Equity / Venture Capital |
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