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Doing Business in Australia

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Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more

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Establishing a Business Entity in Liechtenstein (Updated)

The Principality of Liechtenstein lies at the centre of Europe, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, next to the river Rhine. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy established on democratic parliamentary...more

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Global Survey of ESG Regulations for Asset Managers

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Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental,...more

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FinCEN Imposes New Reporting Requirements on LLCs and Other Entities

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The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), a set of new regulations being implemented by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), requires entities newly formed or registered to do business in the United States...more

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The Use of Offshore Structures in the Hong Kong Family Office Tax Concession Scheme

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Never content to be left out of the competition for wealth management of ultra-high-net-worth families from Singapore and Dubai, Hong Kong recently enacted a new tax concession regime (Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Liechtenstein (Updated)

The Principality of Liechtenstein lies at the centre of Europe, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, next to the river Rhine. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy established on democratic parliamentary...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Liechtenstein (Updated)

The Principality of Liechtenstein lies at the centre of Europe, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, next to the river Rhine. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy established on democratic parliamentary...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Liechtenstein (Updated)

The Principality of Liechtenstein lies at the centre of Europe, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, next to the river Rhine. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy established on democratic parliamentary...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Highlights from the Final Opportunity Zone Regulations

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The US Treasury released Final Regulations providing guidance under Subchapter Z (the Opportunity Zone Provisions) of the Internal Revenue Code in December of 2019. The Final Regulations clarify many portions of two earlier...more

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Arkansas Enacts a version of the Uniform Directed Trust Act: Relief for Corporate Trustees begins in 2020

In recent years it has become more common to grant multiple parties various powers over trust property within a trust. Of course there is still a trustee, owing the classic fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries, but now trusts...more

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Second Circuit Finds that Section 47(b) Provides for Private Right of Action, Raising New Implications and Considerations for...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in disagreeing with the Courts of Appeals for the Third and Ninth Circuits, ruled on August 5, 2019 in Oxford University Bank v. Lansuppe Feeder, Inc. that a private right of...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Liechtenstein

The Principality of Liechtenstein lies at the centre of Europe, nestled between Switzerland and Austria, next to the river Rhine. The form of government is a constitutional monarchy established on democratic parliamentary...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - October/November 2018

In This Issue: - Who needs an estate plan? Quick answer: Everyone - NINGs, DINGs and WINGs: Understanding the tax angles of self-settled trusts - Securities laws can derail your estate plan - ESTATE PLANNING...more

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Non-German Real Estate Funds (and Trusts) as Eligible Investments for German Real Estate Funds

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The Situation: Due to strict investment rules governing German open-ended real estate funds, questions remained regarding whether those funds could indirectly invest in non-German real estate, via structures or vehicles...more

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Looking over the edge of the Cliff - The Use of Pooled Income Funds to Reduce the Taxation of Offshore Repatriated Carried...

The addition of IRC Sec 457A effectively ended the ability of investment managers to defer the tax recognition of the carried interest in the investment manager’s offshore fund. Under IRC Sec 457A, hedge fund managers must...more

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Looking Over the Edge of the Cliff– The Use of Pooled Income Funds for the Repatriation of Offshore Carried Interest

The addition of IRC Sec 457A effectively ended the ability of investment managers to defer the tax recognition of the carried interest in the investment manager’s offshore fund. Under IRC Sec 457A, hedge fund managers must...more

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Supreme Court Emphasizes Requirements About Selecting and Monitoring Plan Investments

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Plan administrators, investment committees and any other plan fiduciary responsible for selectingthe investment options of an employee benefit plan subject to ERISA should take note of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in...more

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Supreme Court Instructs Ninth Circuit to Consider Common Law of Trusts in Applying ERISA's Statute of Limitations

The Supreme Court has once again emphasized the importance of ERISA’s origins in the common law of trusts, this time in interpreting its statute of limitations. On May 18, the Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision in...more

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Payments to Investors in a Securitization Structure Protected from Avoidance

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In what appears to be a matter of first impression, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently held that payments made to investors in a two tiered securitization structure commonly employed in...more

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A New Tax System for Managed Investment Trusts – Draft Legislation Released

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On 9 April 2015, the Federal Government released exposure draft legislation to introduce a proposed new tax system for eligible managed investment trusts. The changes contained in the draft legislation largely follow...more

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