In what is frequently our most popular Forum session, experts will share the latest income tax and transfer tax developments that family office executives need to watch for in 2017 and beyond. Our speakers will comment on the possible significant tax law changes on the horizon, including any specific tax bills that are proposed by the time of...
Management liability insurance such as Errors and Omissions Insurance (E&O) and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (D&O) can help family owned businesses and senior leaders deflect many of the risks to which managers and fiduciaries are exposed. The risk scenarios are wide-ranging and in this session we’ll explore:Why a family...
In today’s ever-connected world, security threats continue to evolve while the sources of threats remain elusive and sophisticated. In this session, our security expert, John Lugiano, will share designs on systems and processes he has successfully implemented to analyze and mitigate personal, physical, and cyber-related security threats. Thro...
As more and more of our daily tasks are accomplished in the digital realm, the possibility of a cyber incident and subsequent identity theft continues to increase. Understanding the potential impact such incidents can have on a family office or business is critical when determining how to deter such threats and mitigate identity theft. Watch t...
Originally presented at the June, 2017 FOX Regional Member Briefing in Boston, MA.Presenters:Mike Taylor, Deputy Chief Claims Officer, PURE InsuranceMatt Conway, Managing Principal, Conway Stoughton
This webinar discussed how high net worth families and their respective offices, as well as family-owned and operated businesses, are facing increasingly complex security risks in both the physical and cyber domains. Family offices are particularly attractive cyber targets not only because they manage significant financial assets, but also based on...
This webinar analyzed the meaning and understanding of “situs” as it relates to Private Family Trust Companies, and focused specifically on the concepts of trust company situs, trust situs, and tax situs. Many people, in and out of the trust industry, utilize the term “situs” without a clear understanding of its many meanings. The speak...
FOX’s annual estate planning review session for 2017 featured Tom Abendroth of Schiff Hardin and Susan Gell Meyers of Warner, Norcross & Judd. They led FOX participants through a thoughtful discussion of some of the most important topics and developments that were covered at the 51st Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. Key legislati...
In order to effectively reduce their risk profiles, families of wealth must understand how they may be impacted by geopolitical events. General Hayden is uniquely positioned to bring the level of sophisticated insights families and their advisors need to build a comprehensive view of global risk. In this session, General Hayden will explore the tec...
You’ve created a great trust structure, but is the family interested and engaged? To garner buy-in, interest, and commitment from the family the trust company structure must be designed in a way that is both functional and empowering for current and rising generations. In this webinar, Thomas C. Rogerson, Senior Managing Director and Family Wealth ...
The announcement of proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 2704 has many families and their advisors scrambling to mitigate the potential impact the regulation could have on their estate planning efforts. Owners of family businesses have traditionally relied on valuation discounts to curb the estate and gift tax burden associated ...
Managing fiduciary responsibilities within a private trust company can sometimes feel like more of an art than a science. Developing effective and meaningful relationships with the beneficiaries, overseeing distributions and investment policy, understanding how and when decanting a trust is the best solution, while also being aware of the statutes ...
In what is frequently our most popular Forum session, experts will share the latest updates in estate laws and taxes that family office executives need to watch for in 2016 and beyond.
Ethelyn McDaniel, Director of the Tax Controversy and Regulatory Services group of PWC will share what she is seeing as hot topics that the IRS is pursuing with high net worth families.
We invest a lot of time and energy figuring out the best way to pass wealth from one generation to the next. But how can anyone truly prepare for the practical realities of settling a family member’s estate while grieving and managing the impact of this loss on the family? This session will outline some of the things you can be thinking about now t...