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Policy and Taxation Group commissioned important research by leading pollster Frank Luntz to understand why resentment toward high net worth individuals has increased so much in recent years and what the impact of heightened class conflict has been and will be on the future of the fight for estate tax relief. As Policy and Taxation Group has ...

PFTCs provide significant flexibility with respect to investment management. The governance models afforded under PFTCs allow families to carefully craft the role of investment management, from the what, to the who, to the how. Modern trust laws in select states will allow you to create this flexibility through PFTCs, or for those less ...

Regulated PFTC’s are licensed and supervised by state banking regulators. In exchange, families are given the only non-federal, permanent corporate/LLC charter allowing them to provide trust services and, without registration with the SEC, act as an investment adviser. The main price they pay is the burden of state regulations and...

A founder of the modern private trust company industry will provide a brief history of the industry and where it is at today: its strengths, growing maturity, challenges and how it must evolve going forward. Attendees will learn:A top-down overview of today’s state-of-art private trust company, both inside and outSome key recent st...

Poor trust risk management and family disunity remain major if not the major threats to families seeking to remain together from generation to generation. Often embraced hesitantly by families, the most important risk management actions are basic and logical, only requiring families to understand and commit to them. Communication is often the...

For those considering a PFTC or in the early stages of developing one, this session provides the core information needed to get started, including identifying the right state and right structure for your family, chartering or licensing, and insight on the day to day realities of operating a PFTC.Attendees will learn:The chartering/licensing p...

The PFTC represents an elegant evolution of the family office by solidifying the role of the family in managing all of the family assets (more than just trust assets) and implementing its strategic plan. In this session, expert advisors and a family office executive share how to successfully integrate the PFTC with the family enterprise.Attendees w...

Private Trust Companies were created and constantly evolve to meet the needs of wealthy families for trustees not adequately met by the traditional alternatives of institutional and individual trustees. The foundations for choosing the right trustee for a family are(i) identifying the role they need their trustee to play, and(ii) understandin...

Presented at FOX Regional Member Briefing June 26, 2014, our host BNY Mellon's Joe Samulski presents on the topic Fiduciary Trends and Best Practices.

What are the latest political and legislative developments and what do families need to be aware of post election? Jeff Cook of the Policy and Taxation Group discussed coming tax and estate planning legislative changes on Capitol Hill and what they they need to know to be prepared for 2013 and beyond. Key takeaways include: Ame...

Family offices and multi-family offices still grappling with Dodd-Frank are now faced with changes in gift and estate tax, personal income tax and business taxes from The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. In this session Thomas Abendroth and Robert Pluth Jr. of Schiff Hardinbrings provided insights into the implications of these changes and how...