As explained by the Minister for Education and Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the Second Reading speech in Parliament on the Business Trusts Bill, business trusts are distinct from both companies and traditional trusts. Like a company, a...

In recent years, the increasing prevalence of ultra-high net-worth individuals (“UNWIs”) in Asia has placed the actions and choices of this new class of financial elites and their affairs in the spotlight. In this paper, we consider the common structures used in Family Offices and Private...

As explained by the Minister for Education and Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the Second Reading speech in Parliament on the Business Trusts Bill, business trusts are distinct from both companies and traditional trusts. Like a company, a...