05/12/2022
What charity trustees need to know about ethical investments
The case was brought by the charity trustees of the Ashden Trust and the Mark Leonard Trust, both part of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts network.
Wealth, Trusts and Family Office
05/04/2022
Druces announces new promotions within Private Wealth team
Alice Johnson is also promoted, becoming an Associate.
03/31/2022
Credit Suisse: Oligarchs at the Gate
The decision came yesterday after five years of legal conflict, ostensibly penalizing the unit with a $550 million U.S. dollar fine.
03/18/2022
Akin Gump Advises Piraeus Bank
Euronet Worldwide will act as Piraeus Bank’s long-term partner for the provision of merchant acquiring services to Piraeus Bank customers.
03/10/2022
Thailand’s SEC to Update Definitions of Institutional and High-Net-Worth Investors
These changes reflect a more modernized approach to defining types of investors, such as by adopting internationally accepted terms like “angel investor.”
03/02/2022
Credit Suisse asks investors to destroy documents linked to oligarch and tycoon yacht loans
Swiss bank issues legal request to stem information leaks after FT story on lending unit
02/15/2022
Family offices should consider multiplying their giving with impact investing
Impact investments however leverage on these financial resources to generate returns which can then be recycled into the investment; same pool of resources, but a recurring and sustainable impact.
02/11/2022
Bill Kambas featured in Family Capital's "Family offices face regulatory hurdle with new transparency act"
Family enterprises can be so diverse, so unique and you need to answer some questions.
02/10/2022
International law firm extends Global footprint into Ireland
The business has ambitious growth targets for the region and plans to double in size by 2025.
02/10/2022
Eugene F Collins merges with international law firm
The combination will continue to offer a full-service capability in the market with projections to more than double the size of the business in Ireland over the next three to five years.
02/07/2022
Credit Suisse faces money laundering charges
The case has attracted intense interest in Switzerland
02/04/2022
Ogier lands top spot globally in Private Client Global Elite
This is the latest recognition of Ogier's breadth of expertise across multiple locations and teams.
02/04/2022
Daily Legal Update
Responding to sustainability and climate change-related risk and opportunity is on the boardroom agenda for many of the organisations we work alongside.
02/02/2022
Appleby lawyers recognized in the private client global elite directory
Lawyers from across three of Appleby’s global jurisdictions have been selected for the Global Elite Directory 2022. The Global Elite Directory is the list of the world’s most respected lawyers advising UHNW clients, all of whom have been recom
02/02/2022
Two Collas Crill Lawyers Included in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2022/23
Almost 40% of those listed in the UK are women, an increase of nearly 15% on last year.
02/01/2022
Six Bedell Cristin lawyers listed in the Private Client Global Elite 2022/23 directory
To have six lawyers among the world's top private client and trusts and estates litigation practitioners is a reflection of our strategy to grow our private wealth services to support growing demand globally.
01/27/2022
Carey Olsen: Five chapters authored for Legal 500 Private Client guides, 2022
The guides provide a pragmatic overview of the laws and regulations of private client practice
01/27/2022
The best reputation and privacy lawyers for high-net-worth individuals in 2022
The list features our Top Ten, Top Recommended and Recommended reputation and privacy lawyers
01/24/2022
Strip clubs and fraud: the trial of an unconventional Swiss banker
While Raiffeisen is not on trial, the bank’s reputation has been dragged through the mud for authorising lavish foreign trips and strip club outings on company expenses and for failing to spot a series of suspect deals.
01/24/2022
Trusts, a pandemic-proof solution? by Carey Olsen
The historic proof of this causal link is thin but nevertheless, the play enunciates several universal and timeless truths about the fragility of human relationships which will resonate with post-pandemic trust practitioners over 400 years later. In parti