In a typical equipment trust structure, a company engages the services of a trustee to form and maintain a trust in accordance with local law. The trust then sells or issues “trust certificates” to ...

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With 400 million acres of farmland in the United States expected to change hands over the next two decades, the time for transformation in land ownership is now, says Ian McSweeney. Ian is the ...

A trust structure, commonly used for estate planning, can be problematic in certain civil law jurisdictions, such as those in many European countries. Recent acts enacted in Wyoming and New Hampshire ...

A trust is created by a "settlor" (or grantor) who transfers assets to a trustee. The trustee must then hold and manage the assets for the benefit of the beneficiaries. Pretty wordy, right? Let's use ...

Dynasty trusts are now more en vogue than ever due to the highest federal gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption amounts in history. In addition, more states have modified ...

India’s wealthiest households are quietly transforming the way they manage money. Moving away from ad-hoc advice and fragmented arrangements, families are increasingly adopting formal family offices ...