A conversation on family governance with Ewald J. Scherrer
Ewald J. Scherrer is the Managing Director of Alpadis Group in Switzerland. He heads up the Group’s office in Zurich where he runs the wealth planning and family office services With a lengthy career in tax and estate planning, family governance as well as fiduciary and trust advisory, Ewald has a deep understanding of the challenges faced by wealthy families and family-owned companies in the region, particularly when it comes to matters of succession and family planning. We sat down with Ewald for a conversation on the needs of outside experts, what has changed over the years and the importance of honesty among other things: Can you provide an overview […]
15 questions with… Robert Payne
Robert is the Associate Director at Alpadis Group’s Hong Kong office. Robert’s main roles are to provide trust services including due diligence, trust structure set-up and management and liaison with intermediaries.
Good family governance key to survival for family-owned businesses
Developing a robust Family Charter will allow family businesses to better align short-term challenges with long-term objectives
15 questions with.. Moritz Gubler
Moritz is Managing Director at Alpadis Group and leads the company’s operations in Malaysia, which include…
Switzerland eliminates Bearer Shares
In June 2019 the Swiss government adopted the Federal Act (The Act) that will put an end to Swiss companies…
Wealth planning – start the conversation now
Global growth over the past few decades has generated a record amount of wealth in many parts of the world. Global growth over the past few decades has generated a record amount of wealth in many parts of the world. Asia is home to 48,245 ultra-high net worth individuals (as of 2018), according to Knight Frank. Europe is home to approx. 70, 627 UHNWIs and is expected to see the number of billionaires increase by 18% by 2023 Yet whether in Asia or Europe, there are lots of challenges that wealthy families face when looking to maintain and grow their wealth, including global economic uncertainty and other risks. These risks […]
ファミリーガバナンス
Family dynamics and succession can be incredibly complicated and if handled poorly, lead to the rapid loss of wealth for everyone. Family governance is designed to promote fairness within a family and to avoid family disputes, which can rapidly erode family wealth. To find out more, please download our factsheet here.
海外資産移転
International Planning protects your wealth across multiple jurisdictions, helps save for retirement, allows for international investment and avoids unnecessary liabilities among other benefits. To find out more, please download our factsheet here.
財産管理
Wealth planning is a lifelong roadmap designed to structure, protect and preserve your assets so that you may pass them on to the next generation. To find out more, please download our factsheet here.
The China-US trade war and Southeast Asia
The renewed trade tensions between the US and China will bring about some near-term volatility, but could benefit the Southeast Asian region Since his inauguration in 2016 the Trump administration has ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods which have been reciprocated from Beijing. The latest tariffs included 25% on US$200 billion (RM832 billion) worth of Chinese goods, taking effect earlier this month. While this trade war is between the two world superpowers, it will inevitably have spill over effects into Southeast Asia. On a macro level, any disruption in global trade is not a good thing and will no doubt harm some of the region’s more export-orientated economies, especially those […]