Trusts Talk

In this episode of Trusts Talk , Mark Bennett and Adam Hofri-Winogradow interview Professor Katy Barnett of Melbourne Law School about Australian trust law, the role of protectors, appointors and guardians, and the fiduciary limits on trust powers. Professor Barnett’s recent open-access article, “Protectors and guardians: observations from Australia” , provides a useful companion to the episode. F...

In this episode of Trust Talk, hosts Mark Bennett and Adam Hofri talk with Dr. Sara Adami-Johnson, Vice President of High Net Worth Planning Services at RBC Wealth Management, to discuss the intricacies of international estate planning, family psychology, and the complexities of managing art as an asset class. Drawing on her background in law, finance, and positive psychology, Dr. Adami-Johnson ex...

In this episode of Trust Talk, hosts Mark Bennett and Adam Hofri talk trusts with Richard Grasby, an offshore regulatory trusts and private wealth lawyer based in Hong Kong who specializes in the laws of jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Richard explains that high-net-worth clients primarily utilize modern offshore trusts for confidentiality, probate avoidance,...