Summary - STEP Asia Conference 2024

2024 began with positive hints from global headlines that inflation may be setting the trajectory for a more resilient world economy and pathway towards growth. Yet, world conflicts and geopolitical tensions remain high, leaving businesses and families with heightened agility and sensitive to react to or even foresee the changes to stay ahead of the curve. This year’s STEP Asia Conference will focus on the depth and breadth of topics that impact the planning strategies for families.

The event will begin with regional updates on trends and opportunities in South East Asia, China and the Middle East. These updates set the tone for a better understanding of the macro issues on tax transparency, economic substance, the role of offshore jurisdictions and compliance regulations so that families and advisors can engage with one another in a more meaningful way. A conference is not complete without peeling into the thorny issues which are at the heart of families – including protecting assets on divorce, reserve powers of a trust, diversity within families, succession laws applicable to a global family and managing disputes and families’ philanthropic endeavors.

Seen as a must-attend conference in the diaries of leading practitioners around the world, this event will offer you the insights, tools and business opportunities to better support your clients in the year ahead.

The agenda includes key sessions such as:

Regional updates
Tax – substance over form?
To what extent does a settlor require control in a reserved powers trust?
Tax-free zones operating within an onshore jurisdiction in Asia
Is offshore still a breeze?
Modern families – About the children
Landscape of donor advised funds in Asia
The US connection: lifecycle of a foreign grantor trust
Pre-nuptial agreements – tools to reduce risk of divorce
Notes on the administration of global estates
The trial – when trustees are sued

STEP
This event will count towards your STEP CPD requirement. Should you record CPD with another organisation, this event may qualify as 12.5 hours of CPD, subject to their CPD requirements.

*Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE)
The event has been preliminary reviewed by Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE) and advised that the indicative number of points is 13 Public CPD Points (6 Public CPD Points for Day 1 and 7 Public CPD Points for Day 2)

*This is subject to confirmation and formal accreditation under Rule 4 or rule 4A of the Legal Profession (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2012, as the case may be.

Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE) Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, participants are reminded to sign in on arrival and sign out at the conclusion of each day of the event in the manner required by the organiser.

Participants must not be absent from each day of the event for more than 15 minutes.

Participants who attend Day 1 and comply strictly with the Attendance Policy on that day may obtain 6 Public CPD Points.

Participants who attend Day 2 and comply strictly with the Attendance Policy on that day may obtain 7 Public CPD Points. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy on any particular day of the event will not be able to obtain CPD Points for that day. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.