Published: May 20, 2010
You may or may not have heard about it, which was passed two years ago by the Parliament in Singapore but only took effect on 1st March 2010. The Mental Capacity Act serves to protect the mentally-incapacitated, a group that is expected to increase with Singapore’s aging population and rising dementia rates.
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Published: February 04, 2010
For the investment manager, the focus has been on risk management and capital preservation rather than chasing returns. For the Trustee, monitoring investments and managed portfolios has probably never been more important.
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Published: April 29, 2009
The idea of a trust may be foreign to many, and not something you may have considered – the common assumption is that trusts are for those with large, Hefner-esque estates. This is not true. A trust can be very useful in saving you time and money and bypassing the probate process and ensuring that your assets reach the right hands in the shortest period of time.
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Published: April 15, 2009
In the first of a series on estate planning, we have a look at an essential component – your will. This document is the most basic – and perhaps important – estate planning document. Wills are instructions to a court on how a deceased person wishes to distribute his money and property. Although not a comfortable endeavour to think about, it is important to have a valid will, as without one, state law will determine who will get your property, the guardian of your children who are still minors and so on.
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