STEP Benelux has announced details of a STEP BeNeLux cocktail presentation being held on Thursday, 22 October 2015 at 18:00 at the offices of Maitland (58 rue Charles Martel, L-2134 Luxembourg).

The presentation on “The Common Reporting Standard: Update on its Status and Insights into its Impact" will be presented by given by Andrew Knight, Partner at M Partners (member of the Maitland network).

Andrew Knight has 25 years’ professional experience including international tax and wealth structuring. He has been extensively involved with FATCA and the CRS since their introduction, both on the technical aspects and practical implications. He holds a BComm LLB (Stellenbosch University), and an LLM (Cambridge). Andrew is admitted to practice as a Solicitor and a South African Attorney and is on List IV of the Luxembourg Bar. He is a member of STEP.
 
CONTENT: : In addition to a reminder of what the CRS will involve, topics covered will include:

•  the impact of staggered implementation
•  the possibility of selective country reporting
•  on-going uncertainties regarding the impact on Trusts
•  how the US fits into the CRS
•  the practicalities of implementation for financial institutions.

Attendees shall be meeting from 18:00 with the presentation to start promptly at 18:30 and to be followed by refreshments and networking.
 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Everyone involved in wealth planning and preservation, including, but not limited to, all estate and trust professionals, lawyers, accountants, trust officers, current STEP members, applicants and other providers of ancillary services.
 
WHAT IS STEP? STEP is the premier global trust and estate planning organisation dedicated to informing and educating estate planning and administration professionals. STEP has 19,500 members in 95 jurisdictions and provides its worldwide members with international learning and a business network focusing on the responsible stewardship of assets today and across the generations. See www.step.org  and www.stepbenelux.org

Cost: €35/person. A no-show policy will apply. To register, click http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-common-reporting-standard-update-on-its-status-and-insights-into-its-impact-tickets-18669667478?j=1477160&e=geoff@chronicle.lu&l=346_HTML&u=24833630&mid=1062735&jb=0.