Hong Kong: Wealth & Asset Management

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Anti-Bartlett Provisions And The Trustee's Duty When Selling Trust-held Real Estate Through An Underlying Company
When a settlor-beneficiary requests the sale of real estate held through a trust-owned company, can the trustee simply inform the directors and step back? This article examines the trustee's active supervision obligations under the Bartlett duty, explores how anti-Bartlett clauses operate in practice, and reveals why professional trustees cannot shelter behind the corporate veil when conflicts of interest arise within the same corporate group.
Hong Kong Wealth Mgt
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Walkers
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Making Hong Kong A Better Global Wealth Management Hub – Further Improvements To Hong Kong’s Unified Funds And Carried Interest Tax Exemption Regimes
Hong Kong has introduced the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2026, significantly expanding tax exemptions for funds and carried interest regimes. The reforms broaden eligible asset classes to include private credit, digital assets, and carbon credits, while streamlining compliance requirements and extending benefits to more investment professionals. These changes complement Hong Kong's broader initiatives to strengthen its position as the world's leading cross-border wealth management centre.
Hong Kong Tax
WL
Withers LLP
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