Ogier | Jersey | 9 Jul 2021
Jersey property unit trusts (JPUTs) are frequently used to acquire and hold interests in UK commercial real estate, due to the ease with which they can be established and the fiscal advantages that they can bring. These advantages, combined with the flexibility to tailor the terms of the trust instrument in order to meet commercial and operational requirements, are key to the popularity of JPUTs.
Ogier | Jersey | 8 Jul 2021
Jersey property unit trusts (JPUTs) are frequently used to acquire and hold interests in UK commercial real estate, due to the ease with which they can be established and the fiscal advantages that they can bring. These advantages, combined with the flexibility to tailor the terms of the trust instrument in order to meet commercial and operational requirements, are key to the popularity of JPUTs.
Ogier | Guernsey | 25 Feb 2020
Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the “GFSC”) Show that as at 31 December 2017, The net asset value of all funds Under…
Maples Group | Cayman Islands, Ireland, Japan, etc. | 9 Apr 2019
With Japanese Government bonds yields stuck at around 0% as part of the Japanese Government's Abenomics policies, traditionally risk averse Japanese…
Forsters LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Mar 2019
The government recently published a consultation proposing the introduction of a 1% stamp duty land tax surcharge on non-residents acquiring residential property in England and Northern Ireland. The proposals include applying the surcharge to non-resident individuals, companies, partnerships and trusts. However, the government is considering relief for non-UK resident individuals who are......
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Nov 2018
The Government has published legislation on how the new capital gains tax (CGT) regime for non-resident real estate investors will apply to funds and…
Brown Wright Stein Lawyers | Australia | 15 Nov 2018
In 2001 S M Ho, Kah Weng Loh, William Orr and T T Low purchased properties at 404 Queens Parade and 406 Queens Parade in Clifton Victoria and…
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | United Kingdom | 11 Nov 2018
Following a significant period of uncertainty for the UK real estate investment market, on November 7 the UK Government published a lengthy suite of…
Timothy Loh LLP | Hong Kong | 7 Sep 2018
Hong Kong’s new open-ended fund companies (“OFCs”) can qualify for exemption from profits tax in a number of ways including through the offshore funds…
Timothy Loh LLP | Hong Kong | 3 Sep 2018
Hong Kong launched the new Open-Ended Fund Companies regime in Hong Kong on July 30, 2018. The regime offers an opportunity for Hong Kong based asset…