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🎙️In a complex world, trusts can help families plan succession, protect assets and establish clear governance across generations.   In this episode dedicated to private wealth structures, Lisa Cornwell is joined by Andrew McCallum, Senior Partner at Rawlinson & Hunter and Chair of STEP Switzerland and Liechtenstein, to explore how families use trusts and private trust companies (PTCs) to plan for succession, protect assets and shape governance.   We cover:   🔹 How trusts support succession planning and asset protection in an increasingly complex environment 🔹 How PTCs can help families retain influence while separating legal ownership 🔹 Switzerland's role as a trust jurisdiction administering foreign-law trusts under the Hague Convention 🔹 FINMA supervision and the family ties exemption for PTCs 🔹Confidentiality, governance and the trade-offs of involving family members on boards   🐕 Plus: the strangest trust Andrew has ever set up - hint: it involves a dog.   🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ekHccMc5     #FamilyOffice #Trusts #SuccessionPlanning #PrivateTrustCompany #AssetProtection #STEP #Switzerland #PwC