Post-mortem allowance Succession planning and pension provision

An advisor to private wealth clients is familiar with “anticipated inheritance.” Every ten years, the usual allowances for spouses and children – via chain gifts also from grandparents to grandchildren can be used. What is less well known is that this inheritance tax ten-year rule can also be applied after death. This also multiplies the […]

Effective solutions for medium-sized entrepreneurs – especially in the event of liquidity bottlenecks and in the law of succession

Almost completely unnoticed by the entire public, a fundamental reform of the inheritance and gift tax is imminent in 2007. This is like a time bomb for the entire middle class, because the details are only now becoming known step by step.   Experts and tax experts, for example from the Association of German Chambers […]

The charitable foundation as a solution

New tax regulations such as inheritance and gift tax affect the entire middle class. Intelligent solutions are needed. One is the charitable trust, which is supported with substantial tax benefits. Johannes Fiala and Frank M. Strobelt Almost completely unnoticed by the public, a fundamental reform of the inheritance and gift tax is imminent in 2007. […]

New task for financial service providers: the charitable trust foundation

by Johannes Fiala, Lawyer (Munich), Mediator (Univ.), MBA Financial Services (Univ.Wales), MM (Univ.), Certified Financial and Investment Advisor (A.F.A.), EC Expert (C.I.F.E.), Lecturer (Univ. of Cooperative Education), Banker (www.fiala.de) Effective solutions for medium-sized entrepreneurs – especially in the event of liquidity bottlenecks and in the law of succession Almost completely unnoticed by the entire public, […]

What are acquisition brokerage, investment advice, financial portfolio management, financial planning, investment brokerage and prospectus liability?

Investment brokerage: Investment brokerage (also called acquisition brokerage, especially in the insurance sector) is the pure brokering of a third party’s investment (no products created by the client). What is owed is the provision of information and the execution of the mediation, but no advice. The investor has a limited expectation here, because he only […]

Distribution and intermediary law

*by Johannes Fiala, Attorney at Law (Munich), MBA Financial Services (Univ.Wales), M.M. (Univ.), chartered Financial and investment advisor (A.F.A.), EGExpert (C.I.F.E.), banker (www.fiala.de) Distribution and intermediary law: what are contract brokerage, investment advice, Financial portfolio management,financial planning, investment brokerage and prospectus liability? Investment brokerage: Investment brokerage (also acquisition brokerage, especially in the insurance sector) is […]

Liability issues in the tax saving and acquirer model

by Johannes Fiala, lawyer; Kristina Starck, lawyer; Klaus Werht, Dr rer pol Privatdozent at the Department of Economics at the University of Hamburg I. Typical situation The investor is regularly approached by a contact person with the aim of clarifying whether there is a general interest in saving taxes or in acquiring a property with […]

Risks associated with the investment and management of third-party funds

by Johannes Fiala, Lawyer (Munich), M.B.A. (Univ.Wales), M.M. (Univ.), Certified Financial and Investment Advisor (A.F.A.), EC Expert (C.I.F.E.), Banker (www.fiala.de) On the duties of a lawyer and tax adviser in the management of third-party assets – in particular in the investment of wards’ money – in escrow or trust accounts Due to faulty investment advice […]