SEMINAR CURACAO TRUST
Curacao Trust is expected to become a popular alternative to foreign trusts
On 1 January 2012, new legalization entered into force pursuant to which it is now possible to set up a trust, similar to the trust in Anglo-Saxon common law jurisdictions, in Curacao (a civil law jurisdiction).
On 28 August 2012, a seminar was held by Van Doorne (Amsterdam) and Spigt Dutch Caribbean (Curacao), entitled: The Curacao Trust in Practice. Lecturers: Professor Jan de Boer, Maike Bergervoet, Jeroen Starreveld, Jan Willem Schenk, Davina Mansur and Karel Frielink. The event was attended by more than 150 representatives of the financial and legal community.
The Curacao Trust could serve as an important tool for various financial and commercial transactions: as a security agent, for tax and estate planning, as a pension or investment fund, asset protection, voting structures, promoting cultural, academic and charitable objectives, etcetera.
Presentations of the participants of the seminar (in Dutch) can be downloaded from the following link: click here.
Karel Frielink
