Highlights of STEP Symposium in Singapore held on 22 June 2010: Singapore Private Wealth Management Update 2010

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Summary
The one-day Singapore Private Wealth Management Update held on 22 June 2010 was well supported by STEP members with 158 paying attendees plus guests (STEP members paid $250 each). It was an inaugural event in that it had a purely educational focus with no commercial sponsorship. Compared with the October 2009 STEP Conference in Singapore (350 attendees), which examined overarching and global issues, the symposium focused on the benefits, tips and traps of Singapore as a jurisdiction of substance for PWM.

The keynote speaker was Mr. Michael Hwang SC, President of the Law Society of Singapore and Chief Justice of the Dubai International Financial Centre's (DIFC) Court. He was followed by seven sessions covering a range of topics relevant to trust practitioners in Singapore.

Feedback from attendees was very positive: 80% rated the overall event good or excellent, and 77% rated the event good-to-excellent value for money. Many positive comments were received including “This is definitely one of the best STEP seminars I have attended,” and “Excellent, exceeded my expectations.”

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Post Event Update: Residence and Citizenship Planning – An Overview for TEPs (13 May 2010, 12-2.15pm, Marina Bay Room, ERCI City Campus)

More than fifty STEP Members and Guests attended the 13 May 2010 STEP seminar on “Residence and Citizenship Planning – An Overview For TEPs” delivered by Mr Christian H. Kalin (“Chris”), Partner, Henley & Partners of Zurch, Switzerland.

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2010-2011 Committee

We are pleased to announce STEP Committee 2010-2011 as confirmed at the AGM on 22 June 2010:

President – Angelo Venardos
Vice President – Alex van der Zwaard
Secretary – Alexis Medina
Treasurer – Goh Seow Chee
Ordinary Member – James Aitken
Ordinary Member – Luke Peng
Ordinary Member – Lim Wan Peng

STEP AGM – Nominations for election to Committee 2010/2011

Dear Members,

At the close of the time to receive nominations for election to the committee for the year 2010/2011, the following nominations for election for the post of office bearers and members for the committee were received (listed in alphabetical order):-

Gurbachan Singh
Secretary, STEP (Singapore Chapter)
Updated as at 21 June 2010

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