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Trusts and fiduciary planning
What a trust actually is and the main types, the structural distinction that matters, the jurisdictions, and the post-April 2025 residence-based IHT test, ending with the situations where a trust is plainly the wrong answer.
What is inside
- What a trust actually is, and the main types
- Vested versus non-vested, and why Thailand does not recognise private trusts
- The jurisdictions, and the post-April 2025 residence-based IHT test
- Choosing a trustee, and when a trust is the wrong answer
What's inside
Chapter by chapter
- 01What a trust actually is, and the main types
- 02Vested versus non-vested, and why Thailand does not recognise private trusts
- 03The jurisdictions, and the post-April 2025 residence-based IHT test
- 04Choosing a trustee, and when a trust is the wrong answer
Who this is for
Internationally mobile families weighing whether a trust genuinely fits their assets, their family and their cross-border position.
The advisor
Richard Knight
Richard Knight is a British national with fifteen years' experience in private wealth management, advising internationally mobile clients across Asia, Europe and beyond. Based in Thailand, he works with expatriates and international families navigating the complexities of cross-border wealth, retirement and estate planning.
The practice is built on first-hand experience of international relocation and long-term expatriate life, rather than a purely theoretical understanding of it.
He is an Associate Member of the UK's Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (ACSI) and holds CISI qualifications in Financial Planning and Investments.
He also serves as Vice Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand in Hua Hin, supporting the local business and expatriate community.
Richard maintains a deliberately limited client base, focusing on conservative, long-term planning for people who value clarity, stability and peace of mind over unnecessary risk.
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