Tax planning for Russian clients
and investments in Russia
Latest strategies for corporate and private clients
Wednesday 2 February 2011, Zurich, Zunfthaus zur Saffran
Thursday 3 February 2011, Geneva, Grand Hotel Kempinski
8.50 | Olga Boltenko, Partner, Withers, London
9.00 | Olga Boltenko
9.45 | Roustam Vakhitov, Head of International Tax
Services Group at Pepeliaev Group/Deputy
Head of the Russian Branch of International
Fiscal Association , Moscow
10.30 |
11.00 | Sergey Alimirzoev, Partner, Alimirzoev &
Trofimov, Moscow
11.45 | Andrew Terry, Partner, Withers, London
12.30 | Gérard Zolt, Sqope S.A, Luxembourg
12.50 |
14.00 | Denis Berdoz, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Geneva
Alexandre Jaumotte, Tax Partner,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luxembourg
Olivier Leclipteur, TEP, Member of the
Executive Board, Experta, Corporate and Trust
Services, Luxembourg
Elias Neocleous, Advocate – Partner, Andreas
Neocleous & Co LLC, Limassol
Bartjan Zoetmulder, Tax partner, Loyens &
Loeff N.V., Amsterdam
16.00 | Coffee break
16.20 | Andrew Goodman, Partner, Taylor Wessing,
London
Donald Manasse, Counsellor at Law, Donald
Manasse Law, Monaco
Cyril Troyanov, Partner, Altenburger, Geneva
17.20 | End of the conference
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Opening speech by the conference chairman
ABC of Russian corporate and private clients today
What does a Russian client want today? Trusts and foundations
Driving factors for Russian corporates and HNWI Family law and sucession planning
Holding and financing structures What will the future bring?
Recent developments in the Russian international taxation
Existing opportunities of the use of Dutch, Comparative advantages and points of attention of
Luxembourg, Cyprus and Swiss companies for the use of holding, financing, trading, IP companies
inbound and outbound investments from the Russian perspective
Coffee break
Limitations and benefits of Russian corporate structures
Russian corporate vehicles to hold personal assets: Availability of shareholders/members agreement for
choice between simplicity and succession planning corporate planning
Limitation to use corporate structures with foreign Russian non-profit vehicles: foundations, etc.
elements: agricultural land, etc.
Russian corporates and international tax planning
Use of ‘traditional’ structure - Russia/BVI: Structures for real estate investment
advantages and limitations Structuring considerations for Russian corporates in
Outbound holding company structures for Russian M&A transactions
corporate clients and double tax treaty planning Private equity and debt capital raising structures
Profiling challenges on Russian clients
Lunch
Switzerland, Luxembourg, Cyprus and the Netherlands: which jurisdiction offers the
best conditions for your investments in Russia?
Which jurisdiction to hold Russian and non Russian assets? Did you already recognise your Intellectual Property
Which vehicle will suit your needs the best? rights in your books?
Do you need a regulated structure to attract investors? What do you have to know in terms of exchange of
Where to locate the value of your business? information?
What are the new OECD guidelines?
From Russia with cash? Tax and other legal issues related to wealthy Russian
individuals re-locating to the UK, Switzerland and Monaco
Coming and going: pre-immigration tax planning for Immigration law issues
Russian individuals and exit strategies Family home or second home abroad: strategies for
Popular wealth planning structures buying residential real estate
In partnership with: Joint Chambers . Russia
. Ukraine
. Kazakhstan
of Commerce . Belarus
. Kyrgyzstan
Switzerland . Moldova
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