by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Apr 30, 2020 | Law
It is estimated that assets to the value of around $30 trillion will change hands in a country such as the United States over the next 30 to 40 years, as the Baby Boomer generation transfer wealth to their heirs. Whether each individual transfer is on a large scale or...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Apr 29, 2020 | Law
Writing a will with more than one beneficiary can be a complex business, especially when the beneficiaries are offspring. In many families, the clear and obvious solution is an equal distribution of assets. However, there are also many cases where it makes more sense...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Apr 23, 2020 | Business
The term ‘wealth structuring’ refers to the proper planning procedures for the long-term management of wealth, including control, preservation and succession. Without proper wealth structuring, misuse or waste of funds – or even family conflict – can arise. Wealth...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Feb 17, 2020 | Law
When two parties come into legal conflict, there are a variety of strategies that can be used to help negotiate towards an acceptable compromise. However, the dynamics of negotiation naturally become more complex when the matter at hand is value-based, relating to...
by Dr Edgar Paltzer | Feb 17, 2020 | Law
The International Bar Association was established in 1947, not long after the creation of the United Nations. The principles behind the establishment of the International Bar Association revolved around the conviction that if the bar associations of the world came...
