Wednesday 13th February,
Registration 6:30pm, start: 7pm
Radisson Edwardian Hotel Manchester,
Free Trade Hall,
Peter Street,
Manchester, M2 5GP
Host
John Shinnick, Office Managing Partner, Manchester, Grant Thornton
Seminar
"Demystifying the tax advantages for non-UK domiciled individuals"
John Loebl, Partner, Grant Thornton
"UK Property Market Overview"
Walter Boettcher, Associate Director, Research and Forecasting, Colliers CRE
"Wealth Protection and Succession Planning"
Nick Rothwell, Executive Director, Wealth & Tax Planning ,Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Zurich, Julius Baer
Debate: 7:45pm
"Success of Asian Entrepreneurs"
Is this due to their ability to adapt to changes, their hard work ethic, or sheer coincidence?
Panellists include:
Vimal Ruia, Ruia Group; Shujat Ali, Asian Sound Radio;
Networking
At 8:30 there will be an evening drinks reception with a complimentary bar and substantial canapés, allowing all invitees to network effectively.
SPEAKERS
Property
Walter Boettcher joined Colliers CRE Research and Forecasting team In August 2007, after 6 years in a private property development company where he dealt with all aspects of small to medium scale property development, financing and management. He returned to Colliers "As I find the company has a very flat 'hands on' hierarchy and all business teams are very approachable. In short, with over 800 people, it is the largest 'small company' I have ever worked."
Wealth Management
Nick Rothwell has over 20 years experience in the trust and offshore industry. He has been working for Bank Julius Baer & Co. in Zurich for 5 years, advising clients wishing to create trust and corporate structures. Prior to this, he worked in both the Cayman Islands, and the Channel Islands in a trust management and administration capacity for Deutsche Bank, CIBC and Deloitte & Touche. Nick is qualified as a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
Tax
John Loebl, Partner. Grant Thornton Manchester
John is Head of Tax in the Manchester office of Grant Thornton and has over 18 years experience in advising on tax matters. John qualified as a Chartered Accountant and is also a Chartered Tax Adviser. His client base is varied including some smaller plcs, UK corporates, private clients and family trusts (both UK and overseas). However his principal area of focus is in advising entrepreneurial clients, the majority of which are non-UK domiciled for tax purposes. John has advised clients on offshore property ownership structures, incorporation of UK property portfolios into offshore companies to secure tax protection, captive insurance arrangements through protected cell companies and overseas image rights arrangements. He also advises on capital gains tax and income tax mitigation and on Inheritance Tax planning. John's background in auditing, accountancy and corporate tax allows him to consider a wide range of potential issues when advising clients on their affairs; how advice will impact on a company's tax position; how the transaction will be disclosed in the accounts and other general commercial implications.
John is a member of Grant Thornton's National Tax Management Board and is also heavily involved in developing a new Training and Development structure for tax in the firm. He lectures extensively, including teaching a tax planning course for Grant Thornton's senior tax advisers.
John Shinnick, Managing Partner - Manchester
Grant Thornton UK LLP
John is a Special Projects and Assurance Partner and Managing Partner for Grant Thornton, Manchester. He has a very active and lively client base that covers a broad range of businesses, but there is a common theme; his clients are entrepreneurial and able to accept the risks and rewards that come with that territory. His particular specialism is in business coaching; helping entrepreneurs develop their personal and business direction, has worked in the UK and in East Africa and assisted in the development of Grant Thornton's international Assurance platform.
The Manchester office of Grant Thornton is substantial and growing. Its strength lies in the unparalleled technical expertise of its people and the ownership that they each take of their clients needs. By the nature of its client base, it has a strong inbound and outbound international offering with a strong bias towards taxation solutions.
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