#SecureYourAssets

Tax hikes, geopolitical turmoil and threats such as cybersecurity attacks require private client advisors to examine how to protect HNW individuals and their families. And the full range of tools in the box must be employed, a recent conference in Monaco heard.

Threats come in many forms. The UK is ending the resident non-domicile system; Norway has introduced a wealth tax; France has a wealth tax on worldwide properties; and the UK is now taxing the estates of deceased business owners and farmers. In the US, the worldwide system of tax shows no sign of ending, and American politics are ever more polarised. Conflicts in parts of the world put a higher premium on security, as do problems such as crime in the streets of major cities.