Alex is Senior Legal Counsel with the Bank of Montreal. Alex’s expertise includes estates and trusts, incapacity planning, as well as tax efficient personal and corporate succession planning. Having started her career in private practice, Alex has experience from both a client service perspective as well as a compliance perspective.
Day 1: Jun 17, 2020
Day 2: Jun 18, 2020
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
Managing Your Obligations on Estates, Trusts and Powers of Attorney
With wealth transfers growing, firms are finding more clients are approaching financial managers for guidance on managing their estates. Increasingly, registrants are having to watch for the difficult situations where clients may be losing capacity to deal with their assets or are in danger of financial exploitation. Regulators have long encouraged registrants to request clients give them a name of a trusted contact person or to watch for signs of financial exploitation. Take back practical solutions for:
- Meeting your clients’ biggest challenges on estates, trusts and wills
- Remaining compliant on all aspects of estate planning advice
- Determining how to advise registrants and clients on foreign estates and taxes
- Understanding when to call a trusted contact person or to put a hold on an account
Reduce confusion, avoid censure and improve your ability to deliver advice on estate planning
