The Isle of Man branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners' (STEP) annual conference will take place this month on 10 October at the Mount Murray Hotel & County Club.
Jointly sponsored by Appleby Isle of Man and Royal London 360°, the annual conference will focus on the latest developments in trusts and estates and personal planning, delivering insightful and practical commentary from experts in tax, estates and trust law, trust administration, accounting and financial planning.
Speaking ahead of the event, Appleby Private Client & Trusts partner, John Rimmer said; “Appleby is pleased to support the STEP conference, which has once again attracted an impressive calibre of presenters to the Island.”
Neil Chadwick, Technical Marketing Manager at Royal London 360° and director of STEP Isle of Man, added; “This is usually one of the best attended conferences in the Isle of Man Business calendar and we are very pleased to be associated with it.”
The 2013 speaker programme includes; Toby Graham (Farrer & Co), Jeremy Woolf (Pump Court Tax Chambers), Paul de Weerd (IOM Financial Supervision Commission), Nicholas le Poidevin (New Square Chambers), Toby Graham (Farrer & Co), Richard Hay (Stikeman Elliott) and Nicola Guffogg (IOM Government).
STEP Isle of Man Chairman, Paul Hotchkiss, commented; “Thank you to our sponsors Appleby and Royal London 360° for their continued support of the STEP conference which provides an excellent opportunity for the Isle of Man to demonstrate its position as a leading jurisdiction for private client and trusts business.”
Photo L-R: John Rimmer, Private Client & Trusts Partner at Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC, Paul Hotchkiss, Chairman of STEP Isle of Man and Neil Chadwick, Technical Marketing Manager at Royal London 360°.

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