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The Star: Euthanasia and living wills in Malaysia

This story first appeared in The Star newspaper on 26 February 2015 Euthanasia and living wills in Malaysia – two sides of the coin By Tan Yi Liang and L. Suganya PETALING JAYA: A 75-year old man lies on a … Continue reading

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Trust companies related to Unit Trust schemes

This is a list of 14 registered Trust companies in Malaysia which are related to Unit Trust schemes, that is, offering Trust services to Unit Trust companies, as provided by the Securities Commission. This list is effective as at 31 … Continue reading

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From BHLB Trustee to CIMB Commerce Trustee

Sigh …. why must it be so complicated? Let me set the record straight, since I’m well aware of the history of Rockwills Corporation, having been associated with this estate planning business since 1996. Long ago, which was some 20 … Continue reading

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FSA2013: Consent or no consent?

This is a short excerpt from my blog post yesterday on the Financial Services Act 2013: “I am saying this because the policy owner have to understand when consent is needed from the new trustee and when consent is not … Continue reading

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An alarmist approach on the Financial Services Act 2013

Three months down the road, the situation hasn’t changed much. I was told me a few days ago that the life insurance companies in Malaysia are still taking it easy with regards to the Financial Services Act 2013 which had … Continue reading

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Trustee for life insurance policies

I see that the Financial Services Act 2013 is starting to garnish comments from players in the financial services industry. This one below is from Rockwills Corporation, the leading company in estate planning. What Saw Leong Aun is stating in … Continue reading

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Potential landmine in Financial Services Act 2013?

I’m just a lay person where insurance is concerned but I’d like to share here whatever little that I know about the newly introduced Financial Services Act 2013 vis-a-vis the insurance industry. If I am wrong, I am willing to … Continue reading

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Not quite understandable

Why can’t companies write a friendlier note that’s not so couched in officious words to the point that I’ve to read and re-read it several times in order to understand what they’re trying to say? For example, this letter from … Continue reading

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Rockwills’ original UProtect brochure

Apart from estate administration services, two of Rockwills Trustee Berhad’s most popular products are the UDeclare and UProtect. Both are based on a person (the settlor) drawing up a Trust Deed. The UDeclare is simply a declaration to set up … Continue reading

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What every executor should know about his duties

The following is an advisory which I received quite some time ago from Rockwills Trustee Berhad. Just thought that it is best to share it around so that the general public, especially those individuals who are acting as executors and … Continue reading

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