Charity & Philanthropy

Rothschild & Co is set to open a new wealth management branch in Madrid focused on ultra-high net worth families, entrepreneurs, charities and foundations, a move the bank says marks a further step in its pan-European strategy

The UK’s Charity Commission has uncovered a trustee who controlled multiple charities and misled the regulator about his identity.

UK law firm Russell-Cooke has added a new partner, Pippa Garland, to its growing charity team

Members of Stonehage Fleming in Jersey joined over 1,300 registered islanders to mark the 30^th anniversary of the Around the Island Walk – one of the island’s largest one-day fundraising events

Counting steps and increasing activity levels during Stroke Awareness Month has led to staff at independent trust company Alex Picot Trust raising £2,380 for the Jersey Stroke Recovery Service

It is always incumbent on trustees and advisory boards to ensure that any trust structure is serving a useful purpose. At some point it may also be appropriate to consider whether a trust has come to the end of its useful life...

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has once again donated huge sums to charity.

Two US senators are planning to introduce a bill that will make major changes to the rules governing donor advised funds (DAFs)

The media spotlight has focused on the estate of the late Professor Stephen Hawking recently due to a significant tax saving arrangement. An agreement was reached with the Cambridge University Library and the Science Museum Group for Hawking’s archives and the contents of his office to be preserved for posterity, with the objects given in lieu of inheritance tax under the "Acceptance in Lieu” scheme, run by the Arts Council of England