1st International Conference G.S.L Law&Consulting Liechtenstein – Switzerland 2003 г.

Two principle reasons why we decided to hold this conference - and from now onward regular conferences and seminars - include sustained interest of our customers to receive information "at first hand" - to know bankers, secretary and trust services providers personally and, on the other hand, the interest of our foreign partners in the gaining Russian market. Our conference was meant to bring together practicing lawyers and bank representatives with their prospect customers and give them an opportunity to discuss latest changes in legal and banking procedures.

New conference framework:

• Topics were presented at the conference not only as lectures, but also as discussion sessions enabling delegates to ask their own questions. Every presentation was accompanied by the chairperson's comments.
• Social events were scheduled in such a way as to provide an opportunity for both delegates and foreign participants to use their leisure time for obtaining new knowledge, exchanging information and establishing new business contacts.
• Foreign participants had a chance to meet highly targeted audience, make an informative presentation of their companies and provide corporate brochures directly to the customers.

Key benefits of the conference:

• Discover new ways in strategic offshore planning
• Update their professional knowledge of changes in the legislation and new legal practices
• Listen to the presentation by the world's leading offshore practitioners
• Obtain focussed information in clear and personalized format
• Talk one-to-one with European banks' representatives
• Obtain knowledge on anti-money laundering procedures
• Learn practical aspects of court proceedings involving money-laundering

Key topics:

• Changes in the legislation of the British Virgin Islands: new requirements and new obligations of the registered agents to meet these requirements. Confidentiality under the changed conditions.
• Assets protection and taxes: International tax planning schemes. Practices applied in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria.
• Cyprus. Recent changes and immediate prospects: Interpretation and practical application of the new tax laws. Access to the EU - expectations and advantages.
• Money laundering control: Practices applied in the Principality of Liechtenstein and in the UK. Position of the prosecution and position of the defense.
• European banks: the new 40 FATF recommendations and their impact of the offshore industry. Bank secrecy. Know Your Client Rules. Presentation of 20 European banks.

Foreign participants

• FIU (anti-Money Laundering Commettee), Liechtenstein
• Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich, Austria
• Kinanis-Pyrgou & Co., Cyprus
• Anglo - Irish Bank, Austria
• Gutmann Bank, Austria
• EURAM Bank, Austria
• VP Bank AG, Liechtenstein
• Pictet & Cie, Switzerland
• Allgemeines Treuunternehmen (General Trust Company), Liechtenstein
• Commonwealth Trust Limited, British Virgin Island
• Financial Services Comission, British Virgin Island
• Sark Offshore Consultancy, Sark, United Kingdom
• Oberson & Associes, Switzerland
• Hypo Investment Bank, Liechtenstein

Стоимость пакета участника конференции определяется классностью отеля и набором услуг, составляющих пакет.

• Infoset package. INFOSET price is 200 EUR. The package includes: conference materials
• Visitor package. Пакет включает: participation in the official program including lectures and roundtable discussions, conference materials, cocktail reception after the first day of the conference
• Visitor Plus package. Package includes: participation in the official program including lectures and roundtable discussions, conference materials, social events, excursion to Liechtenstein and Mount Titlis, meals: luncheons and closing gala-dinner
• Economy package.
• Business package. Package includes: accommodation in a double room of Tamina 4****, flight to and from Zurich with SWISS (economy class), swiss visa, insurance policy, delegate registration fee, conference materials, participation in the official program including lectures and roundtable discussions, breakfasts and lunches, gala-dinner in Liechtenstein, excursion to Mount Titlis, lunch at the panorama restaurant of Titlis
• Luxury package. Package includes: accommodation in a double room of Grand Hotel Hot Ragaz 4****+, flight to and from Zurich with SWISS (economy class), swiss visa, insurance policy, delegate registration fee, conference materials, participation in the official program including lectures and roundtable discussions, breakfasts and lunches, gala-dinner in Liechtenstein, excursion to Mount Titlis, lunch at the panorama restaurant of TitlisVIP package. Package includes: accommodation in a double room of Grand Hotel Quellenhof 5*****, flight to and from Zurich with SWISS (economy class), swiss visa, insurance policy, delegate registration fee, conference materials, participation in the official program including lectures and roundtable discussions, breakfasts and lunches, gala-dinner in Liechtenstein, excursion to Mount Titlis, lunch at the panorama restaurant of Titlis

23 октября, четверг

• 17:55 Departure from Domodedovo airport. Flight LX 1327 Moscow - Zurich
• 19:30 Arrival in Zurich. Transfer to the hotel in Bad Ragaz. Accommodation.

24 октября, пятница

• 9:00 - 9:15 Chairperson's welcome and opening address
• 9:15 - 10:00 Aspects of Formation, Management and Taxation of Liechtenstein Companies. Speaker: Roger Frick, partner, Allgemeines Treuunternehmen Vaduz, Liechtenstein
• 10:00 - 10:45 Liechtenstein Trust and Foundation: Theory and Practical Issues of Management Speaker: Dr. Mario K. Frick, Partner, Advocatur Seeger, Frick & Partner, Ex-Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
• 10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
• 11:15 - 12:00 Fundamental issues of Money Laundering Control. Practices applied in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Speaker: Michael Lauber, Head of the FIU (Anti-Money Laundering Committee), Liechtenstein
• 12:00 - 12:45 Know Your Client Rules in the Day-to-day Operation of a Foreign Bank. Speaker: Peter-Paul Prebil, Head of Legal and Compliance Department, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich (RZB - Austria)
• 13:00 - 14:30 Business Lunch
• 14:30 - 15:15 Taxation of Swiss companies : overview of ordinary rules and of privileged tax regimes. Speaker: Pierre-Alain Guillaume, lawyer, Oberson & Associes, Switzerland
• 15:30 Start of Roundtable/Panel Discussions: Court Proceedings Involving Money Laundering and Financial Fraud in the United Kingdom
• 16:30 - 18:00 Presentations by foreign banks and law firms
• 18:00 Coctail Party

25 октября, суббота

• 9:00 - 9:15 Chairperson's Recap of Day One
• 9:15 - 10:00 Changes in the legislation of the British Virgin Islands: prospects and expectations. Speaker: Ayana Glasgow, representative of BVI Financial Services commission
• 10:00 - 10:45 Changes in the British Virgin Islands International Business Companies Act of 1984. Due Diligence Rules within the Legal Practice of Registered Agents. Practical aspects. Speaker: Tom Ward, partner, Commonwealth Trust Limited, BVI
• 10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
• 11:15 - 12:00 The Cyprus Company - Taxation and administration changes in view of its European Accession. Speaker: Christos Kinanis, partner, Kinanis-Pyrgou & Co., Cyprus
• 12:00 - 13:00 Presentations by foreign banks and law firms
• 13:00 - 14:30 Business Lunch
• 14:30 - 15:00 Transfer to Vaduz, Liechtenstein
• 15:00 - 16:30 Guided visit to the Museum of Arts in Vaduz
• 16:30 - 18:00 Leisure time in Vaduz
• 18:00 - 20:00 "Hofkellerei Vaduz", wine cellars of the Prince of Liechtenstein, a guided visit and an aperitif
• 20:00 - 23:00 Gala-dinner at the restaurant "Torkel"
• 23:00 Transfer to the hotel

26 октября, воскресенье

• 8:00 Departure from the hotel (after breakfast and check out)
• 8:00 - 10:50 Transfer to Engelberg
• 11:00 - 12:00 Departure by cable car to Titlis. Aperitif
• 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch at the Panorama restaurant of Titlis
• 14:00 - 15:00 Grotto of Ice, departure to the mountain top by cable car
• 15:00 - 15:45 Trip back to Engelberg by cable car
• 15:45 - 18:45 Transfer Engelberg - Zurich airport
• 20:45 Return to Moscow. Flight LX 1324 Zurich - Moscow
• 1:45 Arrival in Moscow, Domodedovo airport

Bad Ragaz

Bad Ragaz is located in the German part of Switzerland, 110 km west of Zurich. This small village town has been famous for its thermal baths since the 13th century. Warm springs were discovered by hunters from the Benedictine Monastery in the Tamina gorge in 1242. Bad Ragaz can boast a beautiful palace build in the end of the 18th century and a hundred years later occupied by Grand Hotel Quellenhof promoting well-being since late 1800s. The thermal complex of Quellenhof hotel includes open air and tented pools, saunas with marble columns and arches. Guests of Grand Hotel Quellenhof and Hof Ragaz can visit thermal baths free of charge. Bad Ragaz has plenty of other leisure time options to offer: hiking in the wonderful mountain world, golfing on one of the finest 18-hole golf courses in Switzerland, cycling, inline skating, tennis, squash or badminton. In winter it can be skiing or snowboarding, winter rambles, sledging, cross-country and..., and..., and.... In numerous medical centres highly qualified doctors are there to help you and make the cures agreeable to you. Cosy and homely restaurants of Bad Ragaz offer diverse specialities of traditional, regional and Swiss national cuisines. For night life favourers there are night clubs and casinos.

Grand Hotel Quellenhof 5*****

Most magnificent year-round resort at the foot of the Alps. The hotel has a very long history of hot springs discovered back in the 13th century. The total area of the hotel complex covers more than 2500 square meters. It is a unique combination of luxury accommodation, wellness amenities, thermal waters, medical centre, golf course, recently opened casino, banqueting and seminar facilities. Part of the construction is a palace dating back to the 18th century. All rooms in Grand Hotel Quellenhof are suites of 50 - 80 sq. m., huge bath rooms are equipped with TV sets. Among five restaurants located in the palace there is one meant specifically for women and offering dietary menu. Rooms are equipped with: bath or shower facilities, hair-dryer, deposit box, television with cable, minibar, fitness center

The VIP package is required for accommodation.

Grand Hotel Hof Ragaz 4****+

Hof Ragaz is one of the best four star hotels in Switzerland offering its guests the same facilities as its neighbour Grand Hotel Quellenhof. Hotel Hof Ragaz radiate an aura of stylishness, bringing the old hotel culture alive. Rooms are equipped with: bath or shower facilities, hair-dryer, deposit box, television with cable, minibar, fitness center

The Luxury package is required for accommodation.

Hotel Tamina 4****

This lovely and homely hotel is situated in the close vicinity to the thermal baths and also has a Chinese Medicine Centre. Rooms are equipped with: bath or shower facilities, hair-dryer, television with cable, minibar.

The Business package is required for accommodation.

Hotel Bristol 4****

A picturesque mansion reminding a medieval castle. Cosy and quite restaurant facing a beautiful garden offers a great range of national cuisine specialities. Rooms are equipped with: bath or shower facilities, hair-dryer, television with cable, minibar.

The Economy package is required for accommodation.

Mount Titlis

Mount Titlis is one of the tallest peaks in central Switzerland - 3,238 meters. The ride with the world's first revolving cable car takes 45 minutes. We will start from Engelberg which lies in a wild, romantic valley 1000 meters above sea level, in close proximity to Luzern. It's surrounded by eternal snow and ice, lofty mountain peaks, lush alpine meadows, cool mountain streams and thundering waterfalls. The first part of the journey runs from Engelberg to Tuebsee (1796m) in six persons gondolas, the next stage takes you from Tuebsee to Stand (2428m) in a cable car, and then from Stand you will be taken to the Titlis station by the Rotair (3020m). We will also visit the Ice grotto tunnelled through the mountain towards the peak of Titlis. You'll see the panorama of alpine peaks and breath pure mountain air. This is a good chance to rest and relax after the conference.

Liechtenstein Art Museum

The Princes of Liechtenstein have been collecting works of art since the early 17th century. The treasures of this private national art collection have been exhibited for the public, however, only since a few decades. The museum opened on 12 November 2002 and comprises works from very different regions and periods, and by very different artist.

Hofkellerei

The wine cellars are located adjacent to the Prince's vineyards. When you get there, you will have a chance to sample the product of the latest crop, and if you like what you taste, purchase a bottle of Pinot Noir with the label attesting to the grapes' royal heritage.

Payments can be made in rubles or other currencies (USD, EUR) by wire transfer or by cash. Sales tax at the rate of 5 % will be charged on cash payments.

GSL conference welcomed people from many countries and functioned as a forum for them to face each other and discuss prospect cooperation. What was the result of it all? This section will provide some answers to this question. Impressions, reminiscences, pictures, future trends and some business and analytical information.

Changes in the legislation of the British Virgin Islands: prospects and expectations, Speaker: Ayana Glasgow, representative of BVI Financial Services commission

Court Proceedings Involving Money Laundering and Financial Fraud in the United Kingdom

Changes in the British Virgin Islands International Business Companies Act of 1984. Due Diligence Rules within the Legal Practice of Registered Agents. Practical aspects, Speaker: Tom Ward, partner, Commonwealth Trust Limited, BVI

Taxation of Swiss companies : overview of ordinary rules and of privileged tax regimes, Speaker: Pierre-Alain Guillaume, Attorney, Oberson & Partners

Know Your Client Rules in the Day-to-day Operation of a Foreign Bank, Speaker: Peter Paul Prebil, Compliance Officer, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG

Fundamental issues of Money Laundering Control. Practices applied in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Speaker: Michael Lauber, Head of the FIU (Anti-Money Laundering Committee), Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Trust and Foundation: Theory and Practical Issues of Management, Speaker: Dr. Mario K. Frick, Partner, Advocatur Seeger, Frick & Partner, Ex-Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

Налогообложение и управление в свете вступления Кипра в Европейский Союз. Кристос П. Кинанис, KINANIS - PYRGOU + CO

Aspects of Formation, Management and Taxation of Liechtenstein Companies, Speaker: Roger Frick, partner, Allgemeines Treuunternehmen Vaduz, Liechtenstein