Financial adviser Martin Hawes talks to Kathryn Ryan about the questions that need to be asked of Family Trusts ahead of a looming law change. The new Trusts Act kicks in on 30th January 2021. So what are the pros and cons ?
Martin Hawes is the author of Family Trusts: The Must-Have New Zealand Guide.
His first book on the subject, The New Zealand Guide to Family Trusts was the best-selling book in the country in 1995 and 1996 when trusts were at the height of their popularity.