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The Executive Committee of the Association for the Support and Development of Trust Funds, z.s. (“APRSF”) informs the trustees of existing trust funds about the possible impacts of the new Act on the Registration of Beneficial Owners, which will enter into force on 1 June this year. According to the association, trustees should take precautionary […]

Together with CAK and STEP, APRSF is proud to be a partner in this event on 13 November.  Click here for the full invitation

This is just to bring you up to date on some of the work your association is currently doing on your behalf.  At the moment, the board is focusing on three areas: The Evidence skutečných majitelů Regulation of the trustee sector / Possible roles for company trustees Blind Trusts Recent discussions and meetings with the […]

Today, Petr Jakubec and Vítězslav Hruška, as representatives of the APRSF, took part in discussion on the Bill on the Registration of Beneficial Owners. This happened at the invitation of the Senate Temporary Commission for draft audit reports. The purpose of this law is to transpose the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive into Czech law. It […]

As another ‘value add’ for our members, we have decided to introduce membership certificates.  These will be issued to paid up members of the association soon. Our members are already able to highlight the professionalism associated with APRSF membership through the use of the APRSF logo on website and other communications.  We hope the new […]

We have built an online shared resource centre for members. On this site you will find news related to SF, case studies, court decisions and a range of other resources to make your work with SF easier. As our community grows so will the range of content in the resource centre. It is meant to […]

The APRSF issued a Press Release on 25 June 2020: The newly elected APRSF Committee met for the first time.  It discussed the law on the registration of beneficial owners and the law on investment companies and investment funds. The full text of the press release is here (in Czech)

The APRSF Executive Board has issued a press release on the draft law on Beneficial Ownership. The full text of the press release is available here (in Czech).

The General Meeting of our Association will be held in the near future. In view of the current situation, the meeting may be held using ‘per rollam’ based on newly adopted legislation.  Full details will follow soon in a separate communication. However, in the meantime we would like to highlight to you the opportunity for […]

Dear APRSF Members, I am sure that in the current serious situation, you are doing your utmost to lead your businesses, clients and business partners through this critical period with minimum harm, and aiming to resume your standard operations as soon as possible. The APRSF Board is also working to pass through this period successfully […]