Stanbic IBTC Trustees advocates importance of estate planning
Stanbic IBTC Trustees has advised Nigerians to see estate planning as imperative to peaceful and orderly transfer of assets.
Speaking during a media briefing in Lagos, the Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Trustees Limited, Binta Max-Gbinije, said that estate planning is not targeted at only wealthy people, but something that everyone needs regardless of their financial clout or how simple or complex their familial affairs may be.
According to her, people generally shy away from the issue of death, this certainty is a fundamental part of life that should be recognized and planned for.
“We are all familiar with the issues that often arise upon death, with members of the family pitched against one another, this is often resolved by the courts. Sometimes after a prolonged litigation that would have been a drain on the time, energy and resources of everyone involved.
“This can be avoided with an estate plan which lets the individual decide how his or her assets are handled or distributed after their demise,” she stated.
She further identified some options available to make provisions for loved ones to include writing a Will, instituting a living trust, and gifting of assets (inter vivos), all of which facilitates orderly acquisition and transfer of assets.
However, Stanbic IBTC Trustees has been organizing and will continue to organize awareness forums through which the public and stakeholders will gain valuable insight on trusteeship services and how they can harness such services to their benefit.
The company, she said, has shareholders’ funds in excess of the statutory N300 million, and was incorporated six years ago to provide institutional trust and estate planning and administration services to facilitate inter-generational wealth transfer and protect the interest of parties and investors in a transaction.
Already, the company has launched a number of products in furtherance of its mission to provide world-class trusteeship services in Nigeria. Among them is the Stanbic IBTC Educational Trust (SET), an educational trust product that assists parents and guardians to provide sound education for their children and wards.
Meanwhile, the product offers numerous long-term benefits which assure beneficiaries of a brighter future through education and training as it will seek to ensure that the education of children is not truncated due to lack of financing, and make a reality the desire of parents or guardians to fulfill their dreams of giving their children the kind of education they desire or that the children deserve for a step in the right direction for a sound footing in life.
“Through the service, parents have an opportunity to make contributions towards funding the education of their children whether it is primary, secondary, tertiary or even post-graduate education,” she stated.
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