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The Benefits of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Broad and Cassel
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") is a defined contribution employee benefit plan that invests primarily in.
China's Telecommunications Industry: The New Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and Foreign Investment Opportunities
Morrison & Foerster LLP
This article discusses a decision by the 9th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China to reorganize various ministries, reducing the total number from 40 to 29. This will especially effect the communication industry.
Avoiding Unsound Investments
David Unkovic of Saul Ewing LLP
Every five or ten years, a group of local governments loses a significant amount of money in unwise investments and.
Shanghai Bound: New Regulations Seek to Attract Regional HQs
Ron Rongwei Cai of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
On July 20 2002, the Shanghai municipal government issued the Encouragement for Foreign Multinational Companies Establishing Regional Headquarters Tentative Provisions (the Tentative Provisions). With their issuance, Shanghai seeks to make itself attractive as a centre for international business, but how inviting are the provisions in the new law?
Questions You Should Ask About Your Investments
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
List of questions prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission for consumers regarding what they should ask about their investments and what to do if they encounter problems.
The Nuts and Bolts of Unit Investment Trusts

The author acknowledges the substantial contribution of Lita M.Dwight in the preparation of this outline.
Current Developments in Latin America
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
In recent years, foreign investor interest in Mexican real estate has focused on hotels in the many beach reso.
Finance in Illinois
Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd.
In almost every session of the General Assembly in recent years, legislation has emerged which requir.
Wyoming Goes "Prudent Investor"
Stephen H. Cypen of Cypen & Cypen
The Wyoming Legislature has approved a "prudent investor" standard that will allow state trust funds grea.
Estate Planning Update
Pepper Hamilton LLP
This update contains the following articles: Make annual exclusion gifts before December 31; Pennsylvania adopts the prudent investor rule; Asset protection trusts; Have you contributed to a Roth IRA or converted from a traditional IRA in the last five years; New legislation changes Pennsylvania Power of Attorney; The total return trust; Rules change on taxability of group term benefits and the supporting organization.
Revocable Trusts

A revocable trust enables you to designate either yourself, another person or a professional (such as a bank or oth.
Trust Companies
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
The recent surge in popularity of the trust company as a vehicle for the delivery of professional investment m.
Employee Investment in Private Funds
Igor Panshensky of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Last year, the SEC gave various employees of a private investment company or its manager essentially a "f.
Self-directed Investment Options in 401(k) Plans: Legal and Fiduciary Issues
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
What is a Self-Directed Option? As an extension of the continuing trend toward expanded participant investment .
Now That 404(c) Is Here, What Do I Do with It?
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
The Department of Labor issued final regulations under section 404(c) of ERISA at the end of 1992, effective for 1.
Sovereign Wealth, Private Equity, and Hedge Funds ... Oh My
Jeffrey Ballabon 1
Americans have long exhibited a suspicion of concentrated pools of capital controlled by small groups of people. During convulsive economic times, with little understanding as to the causes and great fear as to the effects of the turmoil, we have tended to the diversion of scapegoating paranoia.
Investment Boom in Italy's Golden Triangle

Lombard, the English-language Italian business magazine, reports (November, 1999) that: "Leading private-equity inv.
Summary Of Proposed Pennsylvania Investment Bill September 2000 Draft
David Unkovic of Saul Ewing LLP
The September 2000 draft of the proposed bill entitled the Local Government Investment Reform Act was generated by .
Offshore Trusts and Offshore Personal Holding Companies
Marini & Associates, P.A.
In recent years, an increasing number of families have established Offshore Trusts and Offshore .
Innovative Uses of ESOPs In Estate Planning For Business Owners
Louis H. Diamond of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. What Is An ESOP? A. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP.
Current Opportunities for Hospitality Industry in Asia
John H. Steed of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
The Asian economic crisis that began last fall, as well as Japan's lingering economic stagnation following col.
The Department of Labor Issues "A Look at 401(k) Plan Fees"
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
On July 1, 1998, the Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration issued an educational bookl.

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