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The '''Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners''' is the professional body for the trust and estate profession, which "blatantly promotes tax haven activity" according to some.<ref>[http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/10/14/the-abuse-of-charity Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK], accessed Feb 2009</ref>
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The '''Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners''' is the professional body for the trust and estate profession, which "blatantly promotes tax haven activity" according to some.<ref>[http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2008/10/14/the-abuse-of-charity Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK], accessed Feb 2009</ref>  
  
It is headquartered in London but has a local branch network which spans 33 countries, including many offshore centres: Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Isle of Man and Jersey.
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Founded in 1991, it is headquartered in London but has a local branch network which spans 33 countries, including many offshore centres: [[Cayman Islands]], [[British Virgin Islands]], the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], [[Bermuda]], [[Isle of Man]] and [[Jersey]].
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As of the end of 2010 STEP had nearly 16,000 members in 66 countries. <ref> STEP, Annual Review 2010, accessed Sept 2011 </ref>
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
[[David Harvey]], Chief Executive
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* [[Michael Young]], STEP Chairman
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* [[Nick Jacob]], Deputy Chairman
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* [[Gavin St Pier]], Deputy Chairman
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* [[Larry Frostiak]], Treasurer
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* [[David Harvey]], Chief Executive
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* [[Keith Johnston]] Director of Policy and Communications
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* [[George Hodgson]], Head of Policy,
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* [[Daniela Osborne]], PR and Communications Executive,
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Former staff:
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*[[Jacob Rigg]], Head of Philanthropy at STEP Worldwide (circa 2009) <ref> Dr Thomas A Wach, [http://www.stepjournal.org/default.aspx?page=1274 A better way of doing good], Step Journal, April 2009, acc 28 Sept 2011 </ref> Head of Policy (circa 2008), former press and parliamentary officer (2008), 'lobbyist' <ref> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jacob-rigg/9/a4/75b Jacob Rigg], Linkedin] acc 28 September 2011 </ref>
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==Lobbyists==
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*[[Cicero Consulting]] provided only UK public affairs monitoring services in the 1 Sep-30 Nov 2010 quarter. <ref> APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010 and APPC Register Entry for 1 March 2011 to 31 May 2011 </ref>
  
 
==Contacts==
 
==Contacts==
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SW1P 1RT
 
SW1P 1RT
  
www.step.org
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http://www.step.org
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category: Financial sector lobbying]]
 
[[Category: Financial sector lobbying]]
 
[[Category:Corporate Lobby Groups]]
 
[[Category:Corporate Lobby Groups]]
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[[Category:Tax avoidance]]

Latest revision as of 04:16, 8 October 2012

The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners is the professional body for the trust and estate profession, which "blatantly promotes tax haven activity" according to some.[1]

Founded in 1991, it is headquartered in London but has a local branch network which spans 33 countries, including many offshore centres: Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, Isle of Man and Jersey.

As of the end of 2010 STEP had nearly 16,000 members in 66 countries. [2]

People

Former staff:

  • Jacob Rigg, Head of Philanthropy at STEP Worldwide (circa 2009) [3] Head of Policy (circa 2008), former press and parliamentary officer (2008), 'lobbyist' [4]

Lobbyists

  • Cicero Consulting provided only UK public affairs monitoring services in the 1 Sep-30 Nov 2010 quarter. [5]

Contacts

Artillery House (South) 11 - 19 Artillery Row London SW1P 1RT

http://www.step.org

References

  1. Richard Murphy of Tax Research UK, accessed Feb 2009
  2. STEP, Annual Review 2010, accessed Sept 2011
  3. Dr Thomas A Wach, A better way of doing good, Step Journal, April 2009, acc 28 Sept 2011
  4. Jacob Rigg, Linkedin] acc 28 September 2011
  5. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010 and APPC Register Entry for 1 March 2011 to 31 May 2011