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What assortment of Trusts can one set up under the CPF Trust Fund? Advanced Healthcare trust: that allows decisions to be made on settlor’s behalf with regard to healthcare and life support decisions as per the settlor’s instructions. CPF Imara offers a broad range of fiduciary services including trust services for individuals and institutional clients. Our innovative solutions are tailored to suit the unique needs of clients by providing the following variety of trusts namely; Financial Durable Power of Attorney: this grants authority to someone else to manage the settlor’s financial affairs when incapacitated. The Special Needs Trust: that ensures a lifetime provision for physically & mentally challenged beneficiaries. The Spousal Income trust: that allows surviving spouse discretion to control and name beneficiaries after settlor’s death. The Asset Protection Trust: that mitigates against divorce, litigation and bankruptcy as the property ownership is separated from the settlor/beneficiary in the event they are sued. Life Time Trust for Heirs: that protects assets from others through marriage, divorce, creditors, joint ownership, bankruptcy or judgements which takes effect upon death of the settlor. Assignment of Personal Property: Transfer of tangible and intangible property which do not necessarily have title documents but are of sentimental value to the settlor. Life Insurance: The Trust is named as the beneficiary of the policy with instructions on distribution to actual beneficiaries on maturity of the policy. Charitable Remainder: a charitable trust where the settlor receives an annual income from the trust and the remainder of at least 10% of the original value must be transferred to charity upon the settlor’s demise. Generation Skipping: this type of trust preserves settlor’s assets for several generations with the advantage of appreciation of investment while saving on taxes, protection from creditors. Welfare/Benevolent Funds: this particular trust administers funds on behalf of collective groups with a common agenda towards the members’ welfare and support in alleviation of human suffering. How can one get started? Setting up a CPF Imara Trust is simple. We normally employ two stages when it comes to setting up a trust: Select the type of arrangement/trust you need and give instructions to create the trust; and Give written instructions on how to deal with funds/assets in the event of your untimely demise (Grant Letter). For feedback or any more discourse on this piece please drop us a line at: Info@marketingafrica.co.ke.