Family Succession Beyond the Will

In this episode, GloryHouse Wealth Management CEO Garth Hu speaks with Beibei Han, Partner and Head of Asian Business at Grant Thornton Australia, to explore the often-overlooked trust, tax, estate planning and asset protection issues behind family succession.

Why are some families able to preserve wealth across generations? Are assets held in a family trust truly protected? How can changes in marriage affect wealth distribution? And why do many wills become disconnected from the reality of a family’s assets and circumstances by the time they are needed?

Drawing on years of experience in cross-border tax and family structuring, Beibei shares the real challenges high-net-worth families often face when planning for succession. As she notes in the conversation, silence around tax structures and asset arrangements can itself become a source of risk.

True family succession is never only about distributing wealth. It is about long-term planning, risk management, family communication and the continuation of responsibility across generations.