1. DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS/AMANAH BUDI BICARA
 DEFINISI:Trustswhere propertyisconveyedtotrusteestobe heldbythemontrust
to applythe income or the capital or bothfor the benefitof the membersof aclass
of beneficiariesinsuchproportionsasthe trusteesshall,intheirabsolutediscretion
thinkfit.
 3 SEBABWUJUD
1. Bagi membolehkanbeneficiariesmenghadapi keadaan2yangtidakdiduga
2. Melindungi hartadrpdbeneficiariesyangboros
3. Utk elaktrust propertymenjadi asetuntukmenghapuskankebankrapan.
 TYPES
o Exhaustive DT:DT YANG LENGKAP- Doc agreementyanglengkapttgtrusttu
 Trustee mustdistribute all income accruingtothe trustproperty;
 Trustee cannotaccumulate eitherthe interestorthe capital of the
TP;
 Trustee discretionisinthe proportiontobe giventoeach
beneficiary.
o Non-exhaustive DT:
 Trustee can accumulate trustbenefitsandhisdiscretionliesinthe
fact that he can determine whothe beneficiaryisandthe portionor
beneficial interestof the beneficiaries.
 Trustee have an expresspowertoaccumulate income.
2. PROTECTIVE TRUSTS/ AMANAH PERLINDUNGAN
 Trust designedtoprotectthe trustproperty.Itprotectsthe assetsof the settlorin
hisor her lifetime fromthe effectof eventssuchassettlor’sbankruptcy,divorce or
tax protection.
 What? –a device for a settlor who wishes to protect his property against :
o A wasteful orfinanciallyirresponsible beneficiary;
o Alienationorbankruptcyof sucha beneficiary.
 In the US –knownas the ‘spend-thrifttrust’.
 Undang2 Malaysia:
o A protective trustinvolvesthe creationof a ‘determinable
interest’(kepentinganyangdiduga/ditentukan) (asopposedtoconditional
interest) infavourof athird party;coupledwiththe provisionforagiftover
to the trusteestoholdon discretionarytrustinfavourof a class uponthe
occurrence of certaindeterminableevents;
o Define alsoinSection38 of the Trustee Act 1949
DETERMINABLE INTEREST
o A can use my car ‘until’he buysone himself whereuponthe cargoesto hiswife C;
o A can use my car until he changeshisnationalitywhereuponthe cargoesto hiswife
C;
CONDITIONALINTEREST
o A can use my car on conditionthathe doesnot buya new one,if he buys a new one
thenthe car goesto hiswife C;
o A can use my propertyonconditionthathe doesnot change hisnationality….;

Discretionary & protective trusts

  • 1.
    1. DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS/AMANAHBUDI BICARA  DEFINISI:Trustswhere propertyisconveyedtotrusteestobe heldbythemontrust to applythe income or the capital or bothfor the benefitof the membersof aclass of beneficiariesinsuchproportionsasthe trusteesshall,intheirabsolutediscretion thinkfit.  3 SEBABWUJUD 1. Bagi membolehkanbeneficiariesmenghadapi keadaan2yangtidakdiduga 2. Melindungi hartadrpdbeneficiariesyangboros 3. Utk elaktrust propertymenjadi asetuntukmenghapuskankebankrapan.  TYPES o Exhaustive DT:DT YANG LENGKAP- Doc agreementyanglengkapttgtrusttu  Trustee mustdistribute all income accruingtothe trustproperty;  Trustee cannotaccumulate eitherthe interestorthe capital of the TP;  Trustee discretionisinthe proportiontobe giventoeach beneficiary. o Non-exhaustive DT:  Trustee can accumulate trustbenefitsandhisdiscretionliesinthe fact that he can determine whothe beneficiaryisandthe portionor beneficial interestof the beneficiaries.  Trustee have an expresspowertoaccumulate income. 2. PROTECTIVE TRUSTS/ AMANAH PERLINDUNGAN  Trust designedtoprotectthe trustproperty.Itprotectsthe assetsof the settlorin hisor her lifetime fromthe effectof eventssuchassettlor’sbankruptcy,divorce or tax protection.  What? –a device for a settlor who wishes to protect his property against : o A wasteful orfinanciallyirresponsible beneficiary; o Alienationorbankruptcyof sucha beneficiary.  In the US –knownas the ‘spend-thrifttrust’.  Undang2 Malaysia: o A protective trustinvolvesthe creationof a ‘determinable interest’(kepentinganyangdiduga/ditentukan) (asopposedtoconditional interest) infavourof athird party;coupledwiththe provisionforagiftover to the trusteestoholdon discretionarytrustinfavourof a class uponthe occurrence of certaindeterminableevents; o Define alsoinSection38 of the Trustee Act 1949 DETERMINABLE INTEREST o A can use my car ‘until’he buysone himself whereuponthe cargoesto hiswife C; o A can use my car until he changeshisnationalitywhereuponthe cargoesto hiswife C; CONDITIONALINTEREST o A can use my car on conditionthathe doesnot buya new one,if he buys a new one thenthe car goesto hiswife C; o A can use my propertyonconditionthathe doesnot change hisnationality….;