UAE Estate Planning: RAK ICC CEO Sandra Marie Louw on Foundations, Asset Protection & Wills | Ep: 30

Foundations are NOT just for billionaires. In the UAE, a family foundation can protect your assets, avoid probate delays, and create continuity for your heirs. In this episode, RAK ICC CEO Sandra Low breaks down how UAE foundations work, who should use them, DIFC vs ADGM vs RAK ICC, privacy and asset-protection features (“firewalls”), tax treatment for family foundations, and a key update on owning Dubai real estate via a RAK ICC foundation.

What you’ll learn
1. Wills vs Foundations: when you need both
2. Founder / Council / Beneficiaries / Guardian — roles that actually matter
3. Bank accounts & property: why probate freezes hurt families
4. Privacy & protection: public register differences, non-recognition of foreign judgments
5. Direct/indirect property ownership structures and the latest DLD alignment
6. Tax angle: how family foundations are treated as flow-through for personal-type income
7. For expats: protecting assets today, and when you eventually move back home

If you care about your family’s future, this is the playbook.
👀 Watch next: Wills in the UAE — Complete Beginner’s Guide (link in cards)
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📖 Chapters

00:00 What is a UAE Foundation? (trust + company, in plain English)
02:15 Who should consider one? (real-estate owners, company shareholders, expats)
06:10 Wills vs Foundations: probate, continuity & guardianship
10:35 Inside the structure: Founder, Council, Beneficiaries, Guardian
15:40 DIFC vs ADGM vs RAK ICC — privacy, courts, flexibility
21:10 Asset protection “firewalls” & foreign judgments
25:20 Dubai real estate via foundation — RAK ICC x DLD update
30:05 Bank accounts, company shares, IP — what a foundation can hold
34:20 Family foundation tax treatment (flow-through basics)
38:15 Governance tips: choosing council members vs child guardians
43:10 Key takeaways & next steps


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