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Wealthy Russians spurn succession planning

National history and current volatility may have taught rich Russians to avoid long-term thinking

A generation of wealthy Russian entrepreneurs are in danger of seeing their fortunes eroded as a result of inadequate succession and wealth transfer planning, according to a new survey.

In a survey of 25 Russian multimillionaires commissioned by Swiss bank UBS, over half of respondents do not currently involve family members in their businesses, while nearly three quarters admitted that family members do not have a stake currently, nor would they be entitled to have one in the future.

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