Reform of Trust-system to Use Trusts in a Mature Society

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26380154
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	New fields of law
Research Institution	Nanzan University
Principal Investigator	SATO Tsutomu 南山大学, 法学部, 教授 (50513587)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	信託法 / 金融商品取引法 / 高齢化社会 / 福祉型信託 / 情報の開示制度 / 信託規制法 / 信託 / 開示制度 / 信託受益権の性質 / 受託者の裁量権 / インフラ・ファンド / 民事信託 / 信託の受益権 / 指図権者
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Through an exploration of the arguments in the U.S., the U.K. and Japan in regards to (i)Duty and power of person authorized to give directions and trustee, (ii)trustee's discretion and qualification for attachment of beneficiary, which is the important function of trust in aging society, and (iii)disclosure of information of trust funds, the author studies in what way the trust-system is using in regards to that issues concerning "restoration of the Tohoku region", "rehabilitation of aging infrastructure", and "aging society".