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OTG publishes news, features and newsletters on the use of offshore trust structures. The full guide analyses key global issues relating to the offshore trust, and examines in detail the trust regimes in key jurisdictions. Please make use of our free trial access to explore the guide.

 

LATEST OTG SPECIAL FEATURE

Singapore Trusts

Singapore is not thought of as one of the world’s leading trust jurisdictions. But with its wealth management industry booming, and with trust business a key pillar of this sector, the city-state is rapidly becoming a favoured jurisdiction in which to form a trust, thanks to its favourable tax laws, strong confidentiality laws and reform of trust legislation in 2004.

Singapore is reputed to have the highest density of millionaires in the world so it is not surprising that the wealth management business has grown to become one of the city-state’s largest industries. The industry doesn’t not only serve a local client base of wealthy individuals however, and Singapore has benefited from a steady flow of assets from overseas as the wealthy, or at least their assets, decamp from traditional havens in Europe and the Americas.

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India Likely To Change Tax Law After Vodafone Case
3/2/2012
The Indian government is planning to include additional provisions in the forthcoming Direct Taxes Code in an attempt to avoid future court clashes with multinational companies like Vodafone.
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Osborne Urged To Slash UK Corporate Tax
3/2/2012
High corporation tax rates penalise the only organisations capable of driving economic recovery in the UK, according to the Centre for Policy Studies.
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Mourant Ozannes Opens Hong Kong Office
3/2/2012
Leading offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has opened an office in Hong Kong to provide clients and intermediaries with access to the firm's offshore legal services in an Asian time zone.
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Switzerland Yields To US Tax Demands
3/2/2012
Following mounting pressure from the US attorney’s office, Switzerland has finally handed over to US investigators comprehensive, encrypted, banking data pertaining to eleven Swiss banks, alleged to have aided wealthy Americans to evade US taxes amounting to billions of euros.
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E-Gaming Giant Applies For Jersey License
3/2/2012
The Jersey Gambling Commission has welcomed the application of Playtech, one of the world's leading eGaming software and content specialists, for a Remote Gambling licence.
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Liechtenstein's PM Welcomes Dawn Of New Tax Era
1/2/2012
Determined to portray a new and positive image of the Principality, Liechtenstein’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister Klaus Tschütscher has recently insisted that the age of so-called tax havens, jurisdictions deemed to be uncooperative in tax matters, is now over.
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Finance Malta Launches 'Sector Guides'
30/1/2012
Finance Malta, the public-private partnership set up to promote Malta's financial services sector, has launched a set of technical and promotional guides in support of local practitioners to aid prospective investors considering operations in Malta.
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Liechtenstein Aligns Investment Laws With EU
27/1/2012
The Liechtenstein government has recently adopted a proposal to amend the principality’s Securities Prospect Act, Disclosure Act, and Asset Management Act, to bring them into line with European Union guidelines.
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Guernsey Remains Leader In Non-UK Listings
27/1/2012
Guernsey remains home to more non-UK entities listed on the London Stock Exchange than any other jurisdiction globally, according to figures from the market authority.
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Merger Creates Russian 'Superbank'
25/1/2012
Sberbank of Russia and Troika Dialog have announced the closure of the deal to merge the two companies, in the process creating the largest banking institution in Russia, and one with ambitious plans to compete on the world stage.
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Guernsey Outlines 2012 Financial Sector Agenda
25/1/2012
Guernsey's Commerce and Employment Department has outlined its agenda for the forthcoming year, which includes concluding legislative programs to allow for the creation of Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Foundations in Guernsey.
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Guernsey Reports Inflow Of Insurance Companies
18/1/2012
The number of insurance licenses issued in Guernsey last year rose more than 50% compared to the previous 12 months, the Guernsey Finance Services Commission has reported.
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Malta Finance Centre In Good Shape
18/1/2012
Malta's efforts to establish itself as a dynamic, cost-efficient, financial services domicile is paying dividends, according to promotional agency MaltaFinance, which has highlighted that each of the island's financial services sectors, insurance, banking, trusts and funds, recorded solid performance during 2011.
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Double-Digit Growth For Manx Shipping Registry
12/1/2012
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has reported that Gross Registered Tonnage increased by 12% over 2011, evidence that vessel registration in the Isle of Man continues to be in high demand.
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Ogier First Offshore Law Firm In Luxembourg
13/1/2012
Ogier, a leading provider of international legal and fiduciary services, has announced plans to target new clients in Luxembourg with the establishment of legal and fiduciary businesses in the territory.
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The Report

Offshore Trusts Guide: Introduction

The History of Offshore Trusts
Development of Professional Competence in the Jurisdictions
What Future for the Trust?
The New Age of Transparency
The Swiss Association of Trust Companies
The Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners

Offshore Trusts Guide: Jurisdictions

Bahamas

Bahamas: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Bahamas: 2006 Private Trust Companies Legislation

Barbados

Barbados: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Barbados: Supervisory and Licensing Regime and Fees

Bermuda

Bermuda: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Bermuda: Supervisory and Licensing Regime and Fees

British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
British Virgin Islands: Special Trusts Act 2003
British Virgin Islands: The Trustee Act 2003
British Virgin Islands: :Supervisory and Licensing Regime and Fees
British Virgin Islands: New Laws on Private Trust Companies
British Virgin Islands: New Private Trust Company Regulations

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Cayman Islands: Supervisory and Licensing Regime and Fees

Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Cook Islands: Supervisory and Licensing Regime and Fees

Cyprus

Cyprus: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Cyprus: Supervision, Licensing and Tax

Gibraltar

Gibraltar: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Gibraltar: Legislation, Regulation and Supervision

Guernsey

Guernsey: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Guernsey: Trusts Law 2007

Isle of Man

Isle of Man: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Isle of Man: Supervisory and Licensing Regime
Isle of Man: Uses Clients and Tax Treatment

Jersey

Jersey: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Jersey: Supervisory and Licensing Regime
Jersey: Trusts Amendment Act 2006
Jersey: Foundations

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Liechtenstein: Regulation Supervision and Transparency
Liechtenstein: Characteristics of Liechtenstein Trusts
Liechtenstein: Foundations

Madeira

Madeira: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees

Malta

Malta: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Malta: The Trust and Trustees Act 2004

Mauritius

Mauritius: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Mauritius: Characteristics of the 2001 Trusts Act
Mauritius: Additional Provisions of the 2001 Trusts Act
Mauritius: Tax Treatment

Monaco

Monaco: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees

Nevis

Nevis: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees

Panama

Panama: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Panama: Requirements for Acting as Trust Company in Panama

Seychelles

Seychelles: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees

Turks & Caicos

Turks & Caicos: Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees
Turks & Caicos: The Voidable Dispositions Ordinance

Vanuatu

Vanuatu Legal Framework and Formation Rules and Fees