Fiduciary structures can be used to help clients achieve a wide range of objectives, such as to manage and enhance wealth, protect it from adverse political and economic conditions, ensure that specific succession plans are achieved, or a combination of any of these aims. We outline below how some of the more commonly employed structures […]
In this episode of New Horizons, Associate Director Donna Brehaut looks into the advantages and benefits of Foundations in wealth planning.
Director Philip Radford talks about ESG investing and what we do for clients looking to invest in the ESG market, and how the next generation can achieve their philanthropic goals and uphold their family values.
A recent Grand Court of the Cayman Islands decision provides valuable guidance on the expectations of a trustee in complex cases. Key points What is the issue? The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands recently blessed a trustee’s momentous decision to distribute the trust fund to a small number of the discretionary beneficial class, who […]
The major players in the market for UK property investment have changed over the last few decades, from the state, government and wealthy individuals to institutional investors, private equity and sovereign wealth funds. There has also been a large increase in the number of overseas investors. Guernsey has long been popular with private individuals and […]
Saffery Trust has announced the promotion of Philip Radford and Paul Tucknott to the board of Saffery Holdings Limited, which has strategic responsibility for the firm’s offshore business headquartered in Guernsey and with offices in Geneva and Dubai. Philip Radford is a Director in Guernsey and leads a team which establishes, administers and manages a variety […]
Saffery Trust has launched a new offering in the Cayman Islands, one of the world’s leading offshore financial centres. Saffery Trustee Company (Cayman) Limited (STCCL) will provide Cayman trust and corporate services as a registered controlled subsidiary of a licensed Cayman trust company. Such services will be in conjunction with Saffery Trust fiduciary professionals in […]
Just over a year ago, in a letter to the New York Times, Swiss entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss pledged a cool US$1bn to environmental conservation projects, the largest donation to such causes ever made by one person. The news was eye-catching for several reasons: the sheer amount committed, its purpose and the timing – just as demand for […]
Saffery Trust and their advisors secured approval from the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands for a “momentous decision” concerning the liquidation of a complex and high value trust. Saffery Trust managed and administered a dynastic wealth structure established to manage certain assets and business affairs of the late patriarch of a Middle Eastern family […]
