Vivat Trust has a wealth of experience in providing solutions for private clients and professional advisers in all parts of the world.
We believe in active management and relationship building, rather than straightforward administration.
Our knowledge and experience enable us to design structures which meet the precise and particular needs and requirements of the individuals involved. We are independent, and so we are free to draw upon the most appropriate specialist expertise in all areas, including taxation, investment and legal advice and property consultancy.
While the Jersey Trust is a well known and respected vehicle for the safe settlement of assets, a number of alternative solutions are now available – some of which allow clients to retain greater involvement in their administration.
These are some examples of the choices which Vivat offers:
Trusts
For half a century Jersey has been a place where people have chosen to invest their wealth and, in many cases, they have used a trust structure.
Jersey’s reputation as one of the world’s top centres for trusts is well established: we have a robust and well-defined Trusts Law; an independent and respected judiciary which is able to understand and adjudicate on sophisticated trust issues and an effective regulator which monitors the work of all the island’s trust companies.
Vivat has formed Trusts in widely different circumstances for clients in all parts of the world and we have demonstrated that Trusts can be formed and tailored to meet almost any requirement.
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Foundations
The Jersey Foundation was launched in 2009. In doing so, Jersey became the first financial centre on the OECD’s white list to offer this adaptable product. Blending features of the successful Jersey Trust and the equally respected Jersey Company, a Foundation is a legal person (like a company) created by its founder, but without shareholders, administered by a council which is in turn supervised by a guardian. The council runs the Foundation with a view to implementing the wishes of the founder, which typically will relate to the holding of property or the distribution of property to persons or causes.
The Jersey Foundation has most commonly been used for private wealth management, succession planning and for charitable purposes. Vivat Trust specialises in designing tailor-made solutions which include using the Jersey Foundation to meet a client’s specific requirements.
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Private Trust Companies
A Private Trust Company is a company incorporated solely to act as a trustee of a trust or a group of related trusts. This company is not required to obtain a licence to conduct trust company business as long it fulfils certain criteria and it can be established on a fast track basis – if needed – within 24 hours.
Vivat Trust has considerable experience in establishing Private Trust Companies to fulfil the requirements of its clients.
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Family Limited Partnerships
Family Limited Partnerships, or FLPs, offer a way of ensuring that wealth is both protected and easily passed on to the next generation. FLPs have become more commonly used recently as a replacement for trusts because of changes in the United Kingdom’s inheritance taxation position relating to trusts and in recognition of their flexibility.
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New Registered Office Service
Jersey Registered Companies continue to be in demand from across the globe, yet financial service providers have difficulty in finding a reputable organisation willing to provide the essential services needed to maintain a company’s registered office because of stringent regulatory requirements.
The solution is now available at the Vivat Trust Group which has just started a specialist registered office service through its subsidiary, Vivat Services Limited. This document gives a brief description of our service. Please get in touch for more detailed information.
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