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UK property tax changes: “de-enveloping” or a use of a trust?

  • Harney Westwood & Riegels
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  • British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom
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  • January 18 2013

It has long been popular for high net-worth people who are not domiciled in the United Kingdom ("non-doms") to form an offshore company, often in the

BVI trusts: an overview

  • Harney Westwood & Riegels
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  • British Virgin Islands
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  • November 7 2012

A trust is a legal relationship created when a person (the settlor) places assets under the control of another person (the trustee) for the benefit of beneficiaries or a specific purpose

BVI trusts: private trust companies

  • Harney Westwood & Riegels
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  • British Virgin Islands
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  • November 7 2012

Since 2007, it has been possible in BVI to establish a Private Trust Company which may act as trustee of trusts without the need to obtain a BVI trust licence as long as certain conditions are satisfied

BVI trusts: VISTA trusts

  • Harney Westwood & Riegels
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  • British Virgin Islands
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  • November 2 2012

The Virgin Islands Special Trusts Act (“VISTA”) came into force on 1 March 2004 and was introduced in order to allow a shareholder to establish a BVI trust over a BVI company which disengages the trustee from administrative and managerial responsibility in relation to that BVI company

Having your cake and eating it how to retain settlor control in BVI and Cayman trust structures

  • Harney Westwood & Riegels
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  • British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands
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  • April 27 2012

The BVI and the Cayman Islands have both been long viewed as attractive and sophisticated jurisdictions for offshore trust and corporate structuring by Asian clients and their professional advisors

British Virgin Islands private trust company legislation

  • Harney Westwood & Riegels
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  • British Virgin Islands
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  • June 17 2011

As of 1st August 2007, unlicensed private trust companies are now permitted in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”

A guide to the Financial Services (Exemptions) Regulations, 2007 the private trust company regulations

  • Harney Westwood & Riegels
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  • British Virgin Islands
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  • June 17 2011

This Guide is intended to explain the requirements to obtain and maintain private trust company status under the Financial Services (Exemptions) Regulations, 2007 (the “Regulations”

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