Full Description
Private trust companies play an increasingly important role in the wealth structures of many ultra-wealthy families, offering a high degree of control and flexibility in the administration of a family's trusts and the management of trust assets. Featuring chapters written by leading practitioners from firms including Appleby, McDermott, Will & Emery and Squire Patton Boggs, this edition fully explores the legal, regulatory and practical dimensions of forming and operating a private trust company.
The relevant law in prime jurisdictions including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey and key US states is thoroughly examined. In addition, content shines a light on organisational and operational issues such as designing a private trust company's ownership structure, implementing proper internal controls, outsourcing services and working with professional advisers. Important matters like coordinating with the family office, communicating with family, protecting privacy and handling disputes involving private trust companies are also tackled.
This second edition features:
a new chapter covering Guernsey;
regulatory developments in the Cayman Islands;
tax law changes in Hong Kong;
legislative developments in Wyoming and other US states;
recent cases relevant to private trust companies;
discovery disputes involving private trust companies; and
developments concerning beneficial ownership disclosure requirements in the United States and Europe.
This handbook is a comprehensive resource for lawyers, accountants, family office executives and others who advise families on private trust companies.
Contents
Introduction 7
Todd D Mayo
Wealth structuring strategist
Part I. Design and operation of private trust companies
Considerations when forming a private trust company 11
Todd D Mayo
Wealth structuring strategist
Ownership and governance structures 33
Vanessa Schrum
Appleby (Bermuda) Limited
Kathryn von Matthiessen
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Coordinating with the family office 45
Sara Schroter
Michelle L Wolfe
Meritus Trust Company Limited
Facilitating essential communication with family members 67
Babetta von Albertini
Institute for Family Governance
Helping hands: utilising service providers 89
Ryan M Harding
Garden Trust Company
Jonathan W Motto
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Internal controls 109
Elise J McGee
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Beneficial ownership registers: the balance between transparency and privacy 123
Paolo Panico
Private Trustees SA Teton Trust Company LLC
US tax and regulatory considerations 143
Osvaldo Garcia
JP Morgan Private Bank
Sasha Grinberg
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Dorothy Mehta
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
William S Schaaf
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Disputes involving private trust companies 171
Nicholas Holland
Joseph J Viviano
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Part II. Non-US jurisdictions
Bermuda 191
Ashley Fife
Keith Robinson
Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited
British Virgin Islands 201
Fraser Allister
Andrew Miller
Bedell Cristin
Cayman Islands 211
Fraser Allister
Andrew Miller
Bedell Cristin
Guernsey 221
Joanna Caen
Natasha Kapp
Carey Olsen (Guernsey) LLP
Hong Kong 231
Patricia Woo
Squire Patton Boggs
Jersey 241
Robert Dobbyn
Carey Olsen Jersey LLP
Sevyn Kalsi
Bedell Cristin Jersey Partnership
Part III. US jurisdictions
Florida 255
Christopher W Boyett
Nichole D Scott
John L Stansbury
Holland & Knight
Nevada 267
Thomas M Cota
Jason Nomsen
Matthew Tobin
SDTC Services of Nevada LLC
New Hampshire 281
Steven M Burke
Patrick O Collins
McLane Middleton
Todd D Mayo
Wealth structuring strategist
South Dakota 325
James Paladino
South Dakota Planning Company
Matthew Tobin
South Dakota Trust Company LLC
Tennessee 343
John M Bunge
Aaron B Flinn
Jill C Mastroianni
Holland & Knight (formerly with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis)
Wyoming 355
Christopher M Reimer
Amy M Staehr
Long Reimer Winegar LLP
About the authors 365
About Globe Law and Business 379
