Trust Companies – A pinnacle of Financial Culture and the world’s most secure business vehicle

Through discreet registered shares and as a result of their structure, a vintage trust company allows you to carry out business operations with full efficiency. Ferocious competition and adminsitrative paperwork are two ever-present realities of any business, and particularly the private finance sector. Such ongoing scrutiny can become a cumbersome and frustrating liability on your operations, severely limiting your effectiveness to do business in whatever manner you see fit. This is why a trust company is the perfect vehicle for ensuring your anonymity and allowing you to conduct business operations with full discretion and minimal unnecessary paperwork. A trust company can accomplishes this through a two-pronged solution based on registered shares and corporate structure.

Trust Company Corporate Structure

Trust companies aim to assist their beneficiaries in protection and preservation of their entrusted assets, as well as to protect the interests of the shareholders. The concept of asset protection and preservation via the means of a Trust Company came to lifee parallel with the tradition of private banking which begun in Europe (particularly Switzerland) in the 1800’s. The idea of provate banking itself dates back at least to revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). Please be advised that all Trust Companies that may be presented by Bureau Fiduciaire Groupe will be fully compliant with all the stringent regulations and standards of European and Worldwide legislation and AML rules.

Some features of Trust Companies include:
• Traditionally minimal income, capital gains and withholding tax is levied on asset protection Trusts that operate under certain principle. This allows businesses to manage and grow their Trust’s assets in a tax-efficient manner.
• Debit and credit cards can be issued in the name of the trust thus allowing access to the funds held in the asset protection trust.
• Various assets – including cash, real estate, and securities – can be held by a Trust Company an additionally, asset protection trusts can also own other companies, allowing businesses to make efficient asset protection structures. Below is a list of what a Trust Company is capable of. It goes without saying that this list is not exhaustive – a Trust is the perfect business vehicle for a variety of activities:
• The power to loan and borrow money
• The power to issue SKR’s & promissory notes
• The power to engage in MTN’s transactions
• The power to trade and manage cryptocurrencies
• The power to issue cryptocurrencies and conduct an initial coin offering (ICO)
• The power to operate crypto-currency exchanges and manage customer wallets
• The power to issue and trade LC’s with will international banking institutions
• The power to open and maintain bank accounts, including trust, escrow, commercial, merchant accounts with any bank worldwide, including US based institutions.
• The power to open and maintain sub-accounts for third parties under the umbrella of the Trust
• The power to accept and invest funds on behalf of third party customers
• The power to offer and service a complete range of worldwide fiduciary services
• The power to participate in life insurance with fix or variable annuity or life settlements policy
• The power to acquire, develop, hold, sell, trade, exchange, dispose, mortgage of real property, precious metals as well as natural resources
• It may engage in the general leasing business, franchising, money funds, mutual funds, formation of general limited partnership, real estate investment trust.
• It may acquire and sell both private and commercial property worldwide
• Act as a holding company for banks, savings and loans, insurance companies, small business investments corporations and stock brokerage firms
• It may hold and own financial institutions worldwide, including banks, brokers, Forex, etc.
• Reinsurance for political risk/trade and premium financing
• The signature of any commercial paper, debt obligation, bonds, stocks, securities, subscription agreements, and any other evidence of ineptness document or agreement binding upon such terms and conditions as determined by this and its Trustees
• The power to deal in securities, commodities & fixed income brokerage
• The power of inventory financing
• The power to create correspondence banking relationships
• The power of collections
• The power to hold patents
• The power to make acquisitions
• The power to be registered in foreign countries
• The power to sell annuities
• The power to sell endowments
• The power to act as pension adviser
• The power to provide mortgage insurance
• The power to provide performance bond insurance
• The power to provide marine insurance
• The power to provide surety bond insurance
• The power to provide completion bond insurance
• The power to provide investment insurance Certain activities may of course be subject to additional licensing under the provisions of the relevant AML and/or financial conduct regulatory frameworks.

Trust Company Advantages
The realms of financial solutions and offshore institutions offer a bevy of choices, however there are only a handful of solutions for the smart and savvy business entrepreneur, as the majority of the available options may have a sparkling façade, but are unable to provide the promised benefits and stand the test of time. When looking closer at the available options it quickly becomes apparent that there is but one true paragon of discretion, security and financial liberty, able to deliver and bestow its owners with true and tangible benefits in here in now, as well as in the imminent and more remote future. Trust Companies provided by our network are organised around the principles of performing a wide range of discretionary fiduciary and financial services on behalf of and for their owners, while leveraging the paramount principles of the financial and banking system, all within a legal manner and compliant with the latest regulatory frameworks. Trust Companies are truly unique, build on a distinctive structure, a cornerstone and foundation of banking traditions, combining discretion with a peerless quality of service. They allow for each owner, shareholder and beneficiary to implement bespoke and uniquely tailored strategies based on their personal preferences and the business model and objectives they wish to pursue and foster. There are however a few “universal” advantages that an acquisition of a Trust Company imminently provides, and these include:

Enhanced Credibility
Using a Trust Company as the holding entity to your business operations lets you increase the credibility of any business, regardless of its field of operation or date of incorporation – and start winning over affluent clients and corporate customers straight away.

Privacy and Efficiency
Lower your profile and exposure and operate in full security, under the radar of the prying eyes of your competitors and adversaries. Protect yourself and your identity from theft and abuse, and create a safe and secure environment for your international commerce. Meanwhile, optimising your tax strategies are of paramount importance to a successful and beneficial business operation.

Peace of Mind Operate freely across financial, commercial and asset -ased markets across the globe, knowing that your capital, assets as well as future profits are safely and securely stored in the world’s safest and most secure financial locations, in some of the most renowned banking institutions, under the professional eyes of illustrious banking experts.

Asset Protection
Protect and preserve your assets both today as well as well as in the future for your posteriority. Whether in times of crisis, turbulence or during peace, a Trust Company offers a safe heaven and a refuge for all types of liquid as well as tangible assets to preserve their value on a fully secure and discretionary basis.

Control
Avoid cumbersome situations and red tape scenarios. Manage and administer all critical functions and banking arrangements in-house.

Portfolio Management
Manage your portfolios of securities, liquid, tangible and real estate assets and safely and securely create additional avenues of profit by leveraging the merits and position of a Trust Company and bolstering existing and new partner and client relationships while enhancing your corporate profile.

Exit Strategies
Whether looking to consolidate and increase the value of your business or businesses, or to simply capitalise on what you have already built, a Trust Company has the answer and solution ready at hand. • Centralise your existing businesses and interest under the umbrella of a Trust Company and list of some of the world’s eldest and most prestigious stock exchanges (Zurich, Vienna, Frankfurt, Berlin) creating a faster, smoother and less expensive exit strategy than could be found anywhere else. • Increase the value of your business and finance additional projects or an expansion strategy either through a more classical methodology (bond issuance and MTN’s) or a state-of-the-art (Blockchain, ICO’s) approach.

Certified Auditor Guarantees
Trust Companies are a rare and highly sought-after phenomenon in the realm of financial industry. Maintaining these entities debt-free and in good standing is the prime interest of every shareholder and beneficiary. Not all entities, however, have a confirmed track record without hidden debts or liabilities. It is a true challenge, and a thorough analytical process is required to identify and eliminate entities with tarnished reputations, or signs of malignant debts and/or liabilities. For the benefit of our clients we are proud to work in close collaboration with licensed audit firms. All of the due diligence as well as financial audits and study reports of corporate financial statements of trust companies that can be provided to our clients are meticulously conducted and composed by fully licensed professional and highly proficient accountants and auditors. In order to assure to our clients with absolute certainty that the offered entities are genuine Trust Companies in good standing since their incorporation and free of any past or present debts, arrears or liabilities, we work with among the few providers in the industry that offer a certified and confirmed Letter of Guarantee certified by a government Office of Debt and Solvency or equivalent.

Associated Auditing/Taxation Services

In many cases, a Trust Company operating outside of its host nation (e.g. no physical assets in the country, etc.) will not be liable to income and capital gains tax on income generated outside the country, and likewise withholding tax is generally levied on outside nationals. This makes Trust Companies the ideal solution for minimizing the tax burden of high value transactions, as well as for accepting, keeping, and managing the funds of third parties.
• In addition to the above benefits, we would be in a position to offersall necessary administrative services associated with the usage of Trust Companies
• Preparation of personal and corporate statutory tax declarations
• Assistance and advice in the interpretation of, and compliance with, Swiss and international tax laws
• Preparation and submission of applications for special tax rulings
• Acting as representatives on behalf of our clients, when meeting or corresponding with tax authorities
• Assistance with VAT (value added tax) legislation and preparation of returns
• Completion of social security returns, verification of assessments, filing of appeals
• Assistance and advice concerning international tax treaties
• Tax and estate planning