Alexandria provides its clients with comprehensive and personalized trustee and corporate administration services, including the provision of a company's registered office, corporate director and secretary, accounting services, and the maintenance of corporate records and regulatory filings.

In its Barbados and Cayman offices, Alexandria’s Trust and Corporate Services Teams administer a wide range of entities, including those listed below.


Trusts

• Discretionary and Non-Discretionary Trusts
• Charitable & non-charitable purpose trusts (STAR)
• Private Trust Companies
• Employee Benefit Trusts

Corporate & Other Entities

• Exempted Companies
• International Business Companies (IBC)
• Resident or non-resident companies
• Segregated Portfolio Companies
• Companies Limited by Guarantee
• Foundations
• Special Purpose Vehicles

For many wealthy families and individuals, trusts and corporate entities form an important part of the estate and wealth management planning process. Some common reasons to use an offshore structure include: asset protection from unforeseen potential litigation or creditors; planning around the transition of assets upon death; and to manage unwanted local knowledge of family wealth in jurisdictions where violence or kidnappings is a common concern.

For those deciding whether a Cayman or Barbados structure would benefit them we would be pleased to facilitate a discussion with you and your advisors. In the meantime, we suggest the following:

Why Barbados? Its extensive treaty network has made Barbados a favoured jurisdiction for holding non-financial assets such as intellectual property, closely held private company shares and real estate. Barbados also has a very favourable tax regime while being recognized on the OECD approved list of jurisdictions that have substantially internationally agreed tax standards.

Why Cayman? Modern trust and company laws have made the Cayman Islands the leading jurisdiction for structures designed for international corporate and estate planning. The Cayman Islands does not impose direct taxes on its residents. There are no income, capital gains or probate taxes and distributions made to non-residents are free of any form of withholding tax.