Publisher's Synopsis
The publication of the first edition of this work was a response to the growing internationalization of the affairs of high net-worth individuals and businessmen alike. It aimed to allow professional advisers to establish, quickly and easliy, which offshore location best met the specific requirements of their client's tax planning.;This revised second edition provides an update on the many legislative and other changes that have occurred in the most popular jurisdictions around the world. It also includes three new chapters - Cyprus, Mauritius and Turks and Caicos.;A comprehensive guide, it has been compiled by professional trust practitioners with experience of the statutory provisions governing trust establishment, management, operation, taxation and acceptance of trust law in the major offshore centres.;It provides analysis of the legislative conditions prevailing in each of the 14 international trust jurisdictions and covers The Hague Convention on trusts. It is supplemented by the addition, where appropriate, of the significant statutory provisions.;The work now covers the following offshore locations: Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Mauritius and Turks and Caicos. Each country chapter follows a common format, allowing comparison of trust jurisdictions.
