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Butterfield

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Butterfield

About

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Firm Overview

Butterfield has been in the business of establishing and administering fiduciary structures for our clients since the advent of international trust legislation more than 80 years ago, and delivers services to international clients through independent companies based in Bermuda, The Caribbean (The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands), Guernsey, Singapore and Switzerland, which together have responsibility for USD 131.1 billion in assets. Butterfield operates as a genuinely independently minded fiduciary specialist but benefits from the financial strength, substance and disciplines of the Butterfield Group.

Main Areas of Practice

Private client services

Our services are carefully crafted to meet specific requirements and to take advantage of the unique solutions and legislation available in our key locations globally. They include:

  • Trusts
    • Discretionary
    • Charitable
    • Purpose
    • Reserved/Directed Powers
    • STAR (Cayman Islands)
    • Shariah Compliant
  • Company Formation and Administration
  • Partnerships
  • Private Trust Companies
  • Foundations

Institutional client services

Our services for institutional clients are equally tailored to respond to specific requirements from our key locations. They include:

  • Trusts / Purpose
  • Partnerships
  • Investment Companies
  • Employee Benefit Trusts
  • Unit Trusts
  • Segregated Account Companies
  • Private Funds
  • Tailored Administration Arrangements

Industries (5)

  • HNWI
  • Private Client
  • Trust
  • Institutional
  • Wealth Planning

Chambers Review

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Trust Companies - Singapore

Spotlight

What the Team is Known For
Butterfield Trust advises high net worth clients on complex trusts and other wealth-holding structures for luxury assets. It is well recognised in the Singapore trusts market and key offshore jurisdictions. Having acquired the Credit Suisse's trust offering, they are a strong player in this market.
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Strengths

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  • It one of the best and largest non-bank owned trust companies with the largest revenues as an independent trustee. We work with them on complex structures.

    Trust Companies respondentHigh Net Worth

  • With their market activity acquiring legacy trust structures, they have clearly built a huge book of business and are entrenched in the market as a key player.

    Trust Companies respondentHigh Net Worth

Members

Provided by Butterfield

  • Mark Florance

    Head of Department

  • Mark Farrell

  • Elizabeth Chong

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