Trust Companies

Firm Overview

Butterfield Trust (Switzerland) is licensed by the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority and is a full member of the Swiss Association of Trust Companies. Butterfield Trust has been in the business of establishing and administering fiduciary structures since the advent of international trust legislation more than 80 years ago, and delivers services 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 Trust 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 and 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 and include:

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