Department profile
Butterfield

Trust Companies

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Cayman Islands


Butterfield

About

Provided by Butterfield

The Cayman Islands is a leading international jurisdiction for trust structuring, valued for its flexible legislation, stability, experienced courts and sophisticated professional infrastructure. Its distinctive STAR trusts regime supports family, charitable and purpose-led planning, enabling highly customised governance and versatile long-term fiduciary arrangements.

Our wealth-structuring services encompass trusts and foundations designed to preserve, protect and transfer wealth across generations. Solutions include estate and succession planning, charitable giving and purpose vehicles, supported by comprehensive governance, compliance and accounting.

We provide family-office support covering tax and estate planning, alternative-investment administration, consolidated reporting, entity governance and efficient multi-jurisdictional operations.

Our philanthropy and impact-investing services help families and foundations establish and administer charitable foundations, private funds and strategies aligned with their values and long-term objectives.

We also structure and administer luxury and complex assets, including yachts, aircraft, artwork, classic cars and country estates.

For corporate and institutional clients, we provide entity incorporation and management, employee benefit trusts, retirement plans, director services and customised fiduciary and administrative arrangements.

Chambers Review

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Trust Companies - Cayman Islands

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Butterfield is a standout name in the offshore trusts market and provides a wide range of trust and foundation services to private and institutional clients. It also advises on philanthropy and estate planning matters.

Strengths

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  • Butterfield is an institutional trustee with bank backing. They are very good on the commercial side, particularly for big structures that have businesses underpinning them.

    Trust Companies respondentHigh Net Worth

Members

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  • Fiona Crellin

    Head of Department

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