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CISA Trust Company
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CISA Trust Company

High Net Worth 2025

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High Net Worth

Leading firm in High Net Worth 2025

Overview

Provided by CISA Trust Company

  • CEO: John J. Ryan, Jr.
    Number of lawyers: 10
    Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish

    Firm Overview:
    CISA Trust was founded in Geneva in 1972. It is one of Switzerland’s oldest independent trust companies. It has been providing bespoke trust and fiduciary services to an international HNW clientele for over 50 years. The firm’s clients are mostly families resident in various regions of the world including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and Latin America. CISA Trust offers a global presence with offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tortola, British Virgin Islands and a marketing and liaison office in Miami, Florida.

    Main Areas of Practice:
    Trust Services
    Company Management Services
    Wealth Planning
    Accounting
    CRS & FATCA

    Trust Services:
    CISA Trust provides tailor-made trust services. The firm typically accepts into trust a number of different asset classes, including portfolio investments, operating companies, real estate, art collections, aircraft and yachts, etc.

    Contact: John J. Ryan, Jr.
    Tel: +41 22 734 55 50
    Email: [email protected]

    Company Management Services:
    CISA Trust offers a complete range of incorporation services, as well as ongoing corporate secretarial and administrative services in all relevant jurisdictions. CISA Trust offers these services directly in jurisdictions where it maintains offices, and through vetted agents where it does not.

    The firm’s incorporation services conform to the highest standards of corporate services and include the formation of corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), local registered agent and registered office services, and the provision of officers and directors.

    CISA Trust’s ongoing corporate administration services include the provision of local directors, the maintenance of minute books and the coordination of local filings to keep companies in good legal standing within their jurisdictions of incorporation.

    Contact: John J. Ryan, Jr.
    Tel: +41 22 734 55 50
    Email: [email protected]

    Wealth Planning:
    CISA Trust offers a team of international wealth planners who works alongside the firm’s clients and their professional advisors to determine the most suitable wealth planning structures for individuals and families, bearing in mind the country of residence of the settlor and beneficiaries, as well as the nature and situs of the assets to be held in trust, and the objectives of the settlor.In addition, CISA Trust works regularly with an extensive network of lawyers, accountants and tax and financial advisors covering all the jurisdictions where its clients or prospects are based.

    Contact: John J. Ryan, Jr.
    Tel: +41 22 734 55 50
    Email: [email protected]

Ranked Offices at CISA Trust Company

Provided by CISA Trust Company

Switzerland - Head office

Geneva

65 Rue du Rhône, 7th Floor , Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, CH-1204, Geneva

British Virgin Islands

Tortola

The Old Foundry, 50 Main Street PO Box 3252 , Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Road Town

USA

South Dakota

140 North Phillips Avenue, Suite 305, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA, SD 57104, Sioux Falls

Ranked Departments at CISA Trust Company (3)

British Virgin Islands

South Dakota

Switzerland

Ranked Individuals at CISA Trust Company (2)

Switzerland

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