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ARTICLE · 26 JUNE 2018

At A Glance: Trusts

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The Cayman Islands is one of the leading international centres for the creation and administration of trust structures, and its continued development and growth is due to a number of important factors.

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The Cayman Islands is one of the leading international centres for the creation and administration of trust structures, and its continued development and growth is due to a number of important factors. The Cayman Islands has a comprehensive Trusts Law, is well known for its innovative Special Trusts Alternative Regime ('STAR'), provides for the registration and licensing of Private Trust Companies ("PTCs"), and offers a range of innovative wealth structuring vehicles. The jurisdiction is also home to some of the most talented and forward thinking trust professionals and advisors.

TRUSTS LAW

In the Cayman Islands, as in England, the law of trusts is not statute-based but primarily grounded in rules of common law and equity.

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